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Ultimate WGU D002 OA Prep Questions and Answers Already Passed Identification and referral to Special Education is also called what? ✔✔Pre-referral Where does the pre-referral (identification a... nd referral to Special Education) process take place? ✔✔In the general education classroom. What is the pre-referral process? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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 ✔✔Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math - Behavior - Social Emotional Skills What happens with the Universal Screening Data? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔Begins additional small group instruction and more intensive monitoring - Tier 2. What happens in Tier 2? ✔✔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 f [Show More]

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