D169 OA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH NEW UPDATE SOLUTIONS
/. What does IDEA stand for - Answer-✅Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
/.What does ESSA (Title III) stand for - Answer-✅Every Student Succeeds Act
/.Which Requirements are included in Title III of ESSA - Answer-✅Consistent methods
for eligibility of EL instruction services, parent and family communication, assess ELs in
native language
/.Placement of ELs should be - Answer-✅tied to their age, grade, and ability to access
grade-level content
/.Placement of ELs should not be - Answer-✅placed with significantly younger or older
children with different grade-level content
/.Why do school districts administer home language surveys - Answer-✅to ID students
who may use other languages and test if are eligible for EL instruction services
/.what questions might appear on home language survey - Answer-✅what language is
most often spoken by the student
/.STudents can receive support through title III in a variety of ways - Answer-✅self-
contained, pullout, pushin or co-taught instruction
/.does title III regulate how EL services are provided such as self-contained EL only
classrooms? - Answer-✅No
/.TItle III requires schools to report on the number of ELs receiving services and -
Answer-✅their progress toward english language proficiency as well as content
knowledge
/.dual language is another name for - Answer-✅two-way immersion programs
/.what are two-way or dual language programs - Answer-✅type of program model
where students receive content instruction in two languages, bilingual education
,/.what characteristic might indicate a potential exceptionality in an 8th grade EL student
who has recently moved to the US - Answer-✅student learned to read in native coutnry
but has difficulty comprehending text in both his native and english
/.difficulty reading in native language and english indicates - Answer-✅potential reading
challenges
/.what is important to ensure when checking for potential reading challenges - Answer-
✅that the student had adequate literacy instruction in the first language
/.education plans IEPs or 504 plans for ELs with disabilities should address - Answer-
✅students' native language proficiency as well as english proficiency and academic
skills, should include goals and supports
/.what practice may reduce inappropriate over- or under ID of ELs for special education
services - Answer-✅consider native literacy and language to see if student has a
disability
/.english only testing is one reason - Answer-✅students who are not yet proficient in
english may be erroneously ID for special education
/.other factors can cause inappropriate ID for ELs including - Answer-✅cultural bias,
teacher misunderstanding of child development across cultures, lack of teacher
understanding of the second language acquisition process
/.bilingual testing would address - Answer-✅linguistically inappropriate assessment
practices
/.students lack confidence or language skills to participate verbally - Answer-✅provide
nonverbal options for participation
/.students without strong reading skills may feel intimidated practicing close reading with
a diffcult text - Answer-✅allow students to do close reading activities with a portrait or
picture
/.students who are ELs or who have exceptionalities may need multiple opportunities to
see and practice a skill. Use - Answer-✅an I do, we do, you do, approach to model a
skill
/.ESSA permits - Answer-✅native language testing if it is necessary
/.With native language testing through ESSA what can be excempt - Answer-✅from
reading assessment during their first year in the country
,/.if student in US for 3 months and need to take mandated state tests what do - Answer-
✅student takes the rquired state test in math in their native language and does not take
the reading test
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - native
language testing - Answer-✅sig
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - required
monthly parent conferences - Answer-✅NOT
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs state choice of
accountability measures - Answer-✅SIG
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - option to allow
translators to assist with standardized assessments for the first three years - Answer-
✅NOT
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - option to
exclude ELs scores from school rating and accountability calculations in the first year -
Answer-✅SIG
/.most EL students need how long to be proficient in academic language - Answer-✅5-7
years
/.ESSA does not require monthly - Answer-✅parent conferences
/.States can choose the accountability measures that best align with language
assistance programs and - Answer-✅that best align to state required standardized
assessments
/.ESSA does not allow schools to use translators for ELs for how many years but does
allow what - Answer-✅3 years, native language testing
/.states are allowed to exclude scores of EL students for the first yaer because -
Answer-✅it gives studnts 1 yaer to focus on just language proficiency, not standardized
assessments
/.what are standards promoted by WIDA for describing how ELs should use language -
Answer-✅social and instructional language along with acadmiec language in math,
science, and social studies
/.WIDA standards address the language students need to be successfully using -
Answer-✅social and instructional settings, including specialized academic language in
multiple content areas
, /.WIDA stands for - Answer-✅World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
/.what is WIDA - Answer-✅WIDA is a consortium of 40 states that developed standards
and assessment for ELs
/.standards-based instruction for ELs should use multiple - Answer-✅strategies to foster
student independence
/.several laws address rights and access for - Answer-✅individuals with exceptionalities
/.what addresses rights, protections, and education specifically for students in schools -
Answer-✅the individuals with disabilities education act
/.what addresses rights and accessbility for all individuals - Answer-✅americans with
disabilities act
/.A school system agrees that a student with a reading disability needs specialized
reading instruction due to her disability and suggests her parents hire a reading tutor to
address her reading needs. Which important student right has been violated? - Answer-
✅FAPE
/.What is a reason why has FAPE been violated
-Private reading tutoring may or may not, by itself, be an appropriate way to address the
student's disability. Under FAPE, though, the student's family cannot be required to pay
for such tutoring. - Answer-✅
/.Placement in general education is preferable, but not for reasons of cost. Placement in
general education ensures - Answer-✅students have access to same-age peers,
grade-level curriculum, and an environment free from stigma.
/.Services and instruction for students with disabilities must be provided - Answer-✅in
the LRE
/.FAPE stands for - Answer-✅Free appropriate public education
/.LRE stands for - Answer-✅Least Restrictive Environment
/.A general education classroom is not always the LRE for every student; this decision is
made by - Answer-✅teams based on the needs and profile of each particular student.
However, teams should carefully consider the benefits of general education placement
for all students with exceptionalities.
WITH NEW UPDATE SOLUTIONS
/. What does IDEA stand for - Answer-✅Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
/.What does ESSA (Title III) stand for - Answer-✅Every Student Succeeds Act
/.Which Requirements are included in Title III of ESSA - Answer-✅Consistent methods
for eligibility of EL instruction services, parent and family communication, assess ELs in
native language
/.Placement of ELs should be - Answer-✅tied to their age, grade, and ability to access
grade-level content
/.Placement of ELs should not be - Answer-✅placed with significantly younger or older
children with different grade-level content
/.Why do school districts administer home language surveys - Answer-✅to ID students
who may use other languages and test if are eligible for EL instruction services
/.what questions might appear on home language survey - Answer-✅what language is
most often spoken by the student
/.STudents can receive support through title III in a variety of ways - Answer-✅self-
contained, pullout, pushin or co-taught instruction
/.does title III regulate how EL services are provided such as self-contained EL only
classrooms? - Answer-✅No
/.TItle III requires schools to report on the number of ELs receiving services and -
Answer-✅their progress toward english language proficiency as well as content
knowledge
/.dual language is another name for - Answer-✅two-way immersion programs
/.what are two-way or dual language programs - Answer-✅type of program model
where students receive content instruction in two languages, bilingual education
,/.what characteristic might indicate a potential exceptionality in an 8th grade EL student
who has recently moved to the US - Answer-✅student learned to read in native coutnry
but has difficulty comprehending text in both his native and english
/.difficulty reading in native language and english indicates - Answer-✅potential reading
challenges
/.what is important to ensure when checking for potential reading challenges - Answer-
✅that the student had adequate literacy instruction in the first language
/.education plans IEPs or 504 plans for ELs with disabilities should address - Answer-
✅students' native language proficiency as well as english proficiency and academic
skills, should include goals and supports
/.what practice may reduce inappropriate over- or under ID of ELs for special education
services - Answer-✅consider native literacy and language to see if student has a
disability
/.english only testing is one reason - Answer-✅students who are not yet proficient in
english may be erroneously ID for special education
/.other factors can cause inappropriate ID for ELs including - Answer-✅cultural bias,
teacher misunderstanding of child development across cultures, lack of teacher
understanding of the second language acquisition process
/.bilingual testing would address - Answer-✅linguistically inappropriate assessment
practices
/.students lack confidence or language skills to participate verbally - Answer-✅provide
nonverbal options for participation
/.students without strong reading skills may feel intimidated practicing close reading with
a diffcult text - Answer-✅allow students to do close reading activities with a portrait or
picture
/.students who are ELs or who have exceptionalities may need multiple opportunities to
see and practice a skill. Use - Answer-✅an I do, we do, you do, approach to model a
skill
/.ESSA permits - Answer-✅native language testing if it is necessary
/.With native language testing through ESSA what can be excempt - Answer-✅from
reading assessment during their first year in the country
,/.if student in US for 3 months and need to take mandated state tests what do - Answer-
✅student takes the rquired state test in math in their native language and does not take
the reading test
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - native
language testing - Answer-✅sig
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - required
monthly parent conferences - Answer-✅NOT
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs state choice of
accountability measures - Answer-✅SIG
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - option to allow
translators to assist with standardized assessments for the first three years - Answer-
✅NOT
/.provision of ESSA will have significant impact or not on testing of ELs - option to
exclude ELs scores from school rating and accountability calculations in the first year -
Answer-✅SIG
/.most EL students need how long to be proficient in academic language - Answer-✅5-7
years
/.ESSA does not require monthly - Answer-✅parent conferences
/.States can choose the accountability measures that best align with language
assistance programs and - Answer-✅that best align to state required standardized
assessments
/.ESSA does not allow schools to use translators for ELs for how many years but does
allow what - Answer-✅3 years, native language testing
/.states are allowed to exclude scores of EL students for the first yaer because -
Answer-✅it gives studnts 1 yaer to focus on just language proficiency, not standardized
assessments
/.what are standards promoted by WIDA for describing how ELs should use language -
Answer-✅social and instructional language along with acadmiec language in math,
science, and social studies
/.WIDA standards address the language students need to be successfully using -
Answer-✅social and instructional settings, including specialized academic language in
multiple content areas
, /.WIDA stands for - Answer-✅World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
/.what is WIDA - Answer-✅WIDA is a consortium of 40 states that developed standards
and assessment for ELs
/.standards-based instruction for ELs should use multiple - Answer-✅strategies to foster
student independence
/.several laws address rights and access for - Answer-✅individuals with exceptionalities
/.what addresses rights, protections, and education specifically for students in schools -
Answer-✅the individuals with disabilities education act
/.what addresses rights and accessbility for all individuals - Answer-✅americans with
disabilities act
/.A school system agrees that a student with a reading disability needs specialized
reading instruction due to her disability and suggests her parents hire a reading tutor to
address her reading needs. Which important student right has been violated? - Answer-
✅FAPE
/.What is a reason why has FAPE been violated
-Private reading tutoring may or may not, by itself, be an appropriate way to address the
student's disability. Under FAPE, though, the student's family cannot be required to pay
for such tutoring. - Answer-✅
/.Placement in general education is preferable, but not for reasons of cost. Placement in
general education ensures - Answer-✅students have access to same-age peers,
grade-level curriculum, and an environment free from stigma.
/.Services and instruction for students with disabilities must be provided - Answer-✅in
the LRE
/.FAPE stands for - Answer-✅Free appropriate public education
/.LRE stands for - Answer-✅Least Restrictive Environment
/.A general education classroom is not always the LRE for every student; this decision is
made by - Answer-✅teams based on the needs and profile of each particular student.
However, teams should carefully consider the benefits of general education placement
for all students with exceptionalities.
