Special Education Acronyms, Strategies, and Legal Frameworks

What does IDEA stand for?

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

What does FAPE stand for?

Free Appropriate Public Education.

What does LRE stand for?

Least Restrictive Environment.

What does IFSP stand for?

Individual Family Service Plan.

What does IEP stand for?

Individualized Education Program.

What is a paraprofessional?

A teacher assistant, teacher aide, or paraeducator.

Who can be referred to as a parent in special education?

A biological parent, legal guardian, surrogate, adoptive parent, or foster parent.

What does ADHD stand for?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

What does EBD stand for?

Emotional and behavioral disturbance.

What does ASD stand for?

Autism spectrum disorder.

True or False: IDEA requires that the IEP must be in effect before special education services are provided.

TRUE

True or False: Trish, diagnosed with ASD, should sit next to the window to help her focus.

FALSE

True or False: Response cost is best for decreasing aggressive outbursts.

FALSE

True or False: Muscular dystrophy is a nondegenerative disorder.

FALSE

True or False: Using actual newspapers helps students with intellectual disabilities transfer word attack skills.

TRUE

True or False: An IFSP for a 2-year-old includes a budget for early-intervention services.

TRUE

True or False: Functional language training for a nonverbal child involves drill and practice of sounds.

FALSE

True or False: A teacher-developed test is preferred for measuring learning mastery due to better content validity.

TRUE

True or False: In full inclusion settings, the special education teacher should manage behavior while the general education teacher presents content.

FALSE

True or False: The ecological perspective on emotional and behavioral disorders involves interactions between the child and their social environment.

TRUE

True or False: Using classwork to evaluate progress is known as guided practice.

FALSE

True or False: Task analysis promotes student success by delivering instruction in steps.

TRUE

True or False: A student with a stanine of 9 in mathematics should be in remedial mathematics.

FALSE

True or False: Jodeen, with a mild expressive language delay, should receive services for oral reading.

FALSE

True or False: Periodic review of lessons helps learners with intellectual disabilities retain skills.

TRUE

True or False: Saying, 'Me sister shoes new happy' is an example of inappropriate syntax.

TRUE

True or False: Klinefelter syndrome is frequently attributable to Trisomy 21.

FALSE

True or False: Shania's direct reading instruction represents a compensatory approach.

TRUE

True or False: An IEP must include present levels of academic achievement and functional performance.

TRUE

True or False: Appropriate education means learners with disabilities have the same achievement opportunities as peers.

TRUE

True or False: Visual schedules and social stories can help students with ASD succeed in new placements.

TRUE

True or False: A verbal agreement from parents is legally required to initiate a formal evaluation for a suspected learning disability.

FALSE

True or False: The teacher's primary role during unstructured playtime in prekindergarten is to help children resolve conflicts.

TRUE

True or False: Students with learning disabilities are more likely to exhibit selective attention disorders.

TRUE

True or False: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects students from discrimination based on disability.

TRUE

The most commonly co-occurring type of disability associated with emotional and behavioral disorders is a speech and language processing disorder.

True

An important daily-living skill for a high school student with an intellectual disability would be identifying states on a map.

True

Providing software for home use is likely to promote successful use of assistive technology for a student with a specific learning disability.

True

A checklist from the expanded core curriculum is a way for parents to assess a child with a visual impairment's recreation and leisure skills.

True

An end of chapter test is an example of a summative assessment.

True

Patrick, a third-grade student diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, would likely experience paralysis.

False

Using manipulatives could be an appropriate IEP accommodation for a first-grade student with a specific learning disability in mathematics.

True

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires early intervention services for infants and toddlers to be delivered according to an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).

True

During a parent-teacher conference, the special education teacher should use educational jargon.

False

Exempting half the class from a homework assignment is an example of differentiating instruction.

True

Seating Justin, a second-grade student with a mild intellectual disability, in a cooperative cluster will allow him to participate more in classroom discussions.

True

Giving fifth-grade students who demonstrate appropriate classroom behavior ice-cream sandwiches as a treat is a meaningful type of class reward.

True

Alternative teaching is when special education and general education teachers divide the class into two groups and separately deliver a lesson.

True

Under IDEA, children aged 0-2 years qualify to receive early-intervention services.

True

Conducting a functional behavioral assessment is required before developing a behavior intervention plan (BIP) for a student with a mild intellectual disability.

True

Annual goals are a required component of any student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).

True

Jerrie, a 10-year-old girl with average intelligence test scores but impulsive behaviors, is most consistent with a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

False

Seating students in a semicircle is beneficial because the teacher can easily monitor each student.

True

An appropriate IEP accommodation for Toni, a seventh-grade student with a specific learning disability, would be to have her test read aloud.

True

The least restrictive environment (LRE) as defined in IDEA requires that students with disabilities be educated with nondisabled peers only for elective courses.

False

If a student has an IEP but their official records have not arrived, the IEP team should convene and make an interim placement based on available information.

True

A kindergarten student with cerebral palsy having trouble using a handheld writing tool is an example of difficulty in fine motor skill development.

True

Norm-referenced test results show how a child compares to children of the same age and grade in school districts throughout the state.

True

Analyzing students' performance on previously taught concepts helps differentiate instruction for students with developmental delays.

True

An adaptive behavior scale is an example of an informal assessment.

True