PECT Foundations of Special Education 5

Question 1

The 'stay-put' provision of IDEA requires that during a dispute, a child remains in:

Accepted Answer

The current educational placement

Answer

The stay-put provision keeps a child in the current placement while a due process dispute is pending.

Question 2

Which member is legally required to attend an IEP meeting to interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results?

Accepted Answer

Someone who can interpret evaluation results

Answer

The IEP team must include an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results.

Question 3

Differentiated instruction primarily involves adjusting content, process, and product based on student:

Accepted Answer

Readiness, interest, and learning profile

Answer

Differentiation tailors content, process, and product to students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles.

Question 4

Extended School Year (ESY) services are provided when a student would otherwise experience significant:

Accepted Answer

Regression and difficulty recouping skills

Answer

ESY is provided when interruption of services would cause significant regression and difficulty recouping skills.

Question 5

Which federal law first mandated free appropriate public education for all children with disabilities in 1975?

Accepted Answer

Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)

Answer

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) of 1975 first guaranteed FAPE and was later renamed IDEA.

(PECT) Special Education PreK-8 Exam Practice Test