WGU D169 EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What does the term English learner (EL) mean?
What are some other terms used to refer to these students? - correct answer ✔✔ term used to identify students whose first language is not English
ELL, ESOL, ESL, LEP
Federal law requires that parents be notified their child has been identified as an English learner within what time period? (p. 12, Essential Reading 1) - correct answer ✔✔ parents must be notified that their child has been identified as an English learner within 30 days of the beginning of the school year, and within 2 weeks for students that enroll during any other time during the school year
Describe one screening tool commonly used as the first step to identify English learners. What is it called? Who completes it? What are some of the questions it includes? (p. 12, Essential Reading 1) - correct answer✔✔ HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY is completed by the parents. Questions include What language did your child first understand or speak? What language do you or others use most often when
speaking with your child? What language does your child use most often when speaking at home? What language does your child use most often when speaking with other family members? What language does your child use most often when speaking with friends?
After a student is identified as a potential EL, how are placement or screener tests used for further evaluation? (p. 12, Essential Reading 2) - correct answer ✔✔ ELP 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.
What is the purpose of Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA (2015) as it relates to the education for ELs. (p. 12, Essential Reading 2, Page 35) - correct answer ✔✔ PRIMARY PURPOSE IS FUNDING AND IDENTIFICATION OF EL LEARNERS
to determine whether students are eligible for English language instruction services If a student is identified as EL and is diagnosed with a disability but the parent declines disability-related services, what is the school still required to provide? (p. 14, Essential Reading 1, Page 2) - correct answer✔✔ Should parents decline disability-related services under IDEA and Section 504, the SEA and LEA remain obligated to provide appropriate language assistance services to ELs.
If a student is identified as EL and is diagnosed with a disability but the parent opts out of the EL programs and services, what is the school still required to provide? (p. 14, Essential Reading 1, Page 2) - correct answer✔✔ If parents opt out of specific EL programs and services, but have consented to the provision of disability related services, the LEA remains obligated to provide such services as required in the IEP or Section 504 plan, and to conduct ELP monitoring and/or provide language assistance as appropriate (FAPE)
What are some ways we can overcome the overidentification and under-identification of ELs in special education? (p. 14, Essential Video) - correct answer ✔✔ Be culturally and linguistically responsive. Consider native literacy and language. Need more supports and services to address their language needs. Other factors including cultural bias, teacher misunderstanding of child development across cultures, and lack of teacher understanding of the second-language acquisition process
Describe the 6 key principles for teaching ELs. (p. 16, Essential Reading 1) - correct answer ✔✔ a. Instruction focuses on providing ELs with opportunities to engage in discipline-specific practices, which are designed to build conceptual understanding and language competence in tandem
b. Instruction leverages ELs' home language(s), cultural assets, and prior knowledge
c. Standards-aligned instruction for ELs is rigorous, grade-level appropriate, and provides deliberate and appropriate scaffolds
d. Instruction moves ELs forward by taking into account their English proficiency level(s) and prior schooling experiences.
e. Instruction fosters ELs' autonomy by equipping them with the strategies necessary to comprehend and use language in a variety of academic settings
f. Diagnostic tools and formative assessment practices are employed to measure students' content knowledge, academic language competence, and participation in disciplinary practices.
1. List the important components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (p. 18, Essential Reading 1) - correct answer ✔✔ a. 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
1. List the important components of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. (p. 18, Essential Reading 1) - correct answer✔✔ a. 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) - correct answer✔✔ a. 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
Explain the term "Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)". (p. 18, Essential Reading 2) - correct answer ✔✔ LRE requires that students with disabilities be educated with their chronologically aged peers to the greatest extent possible, and that typically means in the general education classroom. Under LRE, students with disabilities who are in general education classrooms are provided with supports and
