CEOE Special Education 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which principle from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) involves providing students with multiple ways to demonstrate their knowledge?
- Multiple means of representation
- Multiple means of action and expression (Correct answer)
- Multiple means of engagement
- Multiple means of assessment
Correct answer: Multiple means of action and expression
The UDL principle of Multiple Means of Action and Expression allows students to show what they know through various methods such as writing, speaking, or creating projects.
Question 2: Parents of a student with a disability disagree with the school's eligibility determination. Which IDEA procedural safeguard allows them to challenge this decision with a neutral third party?
- Child Find complaint
- State performance plan
- Due process hearing (Correct answer)
- Annual review meeting
Correct answer: Due process hearing
A due process hearing provides parents and schools the opportunity to present evidence before a neutral hearing officer who issues a binding decision.
Question 3: A student with a visual impairment needs instruction in reading tactile graphics and Braille. Which specialist is MOST qualified to provide this instruction?
- Orientation and mobility specialist
- Teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) (Correct answer)
- Occupational therapist
- Speech-language pathologist
Correct answer: Teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI)
A Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) is specifically trained to provide instruction in Braille, low vision techniques, and tactile learning materials.
Question 4: A student's behavior appears to be maintained by peer attention. Which intervention component directly addresses this function?
- Extinction combined with teaching an alternative behavior to gain peer attention appropriately (Correct answer)
- Increasing academic demands to keep the student too busy to seek attention
- Removing all peers from the learning environment
- Providing tangible rewards for every completed assignment
Correct answer: Extinction combined with teaching an alternative behavior to gain peer attention appropriately
Addressing an attention-maintained behavior requires extinguishing the problematic behavior while teaching an appropriate replacement behavior that achieves the same function.
Question 5: Which eligibility category under IDEA covers students ages 3–9 who experience developmental delays and may be used in lieu of a specific disability category?
- Other Health Impairment
- Developmental Delay (Correct answer)
- Multiple Disabilities
- Speech or Language Impairment
Correct answer: Developmental Delay
IDEA allows states to use the Developmental Delay category for children ages 3–9 to avoid premature labeling with a specific disability category.
Question 6: A co-teaching model in which one teacher leads instruction while the other teacher observes and collects student data is called:
- Station teaching
- Parallel teaching
- One teach, one observe (Correct answer)
- Team teaching
Correct answer: One teach, one observe
The 'One Teach, One Observe' co-teaching model designates one teacher to lead instruction while the other systematically collects observational data on student performance.
Question 7: A student who qualifies for special education due to a speech sound disorder primarily receives services from which professional?
- Special education teacher
- Audiologist
- Speech-language pathologist (Correct answer)
- Reading interventionist
Correct answer: Speech-language pathologist
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide direct services for speech sound disorders, including articulation and phonological disorders.
CEOE Special Education 5
Which principle from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) involves providing students with multiple ways to demonstrate their knowledge?