WGU D002 STUDY EXAMS GUIDED ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does IDEA require for an initial evaluation? - ✔✔• The evaluation must be
comprehensive so that all of the special education and related service needs for that
individual child are identified.
• The evaluation must use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather
functional, developmental, and academic information about the student.
• No single test (especially IQ) can be used as the only evaluation
• A variety of methods are used (testing, observations, interviews, etc.)
• A variety of sources provide information (parents, teachers, specialists, the student,
etc.)
✔✔What types of assessments are in the Assessment Plan for an initial evaluation? -
✔✔• General health
• Vision and hearing
• Social emotional status
• General intelligence
• Academic performance measures
• Communication skills
• Motor abilities
,✔✔IDEA requires that technically sound instruments and process are used in the
evaluation process. What does this mean? - ✔✔• The instruments must be valid and
reliable.
• The assessments must be given by trained and knowledgeable people
• The assessment must be given properly, following the instructions of the test vendor
• The assessments must be used for the purposes for which they are valid and reliable
so that the results are valid and reliable.
• The assessments must consider language, communication mode, and culture
• The assessments must take into account challenges the student might have to the
assessment is measuring the student's performance or achievement, not the challenge.
✔✔In which cases were these technical procedures violated? - ✔✔• Hobson v Hansen -
inappropriate use of testing to track students. The assessment was not used for the
purposes for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
• Diana - not testing in native language. The assessment was not used for the purposes
for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
• Larry P. - test was not culturally relevant. The assessment was not used for the
purposes for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
✔✔Why is pre-referral data reviewed? - ✔✔To determine if the existing data are
sufficient to determine eligibility or if additional information is needed.
✔✔Who designs the Assessment Plan? - ✔✔The school psychologist is the expert in
assessment. They generally design the assessment plan
✔✔Who makes up the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) or evaluation group? - ✔✔• The
core four, plus specialists related to the unique needs of the student
o School psychologist
o General education teacher
o Special education teacher
o Parents
✔✔What is an IEE? - ✔✔• Independent Education Evaluation
•One of the procedural safeguards and due process rights under IDEA
✔✔Why would parents ask for an IEE? - ✔✔• If the parents disagree with the district's
evaluation results, the parents can request an IEE at public expense.
• At public expense means there is no cost to the parent
• Parents can get an IEE at their own expense. The school must consider (not
necessarily use) the results of the IEE as long as it is technically and procedurally
sound.
✔✔What happens when the parent requests an IEE? - ✔✔• The school district can
initiate a due process hearing to show that their evaluation meets all of the technical
and procedural requirements.
, •The school must provide the parents with information about where to get an IEE and
the requirements for the IEE. These requirements must be the same as the district's
requirements for evaluations.
✔✔Which due process rights and procedural safeguards are tapped in the evaluation
process? - ✔✔• Parent Participation - the right to be included in meetings where
decisions are made about their child
• Prior Written Notice - the right to receive advance information about what the district
plans to do and why
• Consent - the right to understand what the district plans to do with your child and to
give permission before any action is taken. The parent has the right to say "no."
• IEE - the right to get an independent educational evaluation.
✔✔Eligibility Determination - ✔✔• The student meets requirements for one or more
categories of disability in IDEA
• The student requires special education and related services as a result of the disability
• The disability has a negative affect the student's educational achievement or
performance
• Requirements for ID category
• Requirements for the SLD category
• Reporting Results to Parents
✔✔What happens after the evaluations are complete? - ✔✔The MDT or evaluation
group meets to consider the assessment data and other information to determine if the
student is "a child with a disability" as defined under IDEA.
✔✔What is the IDEA definition of a child with a disability? - ✔✔• The student meets
requirements for one or more categories of disability in IDEA
• The student requires special education and related services as a result of the disability
• The disability has a negative affect the student's educational achievement or
performance
✔✔What must the MDT consider as it reviews the evaluation data? - ✔✔o The
evaluation data
o Parent input
o Teacher recommendations
o Information about the student's health and physical condition
o Student and family's social and cultural background
o The student's adaptive behave
✔✔What is a specific learning disability? - ✔✔A failure in specific brain processing the
makes it hard to understand or use language, learn to read, do math, to write, speak,
spell, or listen. (EX: Dyslexia, dyscalculia.)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does IDEA require for an initial evaluation? - ✔✔• The evaluation must be
comprehensive so that all of the special education and related service needs for that
individual child are identified.
• The evaluation must use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather
functional, developmental, and academic information about the student.
• No single test (especially IQ) can be used as the only evaluation
• A variety of methods are used (testing, observations, interviews, etc.)
• A variety of sources provide information (parents, teachers, specialists, the student,
etc.)
✔✔What types of assessments are in the Assessment Plan for an initial evaluation? -
✔✔• General health
• Vision and hearing
• Social emotional status
• General intelligence
• Academic performance measures
• Communication skills
• Motor abilities
,✔✔IDEA requires that technically sound instruments and process are used in the
evaluation process. What does this mean? - ✔✔• The instruments must be valid and
reliable.
• The assessments must be given by trained and knowledgeable people
• The assessment must be given properly, following the instructions of the test vendor
• The assessments must be used for the purposes for which they are valid and reliable
so that the results are valid and reliable.
• The assessments must consider language, communication mode, and culture
• The assessments must take into account challenges the student might have to the
assessment is measuring the student's performance or achievement, not the challenge.
✔✔In which cases were these technical procedures violated? - ✔✔• Hobson v Hansen -
inappropriate use of testing to track students. The assessment was not used for the
purposes for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
• Diana - not testing in native language. The assessment was not used for the purposes
for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
• Larry P. - test was not culturally relevant. The assessment was not used for the
purposes for which they are valid and reliable, so the results are not valid and reliable.
✔✔Why is pre-referral data reviewed? - ✔✔To determine if the existing data are
sufficient to determine eligibility or if additional information is needed.
✔✔Who designs the Assessment Plan? - ✔✔The school psychologist is the expert in
assessment. They generally design the assessment plan
✔✔Who makes up the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) or evaluation group? - ✔✔• The
core four, plus specialists related to the unique needs of the student
o School psychologist
o General education teacher
o Special education teacher
o Parents
✔✔What is an IEE? - ✔✔• Independent Education Evaluation
•One of the procedural safeguards and due process rights under IDEA
✔✔Why would parents ask for an IEE? - ✔✔• If the parents disagree with the district's
evaluation results, the parents can request an IEE at public expense.
• At public expense means there is no cost to the parent
• Parents can get an IEE at their own expense. The school must consider (not
necessarily use) the results of the IEE as long as it is technically and procedurally
sound.
✔✔What happens when the parent requests an IEE? - ✔✔• The school district can
initiate a due process hearing to show that their evaluation meets all of the technical
and procedural requirements.
, •The school must provide the parents with information about where to get an IEE and
the requirements for the IEE. These requirements must be the same as the district's
requirements for evaluations.
✔✔Which due process rights and procedural safeguards are tapped in the evaluation
process? - ✔✔• Parent Participation - the right to be included in meetings where
decisions are made about their child
• Prior Written Notice - the right to receive advance information about what the district
plans to do and why
• Consent - the right to understand what the district plans to do with your child and to
give permission before any action is taken. The parent has the right to say "no."
• IEE - the right to get an independent educational evaluation.
✔✔Eligibility Determination - ✔✔• The student meets requirements for one or more
categories of disability in IDEA
• The student requires special education and related services as a result of the disability
• The disability has a negative affect the student's educational achievement or
performance
• Requirements for ID category
• Requirements for the SLD category
• Reporting Results to Parents
✔✔What happens after the evaluations are complete? - ✔✔The MDT or evaluation
group meets to consider the assessment data and other information to determine if the
student is "a child with a disability" as defined under IDEA.
✔✔What is the IDEA definition of a child with a disability? - ✔✔• The student meets
requirements for one or more categories of disability in IDEA
• The student requires special education and related services as a result of the disability
• The disability has a negative affect the student's educational achievement or
performance
✔✔What must the MDT consider as it reviews the evaluation data? - ✔✔o The
evaluation data
o Parent input
o Teacher recommendations
o Information about the student's health and physical condition
o Student and family's social and cultural background
o The student's adaptive behave
✔✔What is a specific learning disability? - ✔✔A failure in specific brain processing the
makes it hard to understand or use language, learn to read, do math, to write, speak,
spell, or listen. (EX: Dyslexia, dyscalculia.)
