D096 WGU QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Title 3 addresses EL's and what other students? - Answer -Migrant children and youth
What is one function of the Home Language Survey for EL? - Answer -Determines the
potential need for a language assistance program.
An EL student was placed in a special education program. It was determined later that
this student was incorrectly placed in the program. What may be the reason for this? -
Answer -The student was identified as having a learning disorder before being
assessed as a second language learner.
What is true about the nature of decisions regarding IEP goals? - Answer -Decisions
can change to reflect the student's progress relative to EL program goals
Who must give input in the IDEA placement process? - Answer -Parents
A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns
best in a regular classroom for most of the day in a special education classroom for two
hours a day.
Which component of the IDEA is being addressed? - Answer -Least Restrictive
Environment
A student is learning to speak English. She knows the meaning of about 1,000 words
and can speak some words.
What is this stage of the second language acquistion? - Answer -Early production
A student's native language is English and the student is in the Preproduction stage of
learning to speak Spanish.
What is an activity this student can complete? - Answer -Practice pronouncing words
A student is learning to speak English as a second language. This student can speak
simple sentences but still relies heavily on context clues.
What is this stage of second language acquisition - Answer -Speech Emergence
In the U.S., which ethnic group do the majority of second language learners represent?
- Answer -Hispanic and Latino
What is a characteristic of ELs - Answer -They progress through developmental stages
of second language acquisition.
, A teacher wants to create a test- taking routine for students.
Which step should the teacher take to create a routine for taking tests? - Answer -
Remind students to read the directions before each test begins.
A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students in a classroom.
Which change can the teacher make to attempt to prevent disruptive behavior? -
Answer -Reduce long delays between activities to hold students' attention.
Which curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - Answer -
Adjust assignments to include student interests.
A teacher uses pre-assessments to determine where each student's instruction should
begin and then matches students with appropriate activities.
Which differentiation method is the teacher using? - Answer -Content
A student's IEP says that she should sit near the teacher, in the first or second row of
desks.
Which type of differentiation is addressed in the IEP? - Answer -Environment
A teacher uses reading materials at a different readability levels.
Which method of differentiation is the teacher using? - Answer -Content
A teacher allows students to choose between taking an exam and completing a project.
Why is this an example of a teacher using the action an expression aspect of UDL in the
classroom? - Answer -The action gives students more than one way to interact with the
material.
Which statement describes what modifications and accommodations change in
education> - Answer -Modifications change WHAT a student learns, and
accommodations change HOW a student learns.
Which student is exhibiting a talent? - Answer -A student practices every day and is the
best musician in the school.
What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language? - Answer -
Students who practice the second language i academic settings learn academic
language faster.
Title 3 addresses EL's and what other students? - Answer -Migrant children and youth
What is one function of the Home Language Survey for EL? - Answer -Determines the
potential need for a language assistance program.
An EL student was placed in a special education program. It was determined later that
this student was incorrectly placed in the program. What may be the reason for this? -
Answer -The student was identified as having a learning disorder before being
assessed as a second language learner.
What is true about the nature of decisions regarding IEP goals? - Answer -Decisions
can change to reflect the student's progress relative to EL program goals
Who must give input in the IDEA placement process? - Answer -Parents
A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns
best in a regular classroom for most of the day in a special education classroom for two
hours a day.
Which component of the IDEA is being addressed? - Answer -Least Restrictive
Environment
A student is learning to speak English. She knows the meaning of about 1,000 words
and can speak some words.
What is this stage of the second language acquistion? - Answer -Early production
A student's native language is English and the student is in the Preproduction stage of
learning to speak Spanish.
What is an activity this student can complete? - Answer -Practice pronouncing words
A student is learning to speak English as a second language. This student can speak
simple sentences but still relies heavily on context clues.
What is this stage of second language acquisition - Answer -Speech Emergence
In the U.S., which ethnic group do the majority of second language learners represent?
- Answer -Hispanic and Latino
What is a characteristic of ELs - Answer -They progress through developmental stages
of second language acquisition.
, A teacher wants to create a test- taking routine for students.
Which step should the teacher take to create a routine for taking tests? - Answer -
Remind students to read the directions before each test begins.
A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students in a classroom.
Which change can the teacher make to attempt to prevent disruptive behavior? -
Answer -Reduce long delays between activities to hold students' attention.
Which curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? - Answer -
Adjust assignments to include student interests.
A teacher uses pre-assessments to determine where each student's instruction should
begin and then matches students with appropriate activities.
Which differentiation method is the teacher using? - Answer -Content
A student's IEP says that she should sit near the teacher, in the first or second row of
desks.
Which type of differentiation is addressed in the IEP? - Answer -Environment
A teacher uses reading materials at a different readability levels.
Which method of differentiation is the teacher using? - Answer -Content
A teacher allows students to choose between taking an exam and completing a project.
Why is this an example of a teacher using the action an expression aspect of UDL in the
classroom? - Answer -The action gives students more than one way to interact with the
material.
Which statement describes what modifications and accommodations change in
education> - Answer -Modifications change WHAT a student learns, and
accommodations change HOW a student learns.
Which student is exhibiting a talent? - Answer -A student practices every day and is the
best musician in the school.
What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language? - Answer -
Students who practice the second language i academic settings learn academic
language faster.
