TExES Special Education EC-12 Flashcards
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Under IDEA's Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) requirement, placement decisions must:
Answer: Ensure students are educated alongside nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate
LRE requires that students with disabilities be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate, with removal only when education with supports cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
A student demonstrates significant difficulty with phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling despite adequate instruction. This profile is MOST consistent with which disability category?
Answer: Specific Learning Disability in the area of reading (Dyslexia)
Persistent difficulties with phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling despite appropriate instruction are the hallmark characteristics of dyslexia, a specific learning disability.
Which data collection method involves the teacher recording every instance of a target behavior within an observation period?
Answer: Event/frequency recording
Event or frequency recording involves tallying every occurrence of a target behavior within a defined observation window.
A student who is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) has an IEP meeting scheduled. Which consideration is MOST important to ensure FAPE?
Answer: A qualified ASL interpreter must be provided so the student can meaningfully participate
FAPE requires that students be able to meaningfully participate in their IEP process, which necessitates qualified interpretation in the student's language.
A general education teacher refers a student for a special education evaluation. What must happen BEFORE the school can conduct the evaluation?
Answer: Informed written parental consent must be obtained
IDEA requires that schools obtain informed written parental consent before conducting an initial evaluation for special education eligibility.
When developing a social skills intervention for a student with ASD, which approach has the strongest research evidence?
Answer: Social Skills Training (SST) using direct instruction, modeling, practice, and feedback
Structured Social Skills Training that includes explicit instruction, modeling, role-play practice, and systematic feedback is the most evidence-based approach for students with ASD.
A student's IEP team determines that extended school year (ESY) services are needed. This determination MUST be based on:
Answer: Evidence that the student is likely to experience significant regression during breaks and cannot recoup skills in a reasonable time
ESY eligibility is determined by whether a student demonstrates significant regression during school breaks that cannot be recouped within a reasonable time after returning.