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✓ ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
✓ VERSIONS 1, 2 & 3
WGU D096 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS’ EXAM 1
Title III of ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
• Purpose: To ensure that English Learners (ELs) attain English proficiency and achieve
high levels of academic success, including support for migrant children and youth.
• Key Requirements:
1. Schools must use consistent methods to determine eligibility for EL services.
2. There must be a greater emphasis on parent/family communication regarding
services and progress.
3. Schools are given options to assess ELs in their native language, when
appropriate.
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Laws that Support English Language Learners (ELLs):
1. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – Earlier federal law that emphasized accountability for
ELs’ progress (replaced by ESSA in 2015).
2. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Current law; Title III specifically addresses ELs’
needs.
3. FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) – Protects student educational
records, ensuring confidentiality for all students, including ELs.
What are the 4 different program options for ELLs?
1. English as a second Language
2. Structure English Immersion
3. Transitional Bilingual Education
4. Dual Language (2way immersion)
What is English as a second language program?
GOAL special curriculum to teach ELLs about the English language: academic vocab, develop
English proficiency in speaking writing, reading listening with little use of ELL's primary
language.
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What is structure English immersion (SEI) program?
Implemented to ELL can transition and succeed in an English-only mainstream classroom with
little use of ELL primary language.
What is Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) program?
Program that maintains and develops skills in primary language while introducing, maintaining
and developing skills in English. The goal is to transition into English instruction as skills build up.
What is a dual language or two-way immersion program?
A bilingual program where the goal is for the student to develop proficiencies in two languages.
Normally classroom is 1/2 English and 1/2 other languages.
What is WIDA (World-class Instructional Design and Assessment)?
A group of state depts. of education to the design and implementation of high standards and
equitable educational opportunities for ELL
What are 5 steps to ensure instruction and assessments are aligned to state or national
English language development standards
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1. Instruction focuses on providing ELL's with opportunities to engage in discipline-specific
practices designed to build conceptional understand and language competence.
2. Instruction leverages Ell's home language, cultural assets, and prior knowledge. Make
Connections.
3. Standards-aligned are rigorous, grade-level appropriate, and provided deliberate and
appropriate scaffolding.
4. Instruction moves ELLs forward by analyzing English proficiency levels and prior school
experience.
5. Instruction fosters ELLs autonomy by giving them strategies necessary to comprehend
language.
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Civil Rights law prohibits disability discrimination by schools, employers and anyone who offers
goods and services to the public.
What is Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
Replaced No child left behind. Its purpose is to make sure public schools provide a quality
education for all kids.
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✓ ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
✓ VERSIONS 1, 2 & 3
WGU D096 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS’ EXAM 1
Title III of ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
• Purpose: To ensure that English Learners (ELs) attain English proficiency and achieve
high levels of academic success, including support for migrant children and youth.
• Key Requirements:
1. Schools must use consistent methods to determine eligibility for EL services.
2. There must be a greater emphasis on parent/family communication regarding
services and progress.
3. Schools are given options to assess ELs in their native language, when
appropriate.
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, Page 2 of 116
Laws that Support English Language Learners (ELLs):
1. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – Earlier federal law that emphasized accountability for
ELs’ progress (replaced by ESSA in 2015).
2. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Current law; Title III specifically addresses ELs’
needs.
3. FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) – Protects student educational
records, ensuring confidentiality for all students, including ELs.
What are the 4 different program options for ELLs?
1. English as a second Language
2. Structure English Immersion
3. Transitional Bilingual Education
4. Dual Language (2way immersion)
What is English as a second language program?
GOAL special curriculum to teach ELLs about the English language: academic vocab, develop
English proficiency in speaking writing, reading listening with little use of ELL's primary
language.
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What is structure English immersion (SEI) program?
Implemented to ELL can transition and succeed in an English-only mainstream classroom with
little use of ELL primary language.
What is Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) program?
Program that maintains and develops skills in primary language while introducing, maintaining
and developing skills in English. The goal is to transition into English instruction as skills build up.
What is a dual language or two-way immersion program?
A bilingual program where the goal is for the student to develop proficiencies in two languages.
Normally classroom is 1/2 English and 1/2 other languages.
What is WIDA (World-class Instructional Design and Assessment)?
A group of state depts. of education to the design and implementation of high standards and
equitable educational opportunities for ELL
What are 5 steps to ensure instruction and assessments are aligned to state or national
English language development standards
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1. Instruction focuses on providing ELL's with opportunities to engage in discipline-specific
practices designed to build conceptional understand and language competence.
2. Instruction leverages Ell's home language, cultural assets, and prior knowledge. Make
Connections.
3. Standards-aligned are rigorous, grade-level appropriate, and provided deliberate and
appropriate scaffolding.
4. Instruction moves ELLs forward by analyzing English proficiency levels and prior school
experience.
5. Instruction fosters ELLs autonomy by giving them strategies necessary to comprehend
language.
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Civil Rights law prohibits disability discrimination by schools, employers and anyone who offers
goods and services to the public.
What is Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
Replaced No child left behind. Its purpose is to make sure public schools provide a quality
education for all kids.
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