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FTCE ESE Practice Test Questions and Answers, Exams of Constitutional Law

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) - LancasterConstitutional Law

A list of questions and answers related to special education laws, practices, and strategies. It covers topics such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, assessment procedures, instructional modifications, and behavior management. verified answers to each question, making it a useful study resource for students preparing for the FTCE ESE exam.

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FTCE ESE Practice Test Questions and
Answers (2024) (Verified Answers)
1. As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for
students with disabilities (Answer) B. Education is to be provided to all
children (6-18) who meet age eligibility requirements.
2. What important refinement in special education was a result of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004)
(Answer)
A. Estab- lished that special education teachers become highly
qualified if they teach core academic content to students with
disabilities.
3. Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the
term "mental retardation" be changed to (Answer). intellectual disability.
4. The 2004 Amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of
research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be
made more effective by (Answer). providing incentives for whole school
approaches and pre-referral intervention to reduce the need to label
children as disabled in order to address their learning needs.
5. P. L. 99-457 extended the services provided to school-aged children
with disabilities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this
law. (Answer). 3-5 years
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  1. As a result of P.L. 94-142, what changes occurred in education for students with disabilities (Answer) B. Education is to be provided to all children (6-18) who meet age eligibility requirements.
  2. What important refinement in special education was a result of the Indi- viduals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) (Answer) A. Estab- lished that special education teachers become highly qualified if they teach core academic content to students with disabilities.
  3. Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), stated that the term "mental retardation" be changed to (Answer). intellectual disability.
  4. The 2004 Amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of research indicate that the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective by (Answer). providing incentives for whole school approaches and pre-referral intervention to reduce the need to label children as disabled in order to address their learning needs.
  5. P. L. 99-457 extended the services provided to school-aged children with disabilities. Select the correct range of ages addressed by this law. (Answer). 3-5 years

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  1. Maria and her family came to the United States mainland from Puerto Rico last year. Maria speaks only Spanish and seems unable to learn
  1. Max was having difficulty in the second grade classroom. His teacher brought her concerns to the IEP team after conducting problem solving strategies in a multi-tiered system of supports. Mr. and Mrs. Jones gave written permission for an initial evaluation to occur. The IEP team now wishes to conduct an eligibility staffing to discuss Max's initial evaluation. Which of the following does NOT meet the requirement for informing parents that the IEP team is conducting an eligibility staffing (Answer) A. The team plans and implements the evaluation findings without informing the parents.
  2. Requirements outlined in IDEA that give parents the rights to participate, receive notice, and give permission (consent) are known as (Answer). procedural safeguards.
  3. According to IDEA, what term describes the right of students with a disability to special services that will meet their individual learning needs, at no cost to the parents (Answer) C. free and appropriate public education
  4. Michelle and her son have moved from a county in North Florida to a county in Central Florida. Michelle's son has been identified as developmen- tally delayed and is four years old. When Michelle enrolls her son in school in Central Florida what can she expect (Answer) A. Children who qualify for ESE services in one Florida school district qualify for ESE services everywhere in Florida.
  5. A paraeducator is assigned to a general education classroom that in- cludes several students with learning disabilities. Which of the following

best describes a responsibility of the paraeducator in this setting (Answer) A. assisting the students with learning disabilities during small-group instruction

  1. The professional who has the most detailed knowledge of the day-to- day needs of students with disabilities is the (Answer). general education teacher.
  2. A person who serves as an advisor and sometimes represents parents at meetings related to their children with disabilities is a(n) (Answer). advocate.
  3. A key to success for students with disabilities is to make the learning visible. Select the most appropriate strategy that will help make content more understandable. (Answer). graphic organizers
  4. Select the statement that applies to instructional modifications. (Answer). Con- tent expectations are altered and the performance outcomes expected of students change.
  5. The most meaningful information about student progress is determined by (Answer). direct and frequent measures of student performance.

equiv- alents and/or percentile ranks. (Answer). criterion- referenced

  1. Alternate assessments can be collected in the following ways EXCEPT by: norm-referenced test.
  2. A frequent and ongoing measurement of student knowledge and skills and the examination of student data to evaluate instruction is (Answer). progress monitoring.
  3. Choose the phrase that is NOT a consideration when assessing student progress, designing interventions, and interpreting English language learn- ers' (ELLs') responses to interventions.:. high responders
  4. Which is NOT a quality of a universally designed assessment (Answer) C. frequent breaks during testing
  5. Bill comes from a single-parent home in the city. When he read a story on a standardized achievement test about an affluent two-parent family in the suburbs, he had difficulty predicting the outcome. This scenario exemplifies- (Answer). cultural bias.
  1. Informal assessments that can be tailored for individual students, used to identify mastery of a skill, and/or used to determine a curriculum include (Answer). checklists, rating scales, and observations.
  2. Thomas was born with cerebral palsy and requires the use of a wheel- chair. He is able to use a computer for word processing and completes all of his assignments using either his laptop or his computer at home. Thomas's most recent statewide assessments indicate that he is at or above the level expected in all academic areas. Thomas can be served with a(n) (Answer). 504 Plan with Accommodations.
  3. Tamika is in Mr. Hernandez's Algebra 1 class. She is having difficulty solv- ing basic equations with one unknown because she has yet to master basic math computational skills. What would be Mr. Hernandez's most effective strategy in helping Tamika (Answer) C. Assess Tamika on the relevant preskills and, if necessary, teach these skills.
  1. Which is NOT a correct guideline when using manipulatives (Answer) D. teacher demonstration with manipulatives as students observe
  2. Focusing on text structure helps students set up a framework to organize the information that students will be reading. One very effective way to focus on text structure is to use (Answer). graphic organizers
  3. A text strategy used to compare and contrast characters, events, and/or settings is a (Answer). Venn diagram.
  4. Which statement is NOT a step for explicitly pre-teaching vocabulary words (Answer) C. Vocabulary words are displayed on word cards or on a vocabulary chart.
  5. Mrs. Jones blocks out 20 minutes for word study every day. She models skills and strategies that children need to decipher unknown words, explains why it is important to learn the skill or strategy, and guides students in their acquisition of the skill or strategy. What instructional method is she implementing (Answer) A. explicit instruction
  6. The Common Core State Standards were built on international bench- marks and enable our students (Answer). to compete with peers on both national and international levels.
  7. Jane Saunders, a second-grade teacher, has a room filled with print that interests students and is readily available to them. She plans times when students can engage in recreational reading. She models by reading aloud to students daily. She is implementing effective reading instruction by (Answer). establishing an environment to promote reading.
  1. One of the major obstacles in evaluating student progress is (Answer). not planning and organizing an evaluation system.
  2. Which of the following refers to the use of a variety of grouping practices that change depending on the goals and objectives for the lesson (Answer) D. flexible grouping
  3. Patrick is a first grader who struggles with math. When he gets frustrated, he provokes other children in class by hitting and biting. Before each in-class math assignment, the teacher calls Patrick up to her desk and reminds him of how well he did on the previous assignment and shows him a graph of his improved grades. She provides him with a modified assignment and then has him sit with a math buddy. Patrick's teacher reduces his undesired behavior by (Answer). manipulating antecedents.
  4. Documents published by the states that typically include standards, learning activities, and expectations for students are best described as (Answer). curriculum guidelines.
  5. Silvia frequently laughs out loud at inappropriate times during class dis- cussion. She likes the reaction of her classmates and her teacher when they look at her and scold her to be quiet. Her teacher ignores these outbursts and also advises the students to ignore those who interrupt discussion. To eliminate Silvia's behavior, her teacher is using (Answer). extinction.
  1. The Florida Standards, while focusing on the essential knowledge and skills for success in life, address which major issues in the U.S. (Answer) B. Success of all students entering either college or career tracks
  2. Mr. Rhodes is a tenth-grade social studies teacher. His state requires that all tenth-grade students take a social studies achievement test at the end of the year. The scores of students at his school have been poor in the past, and Mr. Rhodes is under pressure from the principal to raise the scores. He covers a large amount of material each day to prepare his students for this test and some of his struggling students are falling behind. What barrier to successful inclusion is Mr. Rhodes experiencing (Answer) B. content versus accommodation
  3. If student assessment shows that co-teaching for a particular group of students is not effective, what is the next best course of action (Answer) B. Increase the intensity of instruction by decreasing the teacher- student ratio (e.g., more small-group support).

processes.

  1. Which is NOT considered a step in teaching cognitive behavior manage- ment strategies (Answer) A. clearly specifying the expectations for the student
  2. Which would NOT be an effective strategy when working with students with emotional and behavioral disorders (Answer) C. Be stern and never laugh.
  3. A manifestation determination is a review of (Answer). the relationship between a student's disability and misconduct.
  4. According to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112), which of the following is true (Answer) A. Students do not need to be enrolled in special education to receive related services.
  5. What laws require school-based teams to use positive behavior interven- tions and supports, and to move away from reliance on punishment when addressing problem behavior (Answer) B. IDEA 1997 and IDEA 2004

responds to Carmen's request by telling her the time. Using the example of

Carmen which of the interventions do you think will be the most effective (Answer) A. differential reinforcement

  1. Teaching for automaticity means (Answer). giving enough practice so that students are able to read both accurately and fluently.
  2. Instruction for children who have difficulties learning to read must be (Answer). explicit, comprehensive, intensive, supportive.
  3. When children use their knowledge of familiar and predictable letter patterns to speed up the process of reading words, they are in the (Answer). consol- idated-alphabetic phase.
  4. Choose the statement that is NOT a guideline for teaching phonemic awareness. (Answer). Teach phonemic awareness as whole- class instruction.