Before a Student Can Be Placed in a Special Education

question 36

Multiple Choice

Before a student can be placed in a special education program,

• A) a highly valid and reliable IQ test should be administered, since it serves as the sole criterion for placement.
• B) the child's current teacher must administer a battery of tests that are valid, reliable, and written in the student's native language.
• C) evaluations should be made by a multidisciplinary team that contains, at minimum, a school psychologist and the student's parents.
• D) the student must be given a complete evaluation, which should include valid and appropriate tests, nontest sources of information, and input from a multidisciplinary team.

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