PECT Disability Categories and Eligibility 4

Question 1

Which approach identifies SLD by measuring a child's response to research-based intervention?

Accepted Answer

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Answer

RTI determines SLD eligibility by examining how a child responds to tiered, evidence-based instruction.

Question 2

Multiple Disabilities as a category specifically EXCLUDES which combination?

Accepted Answer

Deaf-Blindness

Answer

Deaf-Blindness is excluded from Multiple Disabilities because it is its own category.

Question 3

A child's speech is unintelligible due to a fluency disorder affecting communication. Which category fits best?

Accepted Answer

Speech or Language Impairment

Answer

Speech or Language Impairment includes articulation, fluency, voice, and language disorders.

Question 4

Which evaluation principle requires that no single procedure be the sole criterion for eligibility?

Accepted Answer

Use of multiple assessments

Answer

IDEA mandates a variety of assessment tools, with no single measure deciding eligibility.

Question 5

A child has significantly subaverage intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behavior appearing during the developmental period. Which category applies?

Accepted Answer

Intellectual Disability

Answer

Intellectual Disability involves below-average intellectual functioning plus adaptive behavior deficits during development.

(PECT) Special Education PreK-8 Exam Practice Test

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PECT Disability Categories and Eligibility 4