WGU D481 SECTION 2 OA EXAM
PREPARATION PACK WITH COMPLETE
ANSWER KEY
◉ Where does the pre-referral (identification and referral to Special
Education) process take place?
Answer: In the general education classroom.
◉ What is the pre-referral process?
Answer: Helps general education teachers develop effective
strategies that improve success for struggling students. - Prevents
over-representation of students who are learning English as a New
Language or students who are at risk, but do not have a disability. -
Encourages communication about how to meet student needs. - A
preventative process that helps eliminate inappropriate referrals to
special education Data collection that can support eligibility
determination, especially for suspected learning disabilities.
◉ What is a referral?
Answer: Someone asking the school district to determine if the
student is a child with a disability as defined under IDEA.
◉ What does a high-quality general education classroom look like?
,Answer: Effective use of validated curriculum and evidence-based
instructional strategies - Frequent monitoring of growth and skills
acquisition - Ongoing teacher training - Universal screening
◉ What is Universal Screening?
Answer: Assessments given to all students. - Purpose: identify any
student who may be struggling and begin early intervention. - Many
schools do universal screening at the beginning of the year. Some do
reading assessments three times per year.
◉ Areas that may be included in Universal Screening
Answer: Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math - Behavior - Social
Emotional Skills
◉ What happens with the Universal Screening Data?
Answer: Teachers determine which students need close monitoring
during Tier One instruction. - Teacher might select the lowest 25%
of the class for close monitoring or use district benchmarks to select
a small group of students for monitoring. - The teacher will deliver
high-quality instruction to the whole class and closely monitor
progress for the struggling students to see if they are responding to
the high-quality instruction.
◉ What happens in a Tier 1 classroom?
,Answer: Uses evidence-based, scientifically researched core
curriculum materials - Aligns to state standards. - Teachers trained
in how to deliver the curriculum. - Student progress is monitored
regularly. - About 75-80% of students reach competency in Tier 1.
◉ What are some things that might spark an initial concern about a
student?
Answer: Falling grades - Difficulty comprehending what is read -
Motivation decreases - Behaviors (e.g., acting out or withdrawn) -
Non-compliance - Executive functioning concerns (e.g., lack of
organization, task initiation, impulse control) - Social-emotional
concerns (e.g. lack of confidence, difficulty with change) - Trauma
(e.g., family death, divorce, starting a new school) - Significant
absences
◉ How does the teacher know the student is not meeting
competency in Tier 1?
Answer: 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?
, Answer: Begins additional small group instruction and more
intensive monitoring - Tier 2.
◉ What happens in Tier 2?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
PREPARATION PACK WITH COMPLETE
ANSWER KEY
◉ Where does the pre-referral (identification and referral to Special
Education) process take place?
Answer: In the general education classroom.
◉ What is the pre-referral process?
Answer: Helps general education teachers develop effective
strategies that improve success for struggling students. - Prevents
over-representation of students who are learning English as a New
Language or students who are at risk, but do not have a disability. -
Encourages communication about how to meet student needs. - A
preventative process that helps eliminate inappropriate referrals to
special education Data collection that can support eligibility
determination, especially for suspected learning disabilities.
◉ What is a referral?
Answer: Someone asking the school district to determine if the
student is a child with a disability as defined under IDEA.
◉ What does a high-quality general education classroom look like?
,Answer: Effective use of validated curriculum and evidence-based
instructional strategies - Frequent monitoring of growth and skills
acquisition - Ongoing teacher training - Universal screening
◉ What is Universal Screening?
Answer: Assessments given to all students. - Purpose: identify any
student who may be struggling and begin early intervention. - Many
schools do universal screening at the beginning of the year. Some do
reading assessments three times per year.
◉ Areas that may be included in Universal Screening
Answer: Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math - Behavior - Social
Emotional Skills
◉ What happens with the Universal Screening Data?
Answer: Teachers determine which students need close monitoring
during Tier One instruction. - Teacher might select the lowest 25%
of the class for close monitoring or use district benchmarks to select
a small group of students for monitoring. - The teacher will deliver
high-quality instruction to the whole class and closely monitor
progress for the struggling students to see if they are responding to
the high-quality instruction.
◉ What happens in a Tier 1 classroom?
,Answer: Uses evidence-based, scientifically researched core
curriculum materials - Aligns to state standards. - Teachers trained
in how to deliver the curriculum. - Student progress is monitored
regularly. - About 75-80% of students reach competency in Tier 1.
◉ What are some things that might spark an initial concern about a
student?
Answer: Falling grades - Difficulty comprehending what is read -
Motivation decreases - Behaviors (e.g., acting out or withdrawn) -
Non-compliance - Executive functioning concerns (e.g., lack of
organization, task initiation, impulse control) - Social-emotional
concerns (e.g. lack of confidence, difficulty with change) - Trauma
(e.g., family death, divorce, starting a new school) - Significant
absences
◉ How does the teacher know the student is not meeting
competency in Tier 1?
Answer: 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?
, Answer: Begins additional small group instruction and more
intensive monitoring - Tier 2.
◉ What happens in Tier 2?
Answer: 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?
Answer: 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?
