D005 – WGU EXAM QUESTIONS &
UPDATED ANSWERS PASSED
NEWEST VERSION
Which procedure will provide enough data to initiate any instructional changes, if
needed, when calculating a student's progress? - CORRECT ANSWER Calculating
rate of progress after a minimum of 8 weeks
Teachers at a school want to be effective at identifying when instructional changes are
needed for a student with a suspected educational disability. What needs to be ensured
when conducting progress monitoring? - CORRECT ANSWER The measurement is
related to the curriculum being taught
Which distinct components should Tier 2 progress monitoring include in comparison to
Tier 1 monitoring efforts? - CORRECT ANSWER Data is collected more frequently and
over a longer period
A teacher needs to determine whether students are benefitting and responding well to
Tier 1 instruction. Which teacher-related component needs to be evaluated prior to
making instructional changes? - CORRECT ANSWER Whether instruction is high
quality and scientifically-based
What is the scope and intent of Tier 3 instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER To provide
intense, individualized instruction over a longer period
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Diego's progress monitoring data using
the four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The teacher should continue with the
current program.
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Jack's progress monitoring data using the
four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The teacher should make an instructional
change.
Based on Hannah's data pattern, what should the teacher consider? - CORRECT
ANSWER If the goal is ambitious enough.
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Bailey's progress monitoring data using
the four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The data indicate that Bailey has met
the benchmark. The teacher should continue with the current instructional program.
, Which common reading error does Loto most often make, based on error analysis of his
passage reading fluency probe? - CORRECT ANSWER Long vowels/silent e
Which common computational error does Maria most often make, based on error
analysis of her mathematics probe? - CORRECT ANSWER Maria performed the
incorrect operation. She added when she should have subtracted.
Which of the following is a description of how effective the intervention should be for a
student in achieving a learning goal? - CORRECT ANSWER Strength
A student consistently failed to meet learning goals. After assessment, it was
determined that the student did not have a learning disability. Which strategy should the
teacher use to help the student meet learning goals? - CORRECT ANSWER
Instructional match and prioritization for the student's needs.
Mrs. Phan has a Tier 2 intervention reading group with four students. After a reading
achievement test, one of the students is still not making gains so Mrs. Phan intensified
the intervention with additional time spent on reading skills for this student. Which best
describes the intervention that Mrs. Phan used? - CORRECT ANSWER Data-based
intervention and individualization
What is the taxonomy of intervention intensity? - CORRECT ANSWER A method for
choosing an intensive intervention that is molded to fit a student's individualized need.
Mrs. Thomas worked with a student that has reading comprehension intervention
supports. This student was unsuccessful in small group intervention, fell further behind,
and was very discouraged with school, so Mrs. Thomas planned to further individualize
instruction for this student with one-on-one supports and other more intensive
interventions. Which intervention label supports Mrs. Thomas's plan? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tier 3
In a general education classroom that has two co-teachers, a student with a mild
learning disability struggles with completing timed keyboarding exercises successfully.
Which approach would allow the teachers to collect data to support the student? -
CORRECT ANSWER One teaches, one observes
Which co-teaching model supports small teacher-to-student ratio throughout a lesson? -
CORRECT ANSWER Station teaching
In which scenario would it be appropriate to provide instructional support to students
with mild learning disabilities in a co-teaching classroom using parallel teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER To support readers with different levels of fluency and
comprehension
All the students in a class are attempting to learn a new concept that is inadvertently a
higher-order cognitive task in which the teachers did not anticipate. It is causing
UPDATED ANSWERS PASSED
NEWEST VERSION
Which procedure will provide enough data to initiate any instructional changes, if
needed, when calculating a student's progress? - CORRECT ANSWER Calculating
rate of progress after a minimum of 8 weeks
Teachers at a school want to be effective at identifying when instructional changes are
needed for a student with a suspected educational disability. What needs to be ensured
when conducting progress monitoring? - CORRECT ANSWER The measurement is
related to the curriculum being taught
Which distinct components should Tier 2 progress monitoring include in comparison to
Tier 1 monitoring efforts? - CORRECT ANSWER Data is collected more frequently and
over a longer period
A teacher needs to determine whether students are benefitting and responding well to
Tier 1 instruction. Which teacher-related component needs to be evaluated prior to
making instructional changes? - CORRECT ANSWER Whether instruction is high
quality and scientifically-based
What is the scope and intent of Tier 3 instruction? - CORRECT ANSWER To provide
intense, individualized instruction over a longer period
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Diego's progress monitoring data using
the four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The teacher should continue with the
current program.
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Jack's progress monitoring data using the
four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The teacher should make an instructional
change.
Based on Hannah's data pattern, what should the teacher consider? - CORRECT
ANSWER If the goal is ambitious enough.
What conclusion can be made from analyzing Bailey's progress monitoring data using
the four-point method? - CORRECT ANSWER The data indicate that Bailey has met
the benchmark. The teacher should continue with the current instructional program.
, Which common reading error does Loto most often make, based on error analysis of his
passage reading fluency probe? - CORRECT ANSWER Long vowels/silent e
Which common computational error does Maria most often make, based on error
analysis of her mathematics probe? - CORRECT ANSWER Maria performed the
incorrect operation. She added when she should have subtracted.
Which of the following is a description of how effective the intervention should be for a
student in achieving a learning goal? - CORRECT ANSWER Strength
A student consistently failed to meet learning goals. After assessment, it was
determined that the student did not have a learning disability. Which strategy should the
teacher use to help the student meet learning goals? - CORRECT ANSWER
Instructional match and prioritization for the student's needs.
Mrs. Phan has a Tier 2 intervention reading group with four students. After a reading
achievement test, one of the students is still not making gains so Mrs. Phan intensified
the intervention with additional time spent on reading skills for this student. Which best
describes the intervention that Mrs. Phan used? - CORRECT ANSWER Data-based
intervention and individualization
What is the taxonomy of intervention intensity? - CORRECT ANSWER A method for
choosing an intensive intervention that is molded to fit a student's individualized need.
Mrs. Thomas worked with a student that has reading comprehension intervention
supports. This student was unsuccessful in small group intervention, fell further behind,
and was very discouraged with school, so Mrs. Thomas planned to further individualize
instruction for this student with one-on-one supports and other more intensive
interventions. Which intervention label supports Mrs. Thomas's plan? - CORRECT
ANSWER Tier 3
In a general education classroom that has two co-teachers, a student with a mild
learning disability struggles with completing timed keyboarding exercises successfully.
Which approach would allow the teachers to collect data to support the student? -
CORRECT ANSWER One teaches, one observes
Which co-teaching model supports small teacher-to-student ratio throughout a lesson? -
CORRECT ANSWER Station teaching
In which scenario would it be appropriate to provide instructional support to students
with mild learning disabilities in a co-teaching classroom using parallel teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER To support readers with different levels of fluency and
comprehension
All the students in a class are attempting to learn a new concept that is inadvertently a
higher-order cognitive task in which the teachers did not anticipate. It is causing
