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WGU D096 Fundamentals of Diverse Learners Study Guide –
Questions & Answers | Latest Update
WGU D096
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSE
LEARNERS
STUDY GUIDE • QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Latest Update 2026/2027
Course Code: WGU D096
MTSS • Differentiation • EL Learners • IEP & 504
UDL • Co-Teaching • Assessment • Inclusive Education
WGU D096 Fundamentals of Diverse Learners Study Guide –
Questions & Answers | Latest Update
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,What Is progress monitoring used for? - ✔️✔️Monitoring Academic and Behavior progress
What Age is progress monitoring usually used for? - ✔️✔️Elementary students. But it can be
conducted effectively at any age.
CBM (Curriculum Based Measurement) - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️--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 - ✔️✔️--Targeted--
Small group intervention provided to students in addition to tier 1 support ( Targeted areas of need)
Tier 1 level of support - ✔️✔️--Core--
Whole class instruction using evidence-based general education strategies
What is one function of the home language survey for language students - ✔️✔️Determines the
potential need for a language assistance program
Once students are ID'd as potential EL's what is the process? - ✔️✔️They must be assessed with a
valid and reliable assessment to determine if they qualify for EL services
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, A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students, what should she do? -
✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️Environment
What curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - ✔️✔️Adjust assignments to
include student interest
What is a student able to do in Early Production? - ✔️✔️Basic vocab
Know up to 1000 words
What differentiation method is a teacher using when offering reading materials at different reading
levels to students? - ✔️✔️Content
What is a student able to do in the preproduction stage? - ✔️✔️Practice pronouncing words
Basic vocab
Know up to 500 words
Stages of Second Language Acquisition - ✔️✔️1. Preproduction
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Advanced Fluency
Explicit Instruction - ✔️✔️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
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WGU D096 Fundamentals of Diverse Learners Study Guide –
Questions & Answers | Latest Update
WGU D096
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSE
LEARNERS
STUDY GUIDE • QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Latest Update 2026/2027
Course Code: WGU D096
MTSS • Differentiation • EL Learners • IEP & 504
UDL • Co-Teaching • Assessment • Inclusive Education
WGU D096 Fundamentals of Diverse Learners Study Guide –
Questions & Answers | Latest Update
pg. 0
,What Is progress monitoring used for? - ✔️✔️Monitoring Academic and Behavior progress
What Age is progress monitoring usually used for? - ✔️✔️Elementary students. But it can be
conducted effectively at any age.
CBM (Curriculum Based Measurement) - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️--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 - ✔️✔️--Targeted--
Small group intervention provided to students in addition to tier 1 support ( Targeted areas of need)
Tier 1 level of support - ✔️✔️--Core--
Whole class instruction using evidence-based general education strategies
What is one function of the home language survey for language students - ✔️✔️Determines the
potential need for a language assistance program
Once students are ID'd as potential EL's what is the process? - ✔️✔️They must be assessed with a
valid and reliable assessment to determine if they qualify for EL services
P a g e 1 | 24
, A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students, what should she do? -
✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️Environment
What curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - ✔️✔️Adjust assignments to
include student interest
What is a student able to do in Early Production? - ✔️✔️Basic vocab
Know up to 1000 words
What differentiation method is a teacher using when offering reading materials at different reading
levels to students? - ✔️✔️Content
What is a student able to do in the preproduction stage? - ✔️✔️Practice pronouncing words
Basic vocab
Know up to 500 words
Stages of Second Language Acquisition - ✔️✔️1. Preproduction
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate Fluency
5. Advanced Fluency
Explicit Instruction - ✔️✔️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
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