WGU D096 PRE-ASSESSMENT:
ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR
SUPPORTING DIVERSE LEARNERS
Title III addresses English learners (ELs), including what other status of students? ✔✔Migrant
children and youth
What is one function of
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WGU D096 PRE-ASSESSMENT:
ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR
SUPPORTING DIVERSE LEARNERS
Title III addresses English learners (ELs), including what other status of students? ✔✔Migrant
children and youth
What is one function of the Home Language Survey for English language (EL) students?
✔✔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? ✔✔The student
was identified as having a learning disorder before being assessed as a second language learner.
A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns best in a
regular classroom for most of the day and in a special education classroom for two hours a day.
Which component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is being addressed?
✔✔Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
What is true about the nature of decisions regarding Individualized Education Program (IEP)
goals? ✔✔Decisions can change to reflect the student's progress relative to English learner (EL)
program goals.
Who must give input in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) placement
process? ✔✔Parents
Which of the thirteen IDEA categories includes dyslexia? ✔✔Specific Learning Disabilities
A student performs well on mathematics tasks but often struggles with reading assignments.
Which inference can be made? ✔✔The student may have a learning disability.
What is one difference between an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and a 504 plan?
✔✔An IEP is governed by the Department of Education and a 504 plan is governed by the U.S.
Office of Civil Rights.
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? ✔✔Reduce long delays
between activities to hold students' attention
Which curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class? ✔✔Adjust assignments
to include student interests
A teacher wants to create a test-taking routine for students.Which step should the teacher take to
create a routine for taking tests? ✔✔Remind students to read the directions before each test
begins.
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 second language acquisition? ✔✔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? ✔✔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? ✔✔Speech Emergence
In the U.S., which ethnic group do the majority of second language learners represent?
✔✔Hispanic and Latino
What is a characteristic of English learners? ✔✔They progress through developmental stages of
second language acquisition.
What is a characteristic of English learners? ✔✔English learners learn best in collaborative and
cooperative classes where they can practice using American Standard English.
What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language? ✔✔Students who
practice the second language in academic settings learn academic language faster.
Who is responsible for creating assessments in a co-teaching classroom? ✔✔Both co-teachers
Which task must both co-teachers undertake in co-teaching every day? ✔✔Planning instruction
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 and expression aspect of Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) in the classroom? ✔✔The action gives students more than one way to interact
with the material.
A teacher uses preassessments to determine where each student's instruction should begin and
then matches students with appropriate activities. Which differentiation method is the teacher
using? ✔✔Content
A student's Individualized Education Program (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?
✔✔Environment
A teacher uses reading materials at different readability levels. Which method of differentiation
is the teacher using? ✔✔Content
A student with a movement impairment is given extra time and adaptive technology to answer a
question. Which differentiation strategy has been applied? ✔✔Multiple means of action and
expression
Which statement describes what modifications and accommodations change in education?
✔✔Modifications change what a student learns, and accommodations change how a student
learns.
Which student is exhibiting a talent? ✔✔A student practices every day and is the best musician
in the school.
Why is it difficult to assess giftedness and talent? ✔✔Students can be gifted and talented in
many areas and ways.
A student seems to get easily confused when completing complex tasks or answering multi-part
questions. What can the teacher do to provide a differentiated assessment? ✔✔Design tiered
activities
A teacher wants to use an alternative assessment with students believed to be gifted and
talented.Which option would allow these students to showcase their best work and provide
insights into their progress over time? ✔✔Portfolios
Which question should students be able to answer using any feedback they receive? ✔✔What
specifically should I do next time based on this feedback?
How can data be used to change teaching practice for students who underperformed on a
formative exam? ✔✔By temporarily decreasing task demands to build their content mastery
What is a fundamental cultural purpose of language outside of communication? ✔✔Identity
A student sees a teacher holding a large pile of papers and bags about to open the door. The
student opens the door to help the teacher. Which element of culture most influences the
student's behavior? ✔✔Norms
What is equity pedagogy? ✔✔Using different teaching styles to meet the diverse needs of
students
Which attitude toward mistakes helps students develop self-efficacy? ✔✔Mistakes are
opportunities for a student to learn.
A teacher has a classroom of students who mostly share the same mainstream culture. The
teacher has a different background and culture than many of the students in the class.Should the
teacher consider using culturally responsive teaching in the classroom? ✔✔Yes, because all
students can benefit from these teaching strategies.
A teacher allows students to complete work together during study time, but he also keeps a quiet
part of the room where students can do their work individually if they prefer. Is the teacher using
culturally responsive teaching methods? ✔✔Yes, because the teacher is allowing students to
choose a style of learning that best aligns with their individual style.
Which example shows a student mastering Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)?
✔✔Understanding a story that uses figurative language
Maximum language acquisition happens when learners read or hear language that is a bit beyond
their current level of understanding. Which hypothesis of Krashen's Theory of Second Language
Acquisition (SLA) includes this belief? ✔✔Input
A teacher has a word wall with terms posted and asks students to write sentences using two
words from the wall. Which strategy is the teacher using in the classroom? ✔✔Reinforcing
language
An English learner (EL) student spends half the school day receiving instruction in the student's
native language and the other half of the day getting instruction in English. Which type of EL
program is the student enrolled in? ✔✔Dual Immersion
An English learner (EL) program teacher has students leave the general education classroom to
teach English in a small group in another room. Which type of program does this scenario
describe? ✔✔Pull Out
A teacher gives English learner (EL) students story maps, a Venn diagram, and a cause-andeffect sheet to use when expressing comprehension of colonization. Which term identifies these
resources? ✔✔Graphic organizers
After finishing a unit about a famous explorer, a teacher asks English learner (EL) students to
make a poster about a famous explorer. Which instructional practice is the teacher using to
support language development? ✔✔Scaffolding
A class is given a reading assignment with some words that English learners (ELs) are not likely
to know. What is the best way the teacher can help them understand the new words? ✔✔Point to
pictures that depict the words
A teacher is asking English learners (ELs) to relate to a vocabulary word by sharing their
personal experiences, thoughts, and ideas with it. Which scaffolding strategy best describes what
the teacher is using? ✔✔Tap into prior knowledge
Students want to convey the meaning of a vocabulary word with a hands-on demonstration.
Which demonstration is the best example of that? ✔✔Acting with pantomime in a group
A teacher asks prescreened and authorized community members to become mentors to students
in the classroom.Is the teacher using an effective method for building community and school
partnerships? ✔✔Yes, because involving members of the community will increase knowledge
about and investment in the school.
A teacher wants more parents to attend parent-teacher meetings. Which strategy should the
teacher use to encourage participation? ✔✔Acknowledge the hard work it takes to attend and
encourage future participation
A student will be receiving an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for the upcoming school
year. Which person or group should be part of the planning team to make it successful? ✔✔The
student's parents
Which IEP meeting stakeholder will give insight into a student's classroom performance? ✔✔A
general education teacher
wo teachers are part of a Sheltered Instruction model. One teacher tends to shout instructions at
the students as well as the co-teacher. Why is it important for this teacher to use an appropriate
tone with the students and co-teacher? ✔✔People are more encouraged by and respond better to
communication that is open, positive, and pleasant.
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