Praxis Style Questions -Jessica Is a Student with Learning Disabilities Who Requires More

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Multiple Choice

Praxis Style Questions
-Jessica is a student with learning disabilities who requires more services than those currently being provided in the general education classroom where she is placed.Her parents want her to receive resource room services,but the school currently has no resource teacher.They do have a separate class for students with intellectual disabilities,and are in the process of reassessing Jessica to see if she might qualify for services under a different disability category.Jessica's parents are furious about what appears to be an attempt to fit their daughter into an existing program rather than to design and IEP and make placement decisions based on Jessica's actual needs.Which principle of IDEA enables them to confront the school system with their concerns?

• A)Parent participation
• B)Nondiscriminatory assessment
• C)Free appropriate public education
• D)Procedural safeguards

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem-solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the abilities of logical thought about concrete events, understanding conservation, and performing mathematical operations.

Abstract Thought

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.

Social Activities

Interactions and engagements with others in a communal or public setting, often for leisure, networking, or support.