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Test Content CategoriesHow well do I know the content? (scale 1–5)What resources do I have/need for this content?Where can I find the resources I need?Dates I will study this contentDate completedI. Development and Characteristics of Learners (approximately 16%)A. Human development and behaviorB. Theoretical approaches to student learning and motivationC. Basic characteristics and defining factors for each of the major disability categoriesD. Impact of disabilities on individuals, families, and society across the life spanE. Impact of language, cultural, and gender differences on the identification processF. Co-occurring conditionsG. How family systems contribute to the development of individuals with disabilitiesH. Environmental and societal influences on student development and achievementII. Planning and the Learning Environment (approximately 23%)A. Characteristics of good lesson plansB. Basic elements of effective lesson plansC. Learning objectives that are measurable and appropriately challengingD. Means of providing access to the curriculumE. Organizing the learning environmentF. Understand how to manage student behaviorG. Theory and practice of effective classroom managementH. Design and maintenance of a safe and supportive classroom environment that promotes student achievementIII. Instruction (approximately 23%)A. Instructional strategies/techniques that are appropriate, considering students’ ages and abilitiesB. Instructional strategies for ensuring individual academic success in one-to-one, small group, and large group settingsC. Instructional strategies that facilitate maintenance and generalization of conceptsD. Selection and implementation of research-based interventions for individual studentsE. Selection and implementation of supplementary and/or functional curriculumF. Options for assistive technologyG. Instructional strategies/techniques that support transition goalsH. Preventive strategies and interventionIV. Assessment (approximately 18%)A. Evidence-based assessments that are effective and appropriateB. Define and use various assessmentsC. Interpret assessment resultsD. Understand and uV. Foundations and Professional Responsibilities (approximately 20%)A. Federal definitionsB. Federal requirements for the pre-referral, referral, and identificationC. Federal safeguards of the rights of stakeholdersD. Components of a legally defensible individualized education programE. Major legislationF. Roles and responsibilities of the special education teacherG. Roles and responsibilities of other professionals who deliver special education servicesH. Strengths and limitations of various collaborative approachesI. Communication with stakeholdersJ. Potential bias issues that may impact teaching and in ................
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