TExES Special Education EC-12 Flashcards
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Which component is REQUIRED in every IEP under IDEA 2004?
Answer: A statement of the student's present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP)
IDEA mandates that every IEP include a PLAAFP statement that describes how the disability affects involvement and progress in the general curriculum.
A student with a physical disability uses a wheelchair and needs to access a science lab. This is BEST addressed through:
Answer: Making reasonable accommodations to ensure physical access and participation
IDEA and ADA require schools to make reasonable accommodations to provide students with disabilities access to all educational activities.
When conducting a manifestation determination review, the IEP team asks whether the behavior was:
Answer: Caused by or had a direct substantial relationship to the student's disability
A manifestation determination must establish whether the behavior was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the student's disability.
A teacher notices a student with dyscalculia struggles with number sense but excels with spatial reasoning. Applying a strengths-based approach, the teacher should:
Answer: Leverage the student's spatial reasoning to build number concepts using visual-spatial models
A strengths-based approach uses existing abilities as entry points to build skills in areas of deficit.
Which law specifically prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in programs receiving federal financial assistance and applies to both students and staff?
Answer: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
A student's IEP team is considering an assistive technology device. Which step should occur BEFORE selecting a specific device?
Answer: Assess the student's needs, tasks, and environments to determine what supports are needed
AT evaluation requires matching the student's functional needs with available tools by considering the student, environment, and tasks (SETT framework).
Which instructional strategy is MOST supported by research for teaching reading to students with dyslexia?
Answer: Explicit, systematic, multisensory phonics instruction
Structured Literacy, which is explicit, systematic, and multisensory phonics instruction, is the most evidence-based approach for students with dyslexia.