TRUE/FALSE.1) To be fair to all students, students should take a “color blind” approach.
2) Universal Design for Learning recommends that, through instruction, teachers provide students with multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement.
3) The gender-based practices found in schools disadvantage primarily females.
4) Because of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, students with special needs have the right to a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive setting.
5) Response to intervention refers to the response that special education teachers are required to make in order to implement federal intervention.
6) Sustaining fluency in students' home language (if the language is other than English) supports academic achievement in English.
7) In a lesson employing differentiated instruction, some students might learn different content standards than their peers.
8) An accommodation for a special need substantially alters content expectations for the student.
9) Students who are advanced or gifted tend to display a surprisingly homogeneous set of learning needs and characteristics.
10) Assistive technology is designed expressly to meet the information input/output needs of students formally identified as having disabilities.
MULTIPLE CHOICE 11) Which of the following is NOT required given the need for mutual accommodation?
A) Students and teachers need to meet frequently to discuss their different perspectives.
B) Teachers need to gain skills to meet students' needs.
C) Teachers need to adjust instruction to foster learning.
D) Students and their families need to support the process of education.
12) Through Universal Design teachers ______________.
A) plan lessons that are accessible
B) are required to use assistive technology
C) ensure that the physical space is designed for learning
D) help students think globally about the consequence of their actions
13) Differentiated instruction requires
A) plentiful materials
B) ability-based grouping
C) internet access
D) careful assessment
14) Use of homogeneous student groups ______.
A) is found only at the elementary level
B) can result in poorer learning opportunities for students in the lower groups
C) rarely supports student learning
D) is legally mandated for gifted students and students with identified special needs
15) Which of the following laws prohibits schools from excluding students with disabilities from participating in federally funded programs on the basis of their disability?
A) Individual Education Program
B) the Lau v. Nichols court decision
C) Hughes Bill
D) Section 504 of the Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1973
16) Response to Intervention includes all of the following EXCEPT which of the following practices?
A) Early identification of special needs
B) Rigorous screening of all students
C) Block scheduling
D) Systematic assessment
17) To shelter instruction for his English learners, a teacher should ______.
A) focus on modeling English and correcting students' English errors
B) provide many opportunities for students to interact with each other to talk about the content
C) use highly structured work sheets to reduce the linguistic demands for new speakers of English
D) build rich vocabulary by providing a minimum of 15 vocabulary words per lesson
18) To be most accessible for students acquiring English, a lesson’s content should be _______.
A) two grade levels below the student’s current grade
B) broad based to allow multiple points of access
C) narrowly focused on just a few key ideas
D) taught exclusively in English
19) To meet the needs of a gifted student, the chapter recommends that a teacher might use all EXCEPT which of the following practices?
A) acceleration
B) compacting
C) modifying depth and complexity
D) momentum
20) In general, students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT) report that ______.
A) school is an island of emotional safety in their lives
B) teachers are their biggest allies in stopping bullying and hate speech
C) their families feel welcomed as valued members of the school community
D) middle school is a high-risk time in their schooling experience
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