Individualized Education Plans & Interventions Flashcards

A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) must be based on which prerequisite document?

Answer: A functional behavioral assessment (FBA)

A BIP must be grounded in an FBA that identifies the antecedents, behavior, consequences, and function maintaining the problem behavior.

Which IDEA principle requires schools to educate students with disabilities alongside their nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?

Answer: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

The LRE principle mandates that students with disabilities be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate, with removal only when education cannot be achieved satisfactorily.

A student's IEP annual goal has not been met by the end of the year. What is the MOST appropriate team response?

Answer: Analyze why the goal was not met and revise the IEP accordingly

When a student does not meet an annual goal, the IEP team must review progress data, identify barriers, and revise goals, services, or strategies as needed.

Which statement about specially designed instruction (SDI) is correct?

Answer: SDI involves adapting content, methodology, or delivery to meet the unique needs of the student with a disability

SDI is instruction adapted in content, methodology, or delivery to address the unique needs resulting from the disability, distinguishing it from general differentiation.

A parent disagrees with the IEP team's proposed placement. Which procedural safeguard allows an independent review before litigation?

Answer: Mediation or due process hearing

Parents may request mediation or a due process hearing to resolve disagreements about IEP decisions, including placement, before resorting to civil litigation.

When conducting curriculum-based measurement (CBM) to monitor IEP goal progress, which feature is most essential?

Answer: Frequent, brief, standardized probes that are sensitive to small growth increments

CBM probes are brief, standardized, and administered frequently so teachers can detect growth trends quickly and make timely instructional decisions.

A student qualifies for extended school year (ESY) services. What criterion primarily determines ESY eligibility?

Answer: The student is likely to experience significant regression during breaks that requires excessive recoupment time

ESY eligibility is determined by the likelihood of significant regression during breaks and the disproportionate time needed to recoup skills, based on individualized data.