WGU D169 Essential Practices for Supporting Diverse Learners – Already Passed

WGU D169 Essential Practices for Supporting Diverse Learners – Already Passed IDEA ✔✔Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Title III ✔✔English learner instruction, Standardized testing rules ELs with exceptiona ...

WGU D169 Essential Practices for Supporting Diverse Learners – Already Passed IDEA ✔✔Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Title III ✔✔English learner instruction, Standardized testing rules ELs with exceptionalities ESSA ✔✔Every Student Succeeds Act Title III ✔✔Which law requires states to develop programs that meet the specialized needs that students who are ELs may bring to the classroom? English as a Second Language (ESL) or English Language Development (ELD) ✔✔Program of techniques, methodology, and special curriculum designed to teach ELs explicitly about the English language, including the academic vocabulary needed to access content instruction, and to develop their English language proficiency in all four language domains (i.e., speaking, listening, reading, and writing). Structured English Immersion (SEI) ✔✔Program designed to impart English language skills so that the ELs can transition and succeed in an English-only mainstream classroom once proficient. language proficiency and content knowledge ✔✔Title III requires schools to report on the number of ELs receiving services and their progress toward ________ and _________ Dual Language ✔✔What is another name for two-way immersion programs? Consider the student's native literacy and language ✔✔Which practice may reduce inappropriate over or under-identification of ELs for special education services? 1st year in the country ✔✔ESSA permits native language testing if it is necessary, and students can be exempted from the reading assessment during ___________ World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment ✔✔What is WIDA? Social and instructional language along with academic language in mathematics, science, and social studies ✔✔What areas includes standards promoted by WIDA for describing how ELs should use language? Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) ✔✔This education law requires public schools to meet the unique needs of eligible K-12 students with disabilities. Schools do this by providing services. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ✔✔This civil rights law prohibits disability discrimination at schools that get federal funding. Schools meet these requirements by removing barriers to learning. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ✔✔This civil rights law prohibits disability discrimination by schools, employers, and anyone who offers goods and services to the public. IDEA ✔✔Which law provides special education? Section 504 ✔✔Which law provides 504 plans for eligible K-12 studetns? ADA ✔✔Which law provides freedom from discrimination at work? FERPA ✔✔What law governs who can see documents and files related to students? an individualized education program ✔✔What is an IEP? Least Restrictive Environment ✔✔What is a LRE? IDEA ✔✔What is the only law of these three to provide funding for school districts to offer special education services to students with disabilities? IEP ✔✔What is a foundational component of IDEA? goals, testing accommodations, present levels of performance, services, modifications, and placement information ✔✔What must an IEP include? IEP is governed by special education law. 504 plan is governed by civil rights law. ✔✔What is the difference between an IEP and 504 plan? mainstreaming and inclusion ✔✔When LRE comes up, what two words come up also? Accommodations or modifications due to a disability ✔✔What is a resource provided by Section 504? pullout instruction ✔✔What is an instruction is a type of program model in which an English language teacher works with ELs in small groups to provide English language instruction, pulling them out of their regular classroom to do so. Specific Learning Disability ✔✔What is SLD? read, write, listen, speak, reason, or do math. ✔✔SLD affect a child's ability to ________ anxiety, bipolar, OCD, schizophrenia, depression ✔✔Emotional Disturbance includes _____________ Specific Learning Disability ✔✔What category of disabilities does Dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia fall under? Specific Learning Disability (SLD) ✔✔What disability category has the highest percentage of children served under IDEA? Modified general education class ✔✔A high school special education student diagnosed with autism received special education services and related support for social pragmatic (social skills) therapy from a speech-language pathologist. He requires some academic support, primarily in written expression and task management, which happens within the general education environment in a co-taught English class with an English teacher and his assigned special education teacher. He also receives speech-language therapy twice per week. This student's time out of the general education environment is minimal. Which type of educational placement would this student receive, given his needs and the supports and services he receives? Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) ✔✔may have difficulty comprehending lectures or understanding verbal directions. dyslexia ✔✔difficulty reading and recalling or using words Dysgraphia ✔✔A learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting and spelling Dyscalculia ✔✔A learning disability that involves difficulty understanding or expressing number- and math-related ideas Dyspraxia ✔✔difficulty with coordination—primarily physical but social skills can also be affected—that originates in the brain Dysgraphia ✔✔A student in your fourth-grade classroom has a very difficult time writing. She is slow to formulate letters, and she often writes the letters in an unusual way. Her ability to answer questions orally is outstanding. In class, a teacher's assistant often acts as her scribe. Which type of learning disability does this student display characteristics of? nonverbal learning disorder ✔✔Difficulty following a classroom demonstration, causing confusion and difficulty with understanding conclusions and replication dyslexia ✔✔Difficulty reading text independently, despite comprehending information read to them, which could impact their ability to access and engage in meaningful classroom discussions and activities Language Processing Disorders ✔✔Difficulty participating in classroom discussions and activities, but often has many related and relevant thoughts on the topic at hand IDEA ✔✔Funding for school districts is only available for students who qualify for _______ to help with the additional costs of educating students with special needs. 3-12 ✔✔IDEA only covers students aged______ years during the years they are eligible for public school services. Section 504 ✔✔______________ covers students who have a physical or mental impairment that impacts one or more major life activities but do not necessarily have an educational need as covered by IDEA. special education teacher ✔✔The team that writes IEPs or 504 plans must include a ________________. twice-exceptional students ✔✔gifted students with disabilities subjective ✔✔What kind of assessments are often in the form of a questionnaire and could have more than one correct answer. These types of assessments are often completed to obtain a variety of perspectives on the potentially gifted and talented student and to make note of any differences between behavior and functioning at home and in school. Ability tests, or IQ tests ✔✔What 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. Achievement tests ✔✔What tests are often standardized assessments that measure knowledge and skills at a particular grade level. off-level testing ✔✔What testing is when an assessment standardized for a particular grade level is provided to a student in a different grade. For the gifted and talented, this can be used to determine their skill growth over time in relation to their peers. Product based assessment ✔✔Which type of assessment evaluates a student's holistic understanding of learning through a specific outcome or project, instead of assessing the process of learning at each stage? Tiering ✔✔What instruction strategy provides an opportunity for advanced students to extend their learning, while students at other levels can consolidate their knowledge or build skills. Mixed-ability grouping ✔✔What instruction strategy provides opportunities for students to support one another and to get individual instruction from peers. Tier 1 ✔✔Which tier from MTSS framework? Whole class instruction using evidence-based, general education strategies. Tier 3 ✔✔Which tier from MTSS framework? The most intensive level of support provided (in addition to tier 1 instruction). This intervention is geared toward skill growth and acquisition much more narrowly focused. Tier 2 ✔✔Which tier from MTSS framework? Small group intervention provided to students in addition to tier 1 support, targeting areas of need. False ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE Students receiving special education services do not participate in tiered supports in schools that implement a school-wide MTSS framework. to intervene early so students can catch up with their peers ✔✔What is the goal of MTSS? MTSS ✔✔What is the framework that many schools use to provide targeted support to struggling students. Focuses on whole child. Tier 1 ✔✔The whole class Tier 2 ✔✔Small group interventions Tier 3 ✔✔Intensive, Individualized Support Universal screening, progress monitoring, data-based decision-making, school-wide support, and family involvement ✔✔What are the key elements of an MTSS framework? False ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE If a special education student's schedule does not allow time to access his or her related services, by default it is appropriate to place the student in a general education classroom co-taught with a special education teacher. positive behavior intervention support ✔✔What is PBIS? Student participation in PBIS-related activities, such as transition mapping, allow students to take ownership over their education and have a voice in addressing their needs from their perspective. ✔✔How does student participation in PBIS-related activities support educational outcomes? Preproduction ✔✔What Language Acquisition Stage: Minimal comprehension. Does not verbalize. Uses nonverbal means of communication (nods, draws, points). Early Production ✔✔What Language Acquisition Stage: Limited comprehension. Produces oneor two-word responses. Uses key or familiar phrases and mostly present tense verbs. Speech Emergence ✔✔What Language Acquisition Stage: Decent comprehension. Produces simple sentences with grammatical and pronunciation errors. Does not often understand jokes. Intermediate Fluency ✔✔What Language Acquisition Stage: Excellent comprehension with limited grammar and pronunciation errors. Advanced Fluency ✔✔What Language Acquisition Stage: Near native comprehension and communication. Speaking and Listening ✔✔Which skills are most important to embed in instruction aimed at fostering language growth? Acculturation ✔✔What is an individual's adjustment to a new culture, while also retaining important cultural beliefs, customs, and the native language? Bias ✔✔(conscious) (prejudice)What is a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific? implicit bias ✔✔(unconscious) What refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner? Make connections with people from cultures other than your own. Model how to talk about culture and diversity in a positive way. ✔✔How can a teacher intentionally lessen implicit biases? co-teaching ✔✔What is the methodology where two teachers use their expertise through equal responsibility with regards to students in a classroom? Alternate co-teaching ✔✔What kind of co-teaching allows the teacher to specifically target the terminology or concepts that might be challenging? False ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE: Students with medical diagnoses automatically qualify for special education services under one of the 13 categories of disability listed in IDEA. Multitiered systems of supports ✔✔PBIS is an example of which type of school-wide support framework? Specific Learning Disability (SLD) ✔✔What is the most common educational disability under IDEA and is characterized by difficulty reading, writing, listening, speaking, and reasoning? Differentiated ✔✔Flexible instruction and mixed-ability grouping are foundations of which type of instruction? universal design for learning ✔✔What is UDL mean? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) ✔✔What is an instructional framework for challenging, supporting, and engaging learners? multiple means of representation, engagement, and action and expression ✔✔What are three core principles of UDL? Plasticity ✔✔What means that the brain can grow and develop? Variability ✔✔What requires that learning experiences be designed to meet the needs of all diverse learners—even when those needs are different? goals, barriers to learning, student traits ✔✔What are 3 important elements to consider in the UDL-based lesson-planning process? Differentiation ✔✔What means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs? content, process, product, environment ✔✔What are 4 elements of a lesson can teachers differentiate to meet the needs of their students? True ✔✔TRUE OR FALSE: Explicit instruction includes teacher feedback in some form.