Fundamentals of Diverse Learners-WGU
D096 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What Is progress monitoring used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Monitoring Academic and
Behavior progress
What Age is progress monitoring usually used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Elementary
students. But it can be conducted effectively at any age.
CBM (Curriculum Based Measurement) - CORRECT ANSWER Includes instruments or
probes.
Has a short sample from the curriculum.
Includes items from across the curriculum to provide a representative indicator of the students skills.
It provides immediate info about how the student is mastering skills being taught at the moment.
What is the major difference between Tier 2 and 3 of support in MTSS - CORRECT ANSWER
Tier 3 provides more instructional time but it also provides smaller groups.
Targets precise objectives at appropriate levels, systematic instruction, extensive opportunities for
practices, and increased error correction and feedback opportunities.
Tier 3 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Intensive--
The most intensive level of support provided (in addition to tier 1).
This intervention is geared toward skill growth and acquisition much more narrowly focused.
Tier 2 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Targeted--
Small group intervention provided to students in addition to tier 1 support ( Targeted areas of need)
Tier 1 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Core--
Whole class instruction using evidence-based general education strategies
,What is one function of the home language survey for language students - CORRECT ANSWER
Determines the potential need for a language assistance program
Once students are ID'd as potential EL's what is the process? - CORRECT ANSWER They
must be assessed with a valid and reliable assessment to determine if they qualify for EL services
A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students, what should she do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reduce long delays between activities to hold students attention
What type of differentiation is address in an IEP where a student need to sit near the teacher in the
first or second row? - CORRECT ANSWER Environment
What curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - CORRECT ANSWER
Adjust assignments to include student interest
What is a student able to do in Early Production? - CORRECT ANSWER Basic vocab
Know up to 1000 words
What differentiation method is a teacher using when offering reading materials at different reading
levels to students? - CORRECT ANSWER Content
What is a student able to do in the preproduction stage? - CORRECT ANSWER Practice
pronouncing words
Basic vocab
Know up to 500 words
Stages of Second Language Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Preproduction
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Advanced Fluency
, Explicit Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER An instructional strategy that emphasizes group
instruction. The instruction offered should include a great deal of teacher-student interactivity.
The teacher models the behaviors taught
Explicit instruction and implicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Two distinct methods of
providing instruction to diverse students and these are used for various student groups depending on
the functioning level and the subject area
Systematic Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER A carefully planned sequence for instruction,
similar to a builder's blueprint for a house. A blueprint is carefully thought out and designed before
building materials are gathered and construction begins. The plan for instruction that is systematic is
carefully thought out, strategic, and designed before activities and lessons are planned. Instruction is
across the five components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).
For systematic instruction, lessons build on previously taught information, from simple to complex.
3 characteristics of systematic instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Goal based
Supported and scaffolded
Logically sequenced
Progress Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER Tests that keep the teacher informed about the
child's progress in learning to read during the school year. They are a quick sample of critical reading
skills that will tell the teacher if the child is making adequate progress toward grade level reading
ability at the end of the year.
Curriculum Based Measurement - CORRECT ANSWER Used to measure the growth of
student's proficiency in the core skills that contribute to success in school
Differentiated Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Practice of individualizing instructional
methods, and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals, to align with each
student's existing knowledge, skills, and needs.
Differentiated assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Allows more accurate measurement of what
students know, it can provide valuable information about learning profiles and preferences.
D096 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What Is progress monitoring used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Monitoring Academic and
Behavior progress
What Age is progress monitoring usually used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Elementary
students. But it can be conducted effectively at any age.
CBM (Curriculum Based Measurement) - CORRECT ANSWER Includes instruments or
probes.
Has a short sample from the curriculum.
Includes items from across the curriculum to provide a representative indicator of the students skills.
It provides immediate info about how the student is mastering skills being taught at the moment.
What is the major difference between Tier 2 and 3 of support in MTSS - CORRECT ANSWER
Tier 3 provides more instructional time but it also provides smaller groups.
Targets precise objectives at appropriate levels, systematic instruction, extensive opportunities for
practices, and increased error correction and feedback opportunities.
Tier 3 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Intensive--
The most intensive level of support provided (in addition to tier 1).
This intervention is geared toward skill growth and acquisition much more narrowly focused.
Tier 2 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Targeted--
Small group intervention provided to students in addition to tier 1 support ( Targeted areas of need)
Tier 1 level of support - CORRECT ANSWER --Core--
Whole class instruction using evidence-based general education strategies
,What is one function of the home language survey for language students - CORRECT ANSWER
Determines the potential need for a language assistance program
Once students are ID'd as potential EL's what is the process? - CORRECT ANSWER They
must be assessed with a valid and reliable assessment to determine if they qualify for EL services
A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students, what should she do? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reduce long delays between activities to hold students attention
What type of differentiation is address in an IEP where a student need to sit near the teacher in the
first or second row? - CORRECT ANSWER Environment
What curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - CORRECT ANSWER
Adjust assignments to include student interest
What is a student able to do in Early Production? - CORRECT ANSWER Basic vocab
Know up to 1000 words
What differentiation method is a teacher using when offering reading materials at different reading
levels to students? - CORRECT ANSWER Content
What is a student able to do in the preproduction stage? - CORRECT ANSWER Practice
pronouncing words
Basic vocab
Know up to 500 words
Stages of Second Language Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Preproduction
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Advanced Fluency
, Explicit Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER An instructional strategy that emphasizes group
instruction. The instruction offered should include a great deal of teacher-student interactivity.
The teacher models the behaviors taught
Explicit instruction and implicit instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Two distinct methods of
providing instruction to diverse students and these are used for various student groups depending on
the functioning level and the subject area
Systematic Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER A carefully planned sequence for instruction,
similar to a builder's blueprint for a house. A blueprint is carefully thought out and designed before
building materials are gathered and construction begins. The plan for instruction that is systematic is
carefully thought out, strategic, and designed before activities and lessons are planned. Instruction is
across the five components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).
For systematic instruction, lessons build on previously taught information, from simple to complex.
3 characteristics of systematic instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Goal based
Supported and scaffolded
Logically sequenced
Progress Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER Tests that keep the teacher informed about the
child's progress in learning to read during the school year. They are a quick sample of critical reading
skills that will tell the teacher if the child is making adequate progress toward grade level reading
ability at the end of the year.
Curriculum Based Measurement - CORRECT ANSWER Used to measure the growth of
student's proficiency in the core skills that contribute to success in school
Differentiated Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Practice of individualizing instructional
methods, and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals, to align with each
student's existing knowledge, skills, and needs.
Differentiated assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Allows more accurate measurement of what
students know, it can provide valuable information about learning profiles and preferences.
