NCED Individualized Education Plans & Interventions 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A functional behavioral assessment (FBA)

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Mediation or due process hearing

Answer

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

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NCED Individualized Education Plans & Interventions 4