Learning environment Flashcards
A special education teacher in a middle school wishes to establish a token economy system with the students in his self contained classroom. Which of the guideline would be most important for the teacher to follow in helping ensure this system’s effectiveness?
Provide tokens immediately after students demonstrate a targeted behavior
A new special education will be teaching elementary students with autism spectrum disorder in a self contained classroom. Which guideline would be most important for the special educator to follow in planning and managing the learning environment?
Develop consistent and predictable daily routines
A new special education teacher is working in a self-contained classroom with elementary students. What strategy would be most effective for the teacher to use and creating classroom rules?
working with students to create a list of five to seven positively stated classroom rules and using modeling to teach students the behaviors reflected by these rules
A middle school student with learning disabilities and moderate bilateral hearing loss who wears behind the ear hearing aids will be attending general education classes throughout the school day. A special education will be serving as a consultant to the student’s general education teacher. To promote the student’s success in the general education setting, the special educator’s first step should be to:
ensure that the teachers understand the student’s communication needs and accommodations for meeting those needs.
A second-grade student with spastic cerbral plasy and a moderate intellectual disability with begin attending a general education class for two hours twice a week. What approach would be the most effective for a special education teacher to use in facilitating the students integration into this new setting?
working with the general education teacher to modify activities so that student can participate to the best of his ability
A special education teacher would like to create a classroom climate that fosters students respect for diversity. What strategy would likely be the most effective for this purpose?
ensuring that instructional materials reflect the diversity of students.
A elementary school special education teacher routinely assigns jobs to student in his self contained class. This practice would be especially effective for helping students:
develop a sense of responsibility as members of the classroom community.
A special education teacher has noticed an increase in verbal arguments between tow middle school students in his self contained class. The teacher is concerned that the students’s arguments will escalate into a physical altercation. What steps should the teacher take fist in an effort to prevent this behavior from escalating?
Meet with the student to discuss why they have been arguing and discuss possible solutions
A new special education teacher will soon begin working with a class of high school students who have emotional impairments. Several of the students have a significant history of physical aggression. What would be the most important for the teacher to take in preparing for the upcoming school year?
collaborate with other team members to establish a crisis intervention plan
A fourth grade teacher asks the special education teacher to recommend a strategy for helping a student with emotional impairment make transitions between academic tasks. The most appropriate initial response form the special education educator would be:
identify in measurable terms the specific behaviors expected of the student
Which of the following strategies would be most effective for a special educator to use in creating a motivating learning environment for students with Down syndrome?
planning activities in which the student’s own efforts brim them success.
A special educator is most likely to have a positive effect on the education of students with disabilities by recognizing that:
students have unique strengths and needs that form the basis for individualized instruction
