Homeschooling Certification Special Education in Homeschooling 2

Question 1

What federal law guarantees free appropriate public education (FAPE) to eligible students with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

IDEA

Answer

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees FAPE to eligible students with disabilities.

Question 2

When a parent chooses to homeschool a child with disabilities, IDEA services from the public school are generally:

Accepted Answer

Not automatically required and vary by state

Answer

Homeschooled students often lose the automatic right to full IDEA services, and access depends on state law.

Question 3

A Response to Intervention (RTI) approach in homeschooling is primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Provide tiered support and monitor progress

Answer

RTI provides increasingly intensive tiers of support while monitoring the student's response.

Question 4

Which strategy best supports a homeschooled child with dyslexia during reading?

Accepted Answer

Structured multisensory phonics instruction

Answer

Structured, multisensory phonics (like Orton-Gillingham) is the evidence-based approach for dyslexia.

Question 5

An IEP developed by a public school is a legal document, while a homeschool learning plan for a disabled child is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A parent-created guide with no automatic legal standing

Answer

Homeschool plans are informal guides created by parents and lack the legal enforceability of an IEP.

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