AEPA Special Education (NT601) case studies
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The AEPA Special Education (NT601) is one of the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments, a set of subject-knowledge and professional-knowledge tests used in Arizona's educator certification process. The Special Education test appears in the AEPA Special Education Tests group under test code NT601, alongside separate Arizona-coded tests for early childhood special education, hearing impaired, severely and profoundly disabled, speech and language impaired, and visually impaired. The AEPA Special Education (NT601) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,196 words.
1Choosing Between Accommodation and Modification for a Student With Dyslexia
Marcus is a ninth grader with dyslexia who reads at roughly a fourth-grade level but comprehends grade-level content well when material is read aloud. His biology class requires reading a 12-page textbook chapter per week and answering 10 short-answer questions.
456 words, about 2 min2Behavior Data, FBA Timing, and Discipline for a Student With EBD
Devon, a seventh grader with an emotional disturbance, has had four office referrals in six weeks, all for leaving his seat, shouting, and once tipping a desk. The principal wants a 10-day suspension and says the behavior is "just defiance." Devon's IEP team has never conducted a functional behavioral assessment, and his behavior intervention plan is a single line: "Devon will follow classroom rules." Teachers report the outbursts cluster during independent writing time and just before lunch.
426 words, about 2 min3When Progress Monitoring Shows an Intervention Isn't Working
A second-grade student, Priya, receives Tier 2 reading intervention in a response-to-intervention framework. Her IEP goal is to read 60 correct words per minute on grade-level passages by year's end.
441 words, about 2 min4Least Restrictive Environment for a Student With Significant Support Needs
Aisha is a fifth grader with an intellectual disability and limited verbal communication who uses a picture communication system. She currently spends most of her day in a self-contained classroom.
391 words, about 2 min5Assessment Accommodations and the IEP Team's Decision
Jordan is a tenth grader with ADHD and a specific learning disability in written expression. On the statewide assessment, Jordan's IEP currently lists "extended time" and "separate setting." Last year Jordan used the separate setting but finished within the standard time on most sections; the separate setting seemed to increase anxiety because Jordan was alone with a proctor.
482 words, about 2 min