Early Childhood Education Special Needs and Individualized Education Programs Flashcards
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In a fully inclusive early childhood classroom, the teacher's primary role when supporting a child with a disability is to:
Answer: Adapt instruction and environment so the child participates meaningfully alongside peers
In inclusive settings, the general education teacher is responsible for providing adapted instruction that allows children with disabilities to participate fully with their peers.
A speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, and early childhood teacher all contribute to a child's IEP and share observations. This is an example of:
Answer: Interdisciplinary teaming
Interdisciplinary teaming involves professionals from different disciplines who share information and coordinate services, though each still delivers their own domain of services.
Assistive technology (AT) in early childhood special education refers to:
Answer: Any device or service that helps a child with a disability function more independently
AT under IDEA includes any item, equipment, or system — low-tech (picture boards) or high-tech (AAC devices) — that helps children with disabilities participate more independently.
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is conducted primarily to:
Answer: Identify the function or purpose a challenging behavior serves for the child
An FBA identifies the antecedents, behavior, and consequences to determine WHY a child engages in a challenging behavior, which then informs the Behavior Intervention Plan.
A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) should primarily focus on:
Answer: Teaching the child replacement behaviors that serve the same function as the challenging behavior
An effective BIP teaches functionally equivalent replacement behaviors — positive alternatives that meet the same need as the challenging behavior.
In a co-teaching model where a special education teacher and general education teacher both deliver instruction to the whole class simultaneously, which model is being used?
Answer: Team Teaching
Team Teaching (also called co-teaching) involves both teachers sharing responsibility for planning and delivering instruction to the entire class at the same time.
When planning differentiated instruction for a child with a developmental delay in a preschool classroom, the teacher should FIRST:
Answer: Consult the child's IEP goals to align instruction with identified needs
The IEP is the legal and instructional roadmap for a child with a disability; teachers must consult it to ensure their differentiation aligns with the child's identified goals and services.