When considering which environment is best for providing services fora young child with disabilities on an IFSP, it is important to

A kindergarten teacher and an early childhood special ed teacher will be co teaching a class of diverse learners including two children with behavioral disabilities. The teachers want to design a learning environment that will promote a feeling of competence and active participating for all children in the class. Which of the following plans would be the most effective for achieving this goal?

A kindergarten gen ed teacher is concerned about Ira, a child with an intellectual disability who is consistently interrupting and disturbing other children during math centers. Ira has been observed walking around the class, throwing things, poking children, and refusing to complete center activities. the teacher has been implementing the academic modifications and accommodations outlined in Ira's IEP, and has been working closely with his paraprofessional, but Ira's behaviors continue to occur daily. Which of the following steps should be the special ed teacher take FIRST to address the situation?

A special ed teacher and a gen ed teacher co teach a kindergarten class that includes several children with disabilities. At the beginning of the school year, the teachers tell the class that they want to communicate important information, one of the teachers will say "one, two, three, eyes on me." and then wait for the children to respond "one, two, eyes on you" the primary purpose of this strategy is to

Josiah, a five year old with an emotional impairment is placed in a co-taught kindergarten class. Transitions hbetween activities are difficult for Josiah. He often reacts to them angrily, yelling or crying and refusing to stop what he is doing. Josiah's special ed teacher has been helping him develop effective transitioning skills, and the parents have been reinforcing these skills at home. Which of the following additional strategies would likely be most effective for the early childhood special education teacher to use to help Josiah with this issue?

Arni is a kindergarten student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who is having difficulty adjusting to transition times during the school day. Which of the following strategies would be the most effective to help Arni handle transitions?

The most appropriate use of a functional behavior assessment (FBA) would be to:

Teachers who have a goal of developing and supporting a sense of achievement and competence among diverse groups of children should begin by considering which of the following questions?

Which of the following would be a factor to consider when creating an appropriate guidance and socialization environment for preschool children?

Three children who are English language learners (ELLs) will soon be joining Ms. Summer’s prekindergarten special ed class. The children are identified as developmentally delayed. Ms. Summers takes several steps in preparation for the children’s arrival. She begins learning key phrases in the children’s first language that will be relevant to their needs and activities at school. She also creates labels in their first language to place beside the English labels posted around the room, and she acquires books in the children’s first language for the classroom library. Ms. Summer’s actions best reflect an awareness of the principle that:

A special ed teacher has been teaching a 2nd grade student strategies for reducing the child’s negative language towards others. Which of the following would be the most appropriate feedback for the teacher to give the child on a day when the child has used the strategies successfully?

Which of the following scenarios describes a child who is developing a sense of autonomy?

Clancy is 4 years old and has a developmental disability. The preschool teacher notices that anytime she asks Clancy a questions such as “would you like to play in the water area?”, Clancy always responds with “no”. Clancy also becomes easily overwhelmed with the many varieties of activities in the classroom. He typically sits alone, unsure of what to do next. Which of the following strategies should the teacher use to encourage Clancy to engage in classroom activities?

A kindergarten student with down syndrome has begun sweeping objects off his desk and any other surface he passes and then laughing. When his early childhood special ed teacher asks why he is doing this, the child replies, “it is funny.”. The teacher has explained verbally and through the use of a social story book why this behavior is not appropriate. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for his teacher to use next?

Bobby is a 7 year old enrolled in 2nd grade. He speaks clearly and has a large vocabulary compared to his peers. Bobby has difficulty relating information in conversation (e.g. turn taking), telling stories in a sequential manner, and interpreting nonverbal cues during conversation. Which of the following intervention strategies would be most effective for addressing Bobby’s pragmatic communication skills?

Sara is a 3 year old who attends an inclusive preschool class that is co taught by a gen ed teacher and a special ed teacher. She has good receptive language but very little expressive speech and is often misunderstood by others. The speech language pathologist has recommended that Sara use a low tech picture board to help her make choices in addition to using speech. Which of the following situations would be the best time for the teachers to begin to incorporate the AAC system into Sara’s school day.

Mr. Long, an early childhood special ed teacher, works with Ms. Smith and her sixth month old daughter Melanie, who is developmentally delayed. Mr. Long has a goal of promoting the development of a healthy emotional attachment between Melanie and her mother. Which of the following strategies would best support this goal?

At the beginning of the school year, a third grade teacher administers a whole class reading comprehension assessment in which children read a grade-level narrative text and then retell the story in writing. Children may draw pictures or create other graphic organizers to support their re-telling. The primary DISADVANTAGE of using this assessment for diagnostic purposes is that:

What should special education teachers keep in mind when conducting language-development evaluations for children from linguistically and diverse backgrounds?

A preschool special ed teacher would like to improve children’s auditory processing skills during morning circle time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal?

An early childhood special ed teacher overhears a 4 year old say to a friend “lets play with the little mouses in the block corner”. Which of the following responses to this statement would be most appropriate for the teacher to make in this situation?

A kindergarten student with cerebral palsy communicates primarily through the use of a digital communication board. The board contains spaces for up to 12 pictures that can be easily removed or changed. At the beginning of the school year, the special ed and the child show the child’s other teachers and classmates how to use the board to communicate with the child. Which of the following additional steps would be most important for the special educator to take in helping ensure that the child is able to communicate effectively throughout the school year?

Research suggests that children with an expressive language delay in a preschool classroom differ significantly from their typical same-age peers in their ability to:

Alexandra is a six year old kindergartener with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. She is verbal but has difficulty connecting with other children socially. Every day at recess, she plays alone in the sandbox moving a truck back and forth of her. The special education teacher would like to teach Alexandra how to ask other children if they would like to play with her. Which of the following instructional strategies would likely be most effective for helping Alexandra learn this skill?

A 1st grade student with a visual impairment draws a picture than ask the special ed teacher to write a story below it, which the child begins to dictate. These actions are typical of a child who has developed which of the following concepts of print?

Which of the following actions by a kindergarten teacher would most likely support development of children’s emergent writing skills?

A prekindergarten special ed teacher says a common rime (e.g., -op) to a small group of children and then says a word that contains the rime (e.g., hop). The teacher then asks the children to generate more words based on this model. The teacher repeats this procedure with several common rimes and notices that one child in the group is able to repeat only the modeled words each time. The teacher could best differentiate the lesson for this child by first focusing on which of the following skills?

In an informal screening assessment, a 3rd grade student reads aloud an unfamiliar grade-level passage and scores significantly below the grade-level bench mark for oral reading fluency. When evaluating the child’s performance and the underlying cause of the child’s difficulty, which of the following questions should the special education teacher consider first?

The parents of Anika, a five year old with an intellectual disability, consulted her early childhood special ed teacher about teaching Anika how to independently put on her own snow clothes. They had Anika practice by following a linear picture chart and dressing her doll in snow clothes similar to her own. Despite this practice, Anika is not able to independently put on her snow clothes. Her teacher understands that Anika most likely:

A special ed teacher is teaching a 6 year old with autism to independently wash his hands each time after using the bathroom. Which of the following instructional activities should be the special ed teacher integrate into the curriculum to address this skill?

Fiona, a prekindergarten student with a developmental delay, eats all her food with her fingers. Her early childhood special ed teacher would idk to begin instruction for her to learn to use utensils when eating. The teacher contacts her parents to coordinate teaching and using this skill at school and home. Fiona's parents feel this skill will be too difficult for her, and they don't have time during meals to help her. This situation most closely reflects reflects which of the following conclusions?

A child with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with which of the following tasks?

An early childhood education teacher plans activities to promote the cognitive development of Anna, a 9 month old with a developmental delay. The teacher would like to specifically focus on Anna's understanding of cause and effect. Which of the following activities is most appropriate for this goal?

An early childhood education teacher is working with a 5 year old with an intellectual disability. Which of the following activities would be most effective for promoting the development of this child's cognitive skills?

A preschool special ed teacher is introducing the concept of patterns to a group of 4 year olds. Which of the following would be an effective activity to introduce the concept of patterns?

Mr. Carlton is a special ed teacher who works in an elementary school resource room. He teaches a mathematics class of five 3rd grade students. Mr. Carlton is working on reinforcing adding and subtracting skills using play money. He creates a mini store in the classroom and has children take turns making purchases by counting out the play money and being the cashier by making change. This situation best describes which of the following types of assessment?

An early childhood special ed teacher is using a criterion-referenced test to evaluate the academic performance of a kindergarten student. This type of assessment would be most useful for:

A special ed teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a kindergarten student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior assessment would provide the teacher with information about:

An early childhood educator plans developmentally appropriate activities to promote knowledge of basic social studies concepts in a program that serves children ages 12-18 months. Which of the following children's activities are most appropriate for this goal?

A prekindergarten student recognizes that there are seven words in the spoken sentence "the bird flies high in the sky". The child is demonstrating:

Every morning, Mr. Harris, a preschool special ed teacher, reads aloud a short story. On this day, after reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", Mr Harris provides the children with a drum, tambourine, and a wooden flute. As he retells the story, Mr. Harris pauses strategically for children to add musical accompaniment. At the conclusion of the story retell, he encourages the children to perform the story in the drama center using the instruments and their own dialog. Embedding music into the literacy lesson is likely to be most effective in achieving which of the following goals?

Taran is a 4 year old with down syndrome. He is very social and enjoys music and dance. Which of the following is the most appropriate musical activity for promoting Taran's cognitive development?

The children in a preschool class enjoy marching to music, and their teacher has collected a number of classical recordings that include musical tracks for marching. Which of the following mathematical concepts would be best reinforced by this type of music and movement activity?

The parents of a 7 year old girl have expressed concern to her 2nd grade teacher that their daughter claims stairs using two feet on each step, shows frustrations during transitions from one activity to another, does not use the computer keyboard, and sometimes stutters when under stress. Which of these developmental traits is atypical for a child this age?

An early childhood special educator is working with a small group of preschoolers. The teacher has various activities planned in centers around the room. In one area is an art center, which encourages the use of clay, paper, pencils, and crayons; in another, children will sort colored buttons in egg cartons; in the music center, children can perform songs with finger puppets; the kitchen center includes place settings and cooking utensils. the teacher is primarily targeting the development of which of the follow skills?

Felix is a 5 year old preschooler with an orthopedic impairment that affects the coordination of both gross motor and fine motor skills. He has difficulty with throwing and catching balls and other objects. His early childhood special education teacher would like to make it easier for Felix to develop these skills safely so he can participate more with classmates on the playground. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for achieving this goal?

Mario is a first grade student who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and uses braces to help him walk. The classroom teacher asks the special ed teacher for advice on the most appropriate way for Mario to participate in recess activities. The special ed teacher should recommend that Mario: