NYSTCE: Students with Disabilities Exam Prep Flashcards

A student with a learning disability struggles with reading fluency but demonstrates strong verbal comprehension. Which accommodation is MOST appropriate for standardized testing?

Answer: Text-to-speech technology

Text-to-speech technology directly addresses the decoding barrier while allowing the student to demonstrate content knowledge independently.

Under IDEA 2004, what is the maximum number of days a student with a disability can be removed to an interim alternative educational setting for a weapons violation without a manifestation determination?

Answer: 45 school days

IDEA allows up to 45 school days for removal to an IAES for weapons, drugs, or serious bodily injury offenses, regardless of manifestation determination outcome.

A special education teacher is designing a lesson using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Which principle addresses providing students multiple ways to demonstrate their knowledge?

Answer: Multiple means of action and expression

The UDL principle of multiple means of action and expression focuses on how students demonstrate what they know, offering flexible options for response and communication.

During a CSE meeting, a parent disagrees with the proposed placement for their child. What is the FIRST procedural safeguard the parent should be informed about?

Answer: Requesting mediation or an impartial due process hearing

Mediation and impartial due process hearings are the primary dispute resolution mechanisms under IDEA that parents must be informed of when disagreements arise.

A student with autism spectrum disorder has difficulty with transitions between activities. Which evidence-based strategy is MOST effective for reducing transition-related anxiety?

Answer: Providing visual schedules and advance warnings before transitions

Visual schedules paired with advance warnings (e.g., '5-minute warning') provide predictability, which is a core evidence-based support for students with ASD experiencing transition difficulties.

Which assessment approach is MOST appropriate when a special education teacher wants to evaluate a student's progress toward IEP goals on an ongoing basis?

Answer: Curriculum-based measurement (CBM)

Curriculum-based measurement provides frequent, brief, standardized probes directly tied to curriculum that allow teachers to monitor progress toward IEP goals and adjust instruction in real time.

A 10th-grade student with an emotional disturbance has an IEP. The student's behavior has escalated and the principal wants to suspend the student for 12 cumulative days this school year. What must occur FIRST?

Answer: A manifestation determination review must be conducted

When suspensions exceed 10 cumulative school days, IDEA requires a manifestation determination review to establish whether the behavior is a result of the student's disability or the school's failure to implement the IEP.