Special Education Services
This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge and understanding of Special Education Services.
Questions
What is the primary purpose of special education services?
- To provide students with disabilities with the skills they need to live independently.
- To help students with disabilities catch up to their peers academically.
- To provide students with disabilities with the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities.
- To provide students with disabilities with the support they need to succeed in school.
Which of the following is NOT a type of special education service?
- Speech therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Regular education
What is an IEP?
- An individualized education program
- An individualized evaluation plan
- An individualized employment plan
- An individualized enrichment plan
Who is responsible for developing an IEP?
- The student's parents or guardians
- The student's teachers
- The school principal
- A team of people, including the student's parents or guardians, teachers, and other professionals
What is the purpose of an IEP meeting?
- To review the student's progress and make changes to the IEP, if necessary
- To develop the student's IEP
- To discuss the student's educational needs
- To all of the above
What is the least restrictive environment (LRE) for a student with a disability?
- A regular education classroom with no additional support
- A regular education classroom with some additional support
- A special education classroom in the same school as the student's regular education classroom
- A special education school
What is the purpose of a 504 plan?
- To provide students with disabilities with the accommodations they need to access the general education curriculum
- To provide students with disabilities with the services they need to succeed in school
- To provide students with disabilities with the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities
- To provide students with disabilities with the skills they need to live independently
What is an example of an accommodation that might be included in a 504 plan?
- Extra time on tests
- A note taker
- A preferential seating arrangement
- All of the above
What is the role of a special education teacher?
- To provide students with disabilities with the instruction and support they need to succeed in school
- To develop and implement IEPs for students with disabilities
- To work with parents and guardians of students with disabilities
- All of the above
What is the role of a paraprofessional in special education?
- To provide students with disabilities with additional support in the classroom
- To work with students with disabilities on a one-on-one basis
- To help students with disabilities with their homework
- All of the above
What is the role of a related service provider in special education?
- To provide students with disabilities with services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy
- To work with students with disabilities on a one-on-one basis
- To help students with disabilities with their homework
- All of the above
What is the role of a school psychologist in special education?
- To evaluate students for special education services
- To provide counseling to students with disabilities and their families
- To help students with disabilities develop coping mechanisms for dealing with their disability
- All of the above
What is the role of a school social worker in special education?
- To help students with disabilities and their families access community resources
- To provide counseling to students with disabilities and their families
- To help students with disabilities develop social skills
- All of the above
What is the role of a transition coordinator in special education?
- To help students with disabilities transition from school to adult life
- To provide students with disabilities with information about post-secondary education and employment opportunities
- To help students with disabilities develop independent living skills
- All of the above
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
- A federal law that guarantees a free and appropriate public education for students with disabilities
- A federal law that provides funding for special education services
- A federal law that protects the rights of students with disabilities
- All of the above