WGU D002 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Question : Identification and referral to Special Education is
also called what?
CORRECT ANSW ER: Pre-referral
Question : Where does the pre-referral (identification and
referral to Special Education) process take place?
CORRECT ANSWER : In the general education classroom.
Question : What is the pre-referral process?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question : What is a referral?
CORRECT ANSWER : Someone asking the school district
to determine if the student is a child with a disability as defined under IDEA.
Question : What does a high-quality general education
classroom look like?
CORRECT ANSWER : Effective use of validated
curriculum and evidence-based instructional strategies - Frequent monitoring of growth and skills acquisition - Ongoing teacher training - Universal screening
Question : What is Universal Screening?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question : Areas that may be included in Universal Screening
CORRECT ANSWER : Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math -
Behavior - Social Emotional Skills
Question : What happens with the Universal Screening Data?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question : What happens in a Tier 1 classroom?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question : What are some things that might spark an initial
concern about a student?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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
Question : How does the teacher know the student is not
meeting competency in Tier 1?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question : What happens to a student who is not meeting
competency in Tier 1?