Education Flashcards
What kind of law, federal law, is it that protects the rights of students with disabilities?
INSTRUCTOR CORRECTION: THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT The website typo says
“The Individuals with Education Disabilities Act “(IDEA)
True or False: IDEA mandates that all students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate education.
True
What kind of test ensures that the student has a qualified interpreter?
EIPA Written Test
What kind of a legal document detailing each student’s developmental program included in the IDEA?
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Who develops the IEP? (Name two)
Student’s educational team, including a qualified interpreter, student’s family, the general classroom teacher, a speech-language pathologist, the audiologist, an administrator, a deaf educator, and the student when appropriate. Depending on the student, other professionals may be added to the team.
What does the EIPA Written Test focus on? (List 9)
how familiar the interpreter is with IDEA, IEP, laws and regulations governing the school’s management of the education of students with disabilities, testing and assessment of the student, the responsibilities of state and local agencies, and the specific training and experience that makes an interpreter successful.
True or False: The interpreter is an essential member of the IEP team
True
True or False: He or she must help to ensure that language and communication needs of the student are met, including opportunities for direct communication and instruction in the student’s identified language and communication mode.
True
True or False: The IEP never specifies that additional support services be provided for the student. Such services may include occupational or physical therapy, counseling, note-taking, tutoring, training in the use of assistive technology and help learning to work with an interpreter
False. EIPA may specify additional support services.
What does the acronym LRE mean?
Least Restrictive Environment
True or False: The LRE for each student may differ depending on the student’s skills and abilities, as well as the availability of opportunities for interacting with other students.
True
LRE is to never allows students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.
False. LRE most important concept is to allow students to be educated in the most appropriate environment for that student. The student’s education team is paramount in helping to determine the most appropriate environment.
How many times does the IDEA mandates that the IEP be reviewed?
Once a year.
As part of the IDEA mandate, students who are deaf or hard of hearing must receive a comprehensive communication assessment. What does this assessment include?
Assessments must be conducted in the student’s native language and desired mode of communication.
Can the classroom curriculum be modified for some deaf or hard of hearing students?
Yes, The educational interpreter should work with the IEP team to understand the modifications that are being made.
True or False: The interpreter’s input on the student’s language use and comprehension should be considered when making modifications regarding how the interpretation is to be conducted.
True, Decisions made regarding interpreting must be done so within the context of the educational team.
True or false: When interpreting for more than one student, decisions regarding the most appropriate interpreting product must be made within the context of the educational team and may include strategies from experienced educational interpreters from outside the immediate team.
True.
True or False: Interpreters should refuse to work with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.
False, Interpreters “should work” with the IEP team to understand the student’s current level of functioning and how this should guide their interpreting.
True or False: Within the educational team, a decision may be made to modify interpreting in order to support a student’s learning, rather than providing a direct interpretation of classroom content.
True
If a family is not satisfied with the IEP results, what can they do and who assists them?
School districts typically try to resolve conflicts with families within the school district using the assistance of the educational team. Families who are unable to resolve a conflict with their school district regarding their student’s IEP may request an independent review by a hearing.
What parties should know the role of an interpreter in a classroom setting? (list 3)
All the members within a classroom, teachers and students, should understand the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter, and how to interact within the interpreted classroom
True or False: As an interpreter, when we see abuse we should ignore it. It will go away.
False, Professionals working with students are required by law to report any suspicion of student abuse.
True or False: Interpreters should understand basic concepts regarding disabilities commonly encountered in students, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
True.
True or False: Interpreters will be asked to tutor students.
True, Some educational interpreters are also asked to tutor as a part of their job. Interpreters should receive additional training in order to tutor. The classroom teacher or teacher of the deaf should supervise all tutoring.
Who has the responsibility for educational planning, teaching, and evaluation for all students in the classroom?
The classroom teacher
True or False: All adults who work in a public school have responsibility for behavior management and student safety.
True.
Local schools operate within a (fill in blank).
School district
School districts are accountable to the (fill in the blank.)
State department of education
How is the education of deaf and hard of hearing students funded?
It is funded with a combination of local tax funding as well as state and federal funding that is specific for students with disabilities. Local school districts must operate within a budget and this can conflict with their federal requirements to provide an education for all students.
True or False: A school district’s financial resources are typically related to the income level of the surrounding community.
True.
True or False: Schools must follow federal laws and regulations related to education of students with disabilities. All students with disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate education, even if that requires an interpreter.
True.
What does SEA mean?
State Education Agency
What does SEA do?
Has a regulatory role in the education of students in terms of credentialing teachers, establishing minimal standards for curriculum, requiring annual achievement tests. Some states have established minimum standards for educational interpreters.
What does LEA mean?
Local Education Agency
What does LEA do?
LEA is responsible for complying with state and federal requirements. They are responsible for staffing, placement, and delivery of services.
True or False: When the State Education Agency does not have minimum requirements for educational interpreters, the Local Education Agency can establish their own.
True
What should the interpreter be knowledgeable about concerning the states that require annual academic achievement tests?
Often the instructions can be interpreted, but not the actual test. It may be appropriate for an interpreter to interpret a test if the goal of the test is to assess content knowledge and not literacy.
What kind of test shows the progress a student has made?
“Annual assessment”. with out this test it is difficult to know how much progress a student has made.
True or False: A major problem with most standardized tests is that they have been developed and standardized with hearing students. Often, some items may not be appropriate for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and may not reflect their underlying abilities.
True.
What are the Achievement tests used for?
To determine a student’s improvement in reading, writing, and other content subjects.
True or False: Criterion-referenced tests use target skills that a student is expected to have mastered by a given age.
True.
What are intelligence tests used for?
Intelligence tests attempt to measure the cognitive abilities and processing strategies of a student. Intelligence tests that use language often underestimate the intelligence of a deaf or hard of hearing student.
True or False: Checklists of expected skills are often used in classrooms. Generally these checklists have not been standardized. Therefore, the person completing the checklist must be knowledgeable in order for it to be effective.
True.
True or False: Educational interpreters should never make judgments about language use with deaf and hard of hearing students based on the educational plan and language expressed by the student and by communication with the educational team, with the goal of an interpreting product that is accessible to the student.
False, a good interpreter should always make best judgement.
True or False: Interpreting a lesson always make it accessible.
False, not always.
When a Deaf or hard of hearing student isn’t paying attention we should rest our hands until they look at us.
When interpreting for a hard of hearing student, the interpreter should continue interpreting even if the student chooses to watch the teacher.
