WGU D002 LATEST EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How does the teacher know the student is not meeting competency in Tier 1? -
✔✔Data analysis. - Is the rate of learning sufficient for the student to reach the average
range with peers in a reasonable amount of time? - Can the intensity of interventions be
maintained in the general education classroom or is more needed? - Is the student able
to reach the average range with accommodations? : Remember, anyone can have an
accommodation. We are simply providing access.
✔✔What happens to a student who is not meeting competency in Tier 1? - ✔✔Begins
additional small group instruction and more intensive monitoring - Tier 2.
✔✔What happens in Tier 2? - ✔✔This is supplemental to what the student continues to
receive in Tier 1. - A small group of students may be pulled aside while Tier 1 students
are completing some independent work or working in stations. - Tier 2 focuses on
specific skill-building and practice. - The teacher chunks down what was taught in Tier 1
and reteaches a smaller chunk, using different strategies and tools. For example, if the
students are working on 1:1 correspondence for numerals 1-10; in the Tier 2 group, the
students might work on numerals 1-5. - The small group might meet 2-3 times per week
to practice the skill. - Skill progress is assessed more frequently than in Tier 1. - Goal is
for student to reach the average range in the skill and return to success in Tier 1.
,✔✔How do we know if the student is making adequate progress in Tier 2? -
✔✔Example of a student responding positively to the Intervention This fourth grade
student had 9 weeks of small group instruction 1 hour/day, 5 days/week. Progress
monitoring results indicated a 24-point increase, At the current Rate of Improvement
(ROI), the student will "catch up" to the 4th grade EOY benchmark with an additional 3
weeks of instruction
✔✔What is Tier 3 intervention in RTI? - ✔✔This is supplemental to what the student
continues to receive in Tier 1. - An individual student may be pulled aside while Tier 1
students are completing some independent work or working in stations. -bTier 3 focuses
on more time, more attention and special resources - The small group might meet 4-5
times per week to practice the skill. - Skill progress is assessed more frequently than in
Tier 2 - Goal is for student to reach the average range in the skill and return to success
in Tier 1.
✔✔Is Tier 3 Special Education? - ✔✔No. Tier 3 is part of general education.
✔✔What is the IDEA Special Rule for eligibility determination? - ✔✔Under Section
300.306 of IDEA, the Special Rule states that a student cannot be found eligible for
special education if, the main challenge for the student is:
o Lack of appropriate instruction in reading
o Lack of appropriate instruction in math
o Limited English proficiency
✔✔Why is the IDEA Special Rule for eligibility determination important in pre-referral? -
✔✔• The general education staff must provide data to the eligibility determination team
that demonstrates the student has had appropriate instruction in reading and math. The
student has had the opportunity to learn those academic subjects.
• The general education staff must provide data to the eligibility team that demonstrates
that in addition to limited English proficiency, a disability is also suspected. ELs can
have disabilities. Learning English is NOT a disability.
✔✔When is a Tier 3 student referred to special education? - ✔✔• The student is not
making progress
•The general education team is confident that their data meet the standards for IDEA's
Special Rule.
✔✔What is Child Find? - ✔✔• Child Find is part of the Zero Reject principle of IDEA.
• Child Find requires states/districts to identify, locate, and evaluate (if appropriate)
students who need special education.
• Anyone with knowledge about a child can refer the child for special education
evaluation
, ✔✔If a student is referred under Child Find, is the district required to evaluate the
student? - ✔✔No. The school must consider the request to evaluate. If there is no
reason to think the student has a disability, the school does NOT need to evaluate.
✔✔Which cases are most closely related to the IDEA principles of Zero Reject and
Child Find? - ✔✔PARC and Mills : Prior Written Notice (PWN) and Informed Written
Consent
✔✔What is Prior Written Notice? - ✔✔• It is one of the procedural safeguards provided
to parents and students in IDEA.
• Written explanation of an action the school want to take that concerns the student.
• Designed to keep parents up to date on important decisions for their child
✔✔What must be included in a Prior Written Notice for eligibility determination? - ✔✔•
An explanation of what the district plans to do. In this case, assess the child to
determine if they are eligible for an IEP.
• A description of other options and why they were rejected. You must be specific here.
The student received extra help general education with reading. His skills remain
significantly below grade level.
• A description of each assessment used in decision making. For eligibility
determination, the assessment plan is attached.
• A reminder that parents have rights to procedural safeguards and due process rights
• Information about how the parent can get a written copy of their rights
• Contact information to get help in understanding their rights.
✔✔What must the district do to ensure parents understand the PWN? - ✔✔• Write the
PWN so anyone in the general public can understand it
• Provide the PWN in the mode parent's normally use (native language if they do not
read English, Braille, large print, etc.)
✔✔What is the legal definition of "consent" under IDEA? - ✔✔Consent must be
informed. The parent must understand what they are agreeing to. The Prior Written
Notice (PWN) must be in parent's primary mode of communication (native language or
Braille)
•Consent must include a written signature. A verbal agreement does not qualify as
consent.
• Consent is voluntary. It can be withdrawn at any time.
✔✔What does IDEA mean when it says "parents?" - ✔✔• Under IDEA, the person
legally responsible is the person who can give consent.
• Often the consent giver will be the biological parent.
• Could include grandparents, step parents, surrogate parent appointed by the court, or
a court-appointed guardian.
✔✔Does the parent have to agree to eligibility determination assessment? - ✔✔o No.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How does the teacher know the student is not meeting competency in Tier 1? -
✔✔Data analysis. - Is the rate of learning sufficient for the student to reach the average
range with peers in a reasonable amount of time? - Can the intensity of interventions be
maintained in the general education classroom or is more needed? - Is the student able
to reach the average range with accommodations? : Remember, anyone can have an
accommodation. We are simply providing access.
✔✔What happens to a student who is not meeting competency in Tier 1? - ✔✔Begins
additional small group instruction and more intensive monitoring - Tier 2.
✔✔What happens in Tier 2? - ✔✔This is supplemental to what the student continues to
receive in Tier 1. - A small group of students may be pulled aside while Tier 1 students
are completing some independent work or working in stations. - Tier 2 focuses on
specific skill-building and practice. - The teacher chunks down what was taught in Tier 1
and reteaches a smaller chunk, using different strategies and tools. For example, if the
students are working on 1:1 correspondence for numerals 1-10; in the Tier 2 group, the
students might work on numerals 1-5. - The small group might meet 2-3 times per week
to practice the skill. - Skill progress is assessed more frequently than in Tier 1. - Goal is
for student to reach the average range in the skill and return to success in Tier 1.
,✔✔How do we know if the student is making adequate progress in Tier 2? -
✔✔Example of a student responding positively to the Intervention This fourth grade
student had 9 weeks of small group instruction 1 hour/day, 5 days/week. Progress
monitoring results indicated a 24-point increase, At the current Rate of Improvement
(ROI), the student will "catch up" to the 4th grade EOY benchmark with an additional 3
weeks of instruction
✔✔What is Tier 3 intervention in RTI? - ✔✔This is supplemental to what the student
continues to receive in Tier 1. - An individual student may be pulled aside while Tier 1
students are completing some independent work or working in stations. -bTier 3 focuses
on more time, more attention and special resources - The small group might meet 4-5
times per week to practice the skill. - Skill progress is assessed more frequently than in
Tier 2 - Goal is for student to reach the average range in the skill and return to success
in Tier 1.
✔✔Is Tier 3 Special Education? - ✔✔No. Tier 3 is part of general education.
✔✔What is the IDEA Special Rule for eligibility determination? - ✔✔Under Section
300.306 of IDEA, the Special Rule states that a student cannot be found eligible for
special education if, the main challenge for the student is:
o Lack of appropriate instruction in reading
o Lack of appropriate instruction in math
o Limited English proficiency
✔✔Why is the IDEA Special Rule for eligibility determination important in pre-referral? -
✔✔• The general education staff must provide data to the eligibility determination team
that demonstrates the student has had appropriate instruction in reading and math. The
student has had the opportunity to learn those academic subjects.
• The general education staff must provide data to the eligibility team that demonstrates
that in addition to limited English proficiency, a disability is also suspected. ELs can
have disabilities. Learning English is NOT a disability.
✔✔When is a Tier 3 student referred to special education? - ✔✔• The student is not
making progress
•The general education team is confident that their data meet the standards for IDEA's
Special Rule.
✔✔What is Child Find? - ✔✔• Child Find is part of the Zero Reject principle of IDEA.
• Child Find requires states/districts to identify, locate, and evaluate (if appropriate)
students who need special education.
• Anyone with knowledge about a child can refer the child for special education
evaluation
, ✔✔If a student is referred under Child Find, is the district required to evaluate the
student? - ✔✔No. The school must consider the request to evaluate. If there is no
reason to think the student has a disability, the school does NOT need to evaluate.
✔✔Which cases are most closely related to the IDEA principles of Zero Reject and
Child Find? - ✔✔PARC and Mills : Prior Written Notice (PWN) and Informed Written
Consent
✔✔What is Prior Written Notice? - ✔✔• It is one of the procedural safeguards provided
to parents and students in IDEA.
• Written explanation of an action the school want to take that concerns the student.
• Designed to keep parents up to date on important decisions for their child
✔✔What must be included in a Prior Written Notice for eligibility determination? - ✔✔•
An explanation of what the district plans to do. In this case, assess the child to
determine if they are eligible for an IEP.
• A description of other options and why they were rejected. You must be specific here.
The student received extra help general education with reading. His skills remain
significantly below grade level.
• A description of each assessment used in decision making. For eligibility
determination, the assessment plan is attached.
• A reminder that parents have rights to procedural safeguards and due process rights
• Information about how the parent can get a written copy of their rights
• Contact information to get help in understanding their rights.
✔✔What must the district do to ensure parents understand the PWN? - ✔✔• Write the
PWN so anyone in the general public can understand it
• Provide the PWN in the mode parent's normally use (native language if they do not
read English, Braille, large print, etc.)
✔✔What is the legal definition of "consent" under IDEA? - ✔✔Consent must be
informed. The parent must understand what they are agreeing to. The Prior Written
Notice (PWN) must be in parent's primary mode of communication (native language or
Braille)
•Consent must include a written signature. A verbal agreement does not qualify as
consent.
• Consent is voluntary. It can be withdrawn at any time.
✔✔What does IDEA mean when it says "parents?" - ✔✔• Under IDEA, the person
legally responsible is the person who can give consent.
• Often the consent giver will be the biological parent.
• Could include grandparents, step parents, surrogate parent appointed by the court, or
a court-appointed guardian.
✔✔Does the parent have to agree to eligibility determination assessment? - ✔✔o No.
