WGU D169 - Study Guide, Essential
Practices for Supporting Diverse
Learners QUESTION AND ANWERS NEWEST 2024
List the important components of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. (p. 18, Essential
Reading 1) - ANSWERa. Legal rights for people with disabilities
b. A 504 plan for eligible K-12 students
c. Accommodations (like audiobooks or extra time) for K-12 students
d. Accommodations for college students
e. A free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE)
for students
f. Procedural safeguards that protect families' rights (like access to school records)
g. Due process (or an impartial hearing) for resolving disputes between families and
schools
h. Freedom from discrimination at private schools (including colleges and universities)
that get federal funding
1. List the important components of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (p. 18,
Essential Reading 1) - ANSWERa. Legal rights for people with disabilities
b. Reasonable accommodations in workplaces (with 15 or more employees)
c. Freedom from discrimination at private schools (including colleges and universities)
that get federal funding
d. Freedom from discrimination in workplaces (with 15 or more employees)
e. Access to places that offer goods and services to the public, like restaurants and
websites
1. List the important components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). (p. 18, Essential Reading 1) - ANSWERa. Legal rights for people with
disabilities
b. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) for eligible K-12 students
c. Special education and related services to meet a student's unique needs
d. Accommodations (like audiobooks or extra time) for K-12 students
e. A requirement that public schools find and evaluate — at no cost to families — kids
who may have a disability
f. Education funding for schools
,g. A free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE)
for students
h. Procedural safeguards that protect families' rights (like access to school records)
i. Due process (or an impartial hearing) for resolving disputes between families and
schools
1st year in the country - ANSWERESSA permits native language testing if it is
necessary, and students can be exempted from the reading assessment during
___________
3-12 - ANSWERIDEA only covers students aged______ years during the years they are
eligible for public school services.
Ability tests, or IQ tests - ANSWERWhat tests are often used as one measurement in
determining whether a student qualifies as gifted and talented. These tests are
administered by a qualified professional.
Accommodations or modifications due to a disability - ANSWERWhat is a resource
provided by Section 504?
According to IDEA, list the individuals who must be members of the IEP team. (p. 107,
Essential Video 1) - ANSWERa. Parent(s)
b. Gen Ed Teacher
c. SpEd Teacher
d. LEA rep
e. Assessment Interpreter
f. Child Advocate
g. Student, where appropriate
According to Jim Cummins's theories, what is the difference between BICS and CALP.
(p. 91, Essential Video 1) - ANSWERa. BICS is Social language- Examples: How are
you? What did you do this weekend?
b. CALP is Academic language, can take 5- 7 years to develop, helps students succeed
in content classes
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what is "due
process"? (p. 105, Essential Reading 2) - ANSWERDue process is a formal way to
resolve disputes with a school about your child's education
Acculturation - ANSWERWhat is an individual's adjustment to a new culture, while also
retaining important cultural beliefs, customs, and the native language?
Achievement tests - ANSWERWhat tests are often standardized assessments that
measure knowledge and skills at a particular grade level.
ADA - ANSWERWhich law provides freedom from discrimination at work?
, Advanced Fluency - ANSWERWhat Language Acquisition Stage: Near native
comprehension and communication.
After a student is identified as a potential EL, how are placement or screener tests used
for further evaluation? (p. 12, Essential Reading 2) - ANSWERELP tests must assess
the proficiency of students in all four language domains (i.e., speaking, listening,
reading, and writing). After the student completes the assessment, parents or guardians
must receive in a timely manner information about the student's ELP level and program
options, and an opportunity to opt out of the EL program or particular EL services in the
program.
Alternate co-teaching - ANSWERWhat kind of co-teaching allows the teacher to
specifically target the terminology or concepts that might be challenging?
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWERThis civil rights law prohibits disability
discrimination by schools, employers, and anyone who offers goods and services to the
public.
an individualized education program - ANSWERWhat is an IEP?
anxiety, bipolar, OCD, schizophrenia, depression - ANSWEREmotional Disturbance
includes _____________
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) - ANSWERmay have difficulty comprehending
lectures or understanding verbal directions.
Bias - ANSWER(conscious) (prejudice)What is a particular preference or point of view
that is personal, rather than scientific?
co-teaching - ANSWERWhat is the methodology where two teachers use their expertise
through equal responsibility with regards to students in a classroom?
Consider the student's native literacy and language - ANSWERWhich practice may
reduce inappropriate over or under-identification of ELs for special education services?
CONTENT
Examples of differentiating content at the elementary level include the following: -
ANSWERUsing reading materials at varying readability levels;
Putting text materials on tape;
Using spelling or vocabulary lists at readiness levels of students;
Presenting ideas through both auditory and visual means;
Using reading buddies; and
Meeting with small groups to re-teach an idea or skill for struggling learners, or to
extend the thinking or skills of advanced learners.
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