Chapter 2

Question 1

When are disabilities identified ?

Answer 1

Usually early by parents or physicians

All infants, toddlers and preschool kids are entitled to special Ed services

Question 2

Pre Referral

Answer 2

Gathering data
Designed to see if the student qualifies for a referral process and reduce the process and placement of all in special Ed
The child may just need extra attention or explaining. You work with the child to see if anything will help before referring them
THE PRE REFERAL PROCESS IS NOT SPECIAL EDUCATION

Question 3

Criterion-Referenced Test

Answer 3

CRA compares the performance of a student to a given criterion
Objective in a curriculum / mastery of content
Monitor students if they are picking up a skill
Must get a certain amount correct to meet grade level
SKILL LEVEL& NOT NORM REFERNECED

Question 4

Curriculum Based Assessment

Answer 4

End of chapter/ year test
Summative
Not diagnostic but will give you an idea of what’s going on
Ex: Bench mark tests
Compare students against the standards of mastery of the curriculum

Question 5

Curriculum Based Measurment

Answer 5

Formative
Measures students progress frequently by comparing progress with expected rate of progress
Their personal rate of learning
May be used diagnostically for skills assessed and rate of learning
Are they approaching grade level curriculum and their own base line?

Question 6

Why use error analysis ?

Answer 6

Analyze the errors students make to determine a pattern to help them fix it
What are they frequently getting wrong?
Provides information on HOW TO TEACH

Question 7

Think out loud strategy

Answer 7

Student talks his way through what they did to get the answer
Understand their thought process on how they get answers

Question 8

Response to Intervention (RTI)

MANDATED BY IDEA2004

Answer 8

Based on the pre Referral process these are the different things that will be attempted to help the child before giving a special Ed referral

Question 9

1st Tier

Answer 9

Delivered in general Ed classroom. Ex separating into reading groups

Question 10

2nd Tier

Answer 10

More intensive

Ex: Pull out of classroom

Question 11

3rd tier

Answer 11

Very intense and frequent to see if child will respond.

Last 12 weeks tops

after this a decision is made
3-5% do not respond to any tiers and are classified

Question 12

The Referral process

Answer 12

After pre-referral intervention and the child has not responded a referral for special ed will be made by parents , teachers ,ect
This is a formal evaluation of 60 days
Typically end of 2nd-3rd grade

Question 13

Common evaluation procedures

Answer 13

Evaluation must happen as apart of referral process
psychological :intelligence behavioral and developmental testing (comparing them to peers , Norm Ref)
Educational : achievement
Speech and Language
Occupational

Question 14

Eligibility for Special Ed services

Answer 14

Must meet one or more disability categories
Students will not be considered if there is lack of appropriate instruction in reading and math
Or have limited English proficiency

Question 15

Who is on the committee that determines if the child is special Ed ?

Answer 15

Parents
Special education chairperson
School psychologist
Special Ed teacher
General teacher

Question 16

What does the Committee of Special Education (CSE) Reviews the results of the assessments in eligibility meeting and determines in order :

Answer 16

1. Does the student require special Ed services to learn?
2. What classification under 13 categories of IDeA 2004?
3. components of their individual education plan(iep)

Question 17

IEP

Answer 17

Individualized Learning Plan 
Written by:
Parents 
At least one general Ed and special Ed teacher
Representative of local education agency
And the students if old enough

Question 18

Least restrictive environment

Answer 18

Inclusion is NOT mandated by IDEA

appropriate setting based on that child’s present level of performance

Question 19

How are students with disabilities identified ?

First step

Answer 19

1st-Identification requiring a multidisciplinary team effort
May use Screening
Informal and formal assessments are used