PECT Collaboration and Family Engagement 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which professional is most appropriate to consult when a student needs support with feeding and fine-motor self-care skills?
- Occupational therapist (Correct answer)
- Speech-language pathologist
- School psychologist
- Physical therapist
Correct answer: Occupational therapist
Occupational therapists address fine-motor and self-care skills such as feeding and dressing.
Question 2: During a transition planning meeting, which collaboration practice best supports a student moving from preschool to kindergarten?
- Sharing information among sending and receiving teams with parent consent (Correct answer)
- Withholding records until the new school requests them
- Letting the parent handle all information transfer
- Delaying the transition until kindergarten begins
Correct answer: Sharing information among sending and receiving teams with parent consent
Effective transitions involve coordinated information-sharing between programs with parental consent.
Question 3: A family experiences barriers attending daytime meetings due to work. What is the most inclusive response?
- Offer flexible scheduling options including virtual or evening meetings (Correct answer)
- Require them to take unpaid leave to attend
- Make all decisions without them
- Send only written summaries with no input opportunity
Correct answer: Offer flexible scheduling options including virtual or evening meetings
Offering flexible formats and times removes barriers and supports genuine family participation.
Question 4: Which term describes services and supports designed to help families of children with disabilities?
- Family-centered practices (Correct answer)
- Pull-out services
- Response to intervention
- Functional behavior assessment
Correct answer: Family-centered practices
Family-centered practices recognize the family as central and provide supports responsive to their priorities.
Question 5: What is the role of a paraprofessional in a collaborative classroom?
- To support instruction under the direction of a certified teacher (Correct answer)
- To independently design and assign grades
- To write the IEP goals
- To conduct formal evaluations
Correct answer: To support instruction under the direction of a certified teacher
Paraprofessionals assist with instruction and supervision under the guidance of a certified teacher.
Question 6: Which approach best resolves conflict between a parent and the school team during an IEP meeting?
- Active listening and seeking common ground focused on the child (Correct answer)
- Ending the meeting immediately
- Insisting the team's view is final
- Asking the parent to leave
Correct answer: Active listening and seeking common ground focused on the child
Active listening and shared focus on the child's needs help de-escalate conflict and build consensus.
Question 7: What does culturally responsive collaboration require of educators?
- Respecting and incorporating families' cultural values and beliefs (Correct answer)
- Asking families to adopt the school's culture
- Avoiding discussion of cultural differences
- Treating all families identically regardless of background
Correct answer: Respecting and incorporating families' cultural values and beliefs
Culturally responsive collaboration honors and integrates each family's values, language, and beliefs.
PECT Collaboration and Family Engagement 3
Which professional is most appropriate to consult when a student needs support with feeding and fine-motor self-care skills?