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Under IDEA, what does the acronym 'IEP' stand for?
Explanation: IDEA requires each special education student to receive a full Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which is the key to planning services for all children and youth with disabilities.
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What is the 'least restrictive environment' (LRE) concept most directly associated with?
Explanation: The LRE principle requires that, to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with non-disabled children. Separate classes or schools are only used when the nature of the disability prevents satisfactory achievement in a regular class even with supplementary aids.
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Which federal law number is referenced in the text as a landmark piece of special education legislation?
Explanation: The text explains that P.L. 94-142 is a significant special education law. P.L. stands for Public Law, 94 refers to the 94th session of Congress, and 142 means it was the 142nd law passed during that session.
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What does Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act primarily require of entities receiving federal funds?
Explanation: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 require entities receiving federal funds to make accommodations for the handicapped in order to protect the individual's rights against discrimination based on a disability.
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What is the primary distinction between 'mainstreaming' and 'inclusion' as described in the text?
Explanation: Mainstreaming typically involves placing a student with disabilities in a general education classroom for part or all of the school day. Full inclusion connotes full-day placement for all students regardless of handicapping condition, with support services brought to the child rather than pulling the child out.
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What does 'Functional Behavioral Assessment' (FBA) focus on?
Explanation: Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is the process of determining the cause of behavior before developing an intervention. By basing intervention on a specific cause, the application of assessment becomes more functional.
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What is a 'norm-referenced' test?
Explanation: Norm-referenced tests are standardized by being given to a large number of students to provide an index of average performance. An individual's score is then compared to a national or local sample of students of the same age or grade level.
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According to the text, what was a major criticism of mainstreaming practices identified by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) in 1992?
Explanation: The 1992 NASBE study found poor outcomes including the ineffective practice of mainstreaming, which had splintered the school life of many students both academically and socially, along with unnecessary segregation and labeling of children.
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Which early advocate is credited with establishing the first American residential school for the deaf in 1817?
Explanation: In 1817, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, an American minister and educator, established the first American residential school for the deaf.
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What is a 'criterion-referenced' test designed to measure?
Explanation: Criterion-referenced tests provide a measure of the extent to which individuals or groups have mastered specific curriculum content. Results indicate what each pupil has learned and needs to learn in a specific content area.
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Under IDEA, parents must provide consent before which of the following actions can occur?
Explanation: While teachers can refer a child for evaluation without parental consent (though parents must be notified), parents must give consent before any individual assessment of that child can be administered.
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Which of the following individuals is listed in the text as having overcome dyslexia to achieve prominent success?
Explanation: Nelson A. Rockefeller, governor of New York and U.S. Vice President, wrote in TV Guide that he was a dyslexic or 'reverse reader' and encouraged children with learning disabilities not to accept being labeled as lazy, stupid, or retarded.
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What was Jean Marc Itard's contribution to special education, as described in the text?
Explanation: In 1799, Jean Marc Itard expressed his belief that idiocy could be treated through educational intervention and began describing individualized intervention, sensory stimulation, and systematic instruction, demonstrated through his work with Victor, a 12-year-old wild boy.
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What is the 'Child Find' program designed to do?
Explanation: Child Find disseminates information in the form of pamphlets, newspaper articles, and local presentations that promote screening procedures for all incoming students. The purpose is to identify children with potential learning problems before they identify themselves.
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According to the text, what is a 'full-service school'?
Explanation: The full-service school is an umbrella term encompassing models where diverse agencies work together to provide integrated education, health, and social services to eligible families. It seeks to create a 'one-stop' shop, and the term was coined in 1991 from Florida state legislation.
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What does the 'learning potential assessment' framework examine, in contrast to conventional intelligence tests?
Explanation: Unlike conventional intelligence tests that measure stable characteristics, the learning potential assessment framework examines the process of learning and employs strategies facilitating acquisition of new information and skills, providing a student's response to intervention using a test-teach-test format.
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Why does the text state that gifted students with disabilities are a particularly challenging population to assess?
Explanation: Assessment processes such as standardized tests and observational checklists require major modification when applied to children with dual exceptionalities. For example, a hearing-impaired gifted child may lack vocabulary that truly reflects complex thought processes, hiding the giftedness.
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Which constitutional amendment does the text identify as laying groundwork for special education rights alongside the civil rights movement?
Explanation: The text states that the Fourteenth Amendment and the civil rights movement of the 1960s laid the groundwork for the many special education laws set in place by federal and state legislatures as well as for court cases decided in favor of special education rights.
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According to the text, what is the primary purpose of IEP accommodations on assessments?
Explanation: The text states that alternate assessments and accommodations are intended to level the playing field for students with disabilities. These accommodations are intended to provide access to tests, not to alter the essential elements of the test.
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What key role does technology play in classroom inclusion, according to the text?
Explanation: The text states that appropriate technology in the regular school classroom for special education students keeps those students involved in that classroom. Using technology in the form of adaptive input and output devices assists students with disabilities while keeping them integrated in the regular class setting.