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Collaboration to Support Children with Special Needs

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1.  What are the key components of inclusion?
  1. Access, engagement, and supports
  2. Engagement, relationships, and resources
  3. Access, participation, and supports
  4. Supports, modifications, and assessments
2.  What does "support" refer to in the inclusion framework?
  1. Support for children with disabilities
  2. Support for teachers and staff to appropriately include children with disabilities
  3. Support for family to help guide their child's development
  4. Support for the district through funding for special education services
3.  Who should always be part of the special education team regardless of the child's age?
  1. An advocate
  2. The mental health provider
  3. The pediatrician
  4. You, as the teacher in the inclusive setting
4.  Which of the following is part of the Ladder of Inference?
  1. Acceptance
  2. Assumptions
  3. Values
  4. Imagination
5.  Which of the following is part of utilizing a team approach to provide inclusive services?
  1. Telling others how to best serve the child
  2. Making decisions all on your own
  3. Teaching alone without assistance
  4. Observe, model, and share strategies
6.  Which of the following is a teacher's role in creating an inclusive classroom?
  1. Engage children with disabilities in all classroom activities
  2. Move children with disabilities to specific areas of the classroom
  3. Provide a space outside the classroom for the therapist to work with the child
  4. Refer parents to the therapists for any question about their child
7.  What is something you can do to create a welcoming environment for special education partners?
  1. Make sure they have time to plan with you so that you can co-teach or integrate strategies to support children with disabilities
  2. Require them to share their notes about their work with the child
  3. Insist that they take children into the hall or another room when they have to provide services
  4. Provide them with a closet outside of your classroom to keep their equipment and materials
8.  Which steps are included in preparing for meetings?
  1. Ask Questions, Talk to Others, Write Notes
  2. Talk, Organize, Identify
  3. Talk, Organize, Share, Identify, Detail
  4. Talk, Ask Questions, Write Notes, Identify
9.  What law do you need to keep in mind when you are creating your communication systems?
  1. The Child Care and Development Fund Act and/or the Head Start Act
  2. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  3. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  4. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
10.  What supports should you look for as you partner with others to include children with disabilities in your classroom?
  1. Consultation with mental health and special education consultants
  2. Reflective supervision with administrators
  3. Mentor/coaches
  4. All of the above

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