The Inclusive Classroom Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction Seventh Edition

The Inclusive Classroom
Strategies for Effective
Differentiated Instruction
Seventh Edition
Margo A. Mastropieri, George Mason University
Thomas E. Scruggs, George Mason University
Kelley S. Regan, George Mason University
Prepared by
Andrea Boykin
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Inclusive Teaching 1
Learning Outcome Quizzes 1
Application Exercises 16
Test Items 20
Test Answer Key 26
Chapter 1: Introduction to Inclusive Teaching
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Objective 1.1: Understand and describe educational rights for individuals
with disabilities.
[Q1]
Two siblings attend Rover Elementary school. The older sibling is a fifth grader and the
younger sibling is in third grade. The third grader is a child with multiple disabilities. The
school bus picks both children up from home every morning at 7:25 and takes them to
Rover Elementary. The older child walks his younger brother to Mr. Smith‘s classroom
every morning and then heads to his fifth grade homeroom class on the other side of
the school. Which 1975 landmark legislation or court case gave children with disabilities
like the third grader in this example the right to receive a free and appropriate public
education alongside his older brother?
1. Education for All Handicapped Children Act [correct]
2. American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
3. Brown v. Board of Education
4. Diana v. State Board of Education (California)
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed by Congress and specified
that all children—including those with disabilities formerly excluded from school—are
entitled to a free, appropriate public education.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 and mandated
that individuals with disabilities should be provided with ―reasonable accommodations‖
in the workplace and educational institutions.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]