NBPTS - Exceptional Needs Specialist Exam
Questions And Answers
FAPE - Answer Special Education Services that are publicly provided must meet
standards of that state's educational agency. Must be available to preschool,
elementary, and secondary levels and must follow individual education plans
IDEA - Answer Under the individuals with disabilities education act, the local
educational agencies are legally responsible to provide all children, not some, and not
others, all children eligible to receive special education and related services, a FAPE.
compensatory education - Answer a compensation fund that helps your child catch up
on lost time, hours and related services for the duration of when your child was denied a
FAPE, the amount of time and services that your child missed is what we commonly
refer to as compensatory education
modification - Answer Changing the content, material, or delivery of instruction. Change
"what" is learned.
Accommodation - Answer Changes "how" a student learns the material. Usually the
environment and materials.
IEP - Answer Individualized Education Plan - Special education and related services that
are tailored to meet the unique needs of a child.
These services are free of cost to families.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Answer Is a section of the a federal civil
rights law which reads in part, that no "otherwise qualified handicapped individual"
shall be excluded from participation in program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance ("college, university or other post-secondary institution, or a public system
of higher education") It is much broader in its definition of "handicap" than is the IDEA
and it is a much more general law in that it doesn't not provide specific direction on how
to address the needs of individuals with disabilities, referring only to the fact that
, schools must make "reasonable accommodations." Because of its broader definition
students who do not qualify for special education services under the IDEA may be
considered "handicap" under Section 504.
IEP vs. 504 - Answer IEP students are covered under IDEA
504 students are covered under ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer Passed by Congress in 1991, this act banned
discrimination against the disabled in employment and mandated easy access to all
public and commercial buildings.
IEE - Explanation Families can request that the school district pay for an independent
educational evaluation by an outside expert. The district is not required to agree.
Families may always obtain an outside evaluation at their own expense, but the district
need not give it much weight.
IFSP - Explanation early intervention services and planning for an infant/toddler to three
years old and their family
Annual Goals (IEP) - Answer The IEP document identifies the academic and functional,
or everyday, skills the IEP team believes a student can accomplish by the end of a
school year. In addition, these goals should be aligned to support students in
participating in the general education curriculum. IEP goals must be attainable and
measurable .
SMART goals - Answer Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound
Assistive Technology - Answer Any device, equipment, or software that helps students
learn, communicate and function better in school. AT can range from simple tools (like
highlighters) to high-tech software (like apps that read text aloud).
BIP - Answer A plan created to teach and reinforce positive behavior ahead of time.
Most plans prevent and redirect behaviors that interfere with learning using a variety of
Questions And Answers
FAPE - Answer Special Education Services that are publicly provided must meet
standards of that state's educational agency. Must be available to preschool,
elementary, and secondary levels and must follow individual education plans
IDEA - Answer Under the individuals with disabilities education act, the local
educational agencies are legally responsible to provide all children, not some, and not
others, all children eligible to receive special education and related services, a FAPE.
compensatory education - Answer a compensation fund that helps your child catch up
on lost time, hours and related services for the duration of when your child was denied a
FAPE, the amount of time and services that your child missed is what we commonly
refer to as compensatory education
modification - Answer Changing the content, material, or delivery of instruction. Change
"what" is learned.
Accommodation - Answer Changes "how" a student learns the material. Usually the
environment and materials.
IEP - Answer Individualized Education Plan - Special education and related services that
are tailored to meet the unique needs of a child.
These services are free of cost to families.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Answer Is a section of the a federal civil
rights law which reads in part, that no "otherwise qualified handicapped individual"
shall be excluded from participation in program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance ("college, university or other post-secondary institution, or a public system
of higher education") It is much broader in its definition of "handicap" than is the IDEA
and it is a much more general law in that it doesn't not provide specific direction on how
to address the needs of individuals with disabilities, referring only to the fact that
, schools must make "reasonable accommodations." Because of its broader definition
students who do not qualify for special education services under the IDEA may be
considered "handicap" under Section 504.
IEP vs. 504 - Answer IEP students are covered under IDEA
504 students are covered under ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer Passed by Congress in 1991, this act banned
discrimination against the disabled in employment and mandated easy access to all
public and commercial buildings.
IEE - Explanation Families can request that the school district pay for an independent
educational evaluation by an outside expert. The district is not required to agree.
Families may always obtain an outside evaluation at their own expense, but the district
need not give it much weight.
IFSP - Explanation early intervention services and planning for an infant/toddler to three
years old and their family
Annual Goals (IEP) - Answer The IEP document identifies the academic and functional,
or everyday, skills the IEP team believes a student can accomplish by the end of a
school year. In addition, these goals should be aligned to support students in
participating in the general education curriculum. IEP goals must be attainable and
measurable .
SMART goals - Answer Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound
Assistive Technology - Answer Any device, equipment, or software that helps students
learn, communicate and function better in school. AT can range from simple tools (like
highlighters) to high-tech software (like apps that read text aloud).
BIP - Answer A plan created to teach and reinforce positive behavior ahead of time.
Most plans prevent and redirect behaviors that interfere with learning using a variety of
