ILTS Learning Behavior Specialist I 290 Study Guide 2026–2027 | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Learning Behavior Specialist I (290) test with a complete study guide organized around the five subareas and thirteen objectives of the current ILTS test framework. Each chapter condenses what the test measures into clear explanations, comparison tables, diagrams, and Key Concept boxes, with Illinois-specific rules where they matter.

This 105-page digital guide gives the most room to Supporting Development and Learning, about 31% of the score, and pairs the content review with two full-length practice tests of exam-level, scenario-based questions on assessment data, IEPs, behavior support, co-teaching, transition, law, and ethics.

What's Inside

• An overview of the current test: 100 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours 15 minutes, the five subarea weights (16/23/31/15/15%), the 100–300 score scale with a passing score of 240, fees, and test-day procedures
• Understanding Students with Disabilities: developmental principles and theories, risk and protective factors, the 13 IDEA categories, high- and low-incidence disabilities, language development, difference versus disorder, and AAC
• Assessing Students and Developing Individualized Programs: assessment types, observation and recording methods, reliability and validity, the normal curve and score interpretation, nondiscriminatory assessment, eligibility and SLD identification, Illinois timelines, IEP team and components, measurable goals, accommodations versus modifications, LRE, and IFSPs
• Supporting Development and Learning: UDL, differentiation, assistive technology, classroom structure, engagement and motivation, explicit and systematic instruction, structured literacy, CRA math, SRSD, functions of behavior, FBA, PBIS, BIPs, reinforcement, crisis prevention, Illinois restraint and time-out limits, social skills, chaining, and community-based instruction
• Working in a Collaborative Learning Community: collaboration and consultation, the six co-teaching models, team roles, paraprofessionals, culturally responsive practice, family partnerships, and transition planning beginning at age 14½ in Illinois
• Foundations and Professional Practice: landmark court cases, IDEA principles, procedural safeguards, discipline and manifestation determinations, Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ethics, mandated reporting, and the LBS I role
• Final review checklist, study schedules, FAQs, test-taking strategies, and recommended resources
• 2 full-length practice tests (200 questions) weighted like the real test's five subareas, with a separate answer key explaining every answer

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

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