PECT Foundations of Special Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under IDEA, which principle requires that students with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?
- Least Restrictive Environment (Correct answer)
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- Zero Reject
- Procedural Due Process
Correct answer: Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mandates educating students with disabilities with peers without disabilities to the greatest extent appropriate.
Question 2: A parent disagrees with the school's evaluation of their child. Which IDEA safeguard allows them to request an evaluation at public expense?
- Mediation
- Independent Educational Evaluation (Correct answer)
- Manifestation Determination
- Resolution Session
Correct answer: Independent Educational Evaluation
Parents have the right to an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense when they disagree with the school's evaluation.
Question 3: Which component of an IEP describes how the disability affects the student's involvement in the general curriculum?
- Measurable annual goals
- Present Levels of Performance (Correct answer)
- Transition services
- Related services
Correct answer: Present Levels of Performance
The Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) describes how the disability affects involvement in the general curriculum.
Question 4: What is the maximum age through which IDEA Part B guarantees a free appropriate public education?
- 18
- 19
- 21 (Correct answer)
- 22
Correct answer: 21
IDEA Part B entitles eligible students to FAPE through age 21.
Question 5: Which landmark case established that students with disabilities cannot be excluded from public education due to their disability?
- Brown v. Board of Education
- PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Correct answer)
- Tinker v. Des Moines
- Plessy v. Ferguson
Correct answer: PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) established the right to a free public education for children with intellectual disabilities.
Question 6: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act differs from IDEA primarily because it is a:
- Special education funding statute
- Civil rights anti-discrimination law (Correct answer)
- State curriculum standard
- Federal grant program
Correct answer: Civil rights anti-discrimination law
Section 504 is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination based on disability, not a special education funding statute.
Question 7: Which IDEA principle ensures that no child with a disability is denied access to public education regardless of severity?
- Zero Reject (Correct answer)
- Nondiscriminatory Evaluation
- Parent Participation
- Appropriate Education
Correct answer: Zero Reject
The Zero Reject principle requires that all children with disabilities be provided a public education regardless of the nature or severity of their disability.
PECT Foundations of Special Education 2
Under IDEA, which principle requires that students with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?