WGU D096 LATEST EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ 2 ways teachers can intentionally lessen implicit biases in the classroom
Answer: 1. Make connections with people from cultures other than their
own
2. Model how to talk about culture and diversity in a positive and
transformative way
▶ Implicit bias Answer: A hidden, automatic attitude that may guide
behaviors independent of a person's awareness or control
▶ Assimilation Answer: The social process of absorbing one cultural group
into harmony with another
▶ Cultural Transition Answer: Individuals entering a new culture and the
natural changes that take place within that transition.
▶ Formative Assessment Answer: Assessment used throughout teaching
of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and
guide teaching
▶ 4 characteristics of feedback for students Answer: Timely
Respectful
Constructive
Goal-Oriented
▶ Scaffolding Answer: Adjusting the support offered during a teaching
session to fit the child's current level of performance
It is an important part of systematic instruction
▶ Which instructional strategy should a teacher use to begin a lesson when
unsure about how much students already know? Answer: Build students
background knowledge
,▶ Differentiation Answer: Involves adapting instruction to meet the needs
of each learner
▶ Task analysis Answer: The process of breaking a complex skill or series
of behaviors into smaller, teachable units; also refers to the results of this
process.
▶ Systematic Instruction Answer: Teaching that involves instructional
prompts, consequences, or reinforcement, for performance, and transfer of
stimulus control. It is usually used with individuals in SPED
▶ Why would a teacher use visual cues, timers, and checklists for students
with ADHD and those who are easily frustrated or distracted? Answer:
Because the teacher knows some students behaviors are due to a disability
or boredom in the classroom
▶ Equity Answer: The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair
and equal treatment; something that is fair
▶ Equity Pedagogy Answer: The use of teaching techniques that facilitate
the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class
groups
▶ What is the fundamental cultural purpose of language outside of
communication? Answer: Identity
▶ What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language
Answer: Students who practice the second language in academic settings
learn the academic language faster.
▶ Who is responsible for creating assessments in a co-teaching classroom
Answer: Both teachers
▶ 504 Plan Answer: Accommodation plan for students with disabilities who
don't qualify for special needs services
▶ Characteristics of 504 Answer: *Does not require a formal detailed plan
*Contains explicit language protecting individuals with disability's from
harassments or retaliation based on their disability
*No age limit
, ▶ Title III Answer: Requires Ell's to receive equal numbers of textbooks
and other resources as their English speaking peers
▶ Title 3 addresses EL's and what other students? Answer: Migrant
children and youth
▶ Which ethnic group do a majority of second language learners
represent? Answer: Hispanic and Latino
▶ What accommodation should an EL student receive whether they have a
disability or not? Answer: Modified testing and requirements- due to EL
status
▶ What law would apply to student with educational disabilities? Answer:
*IDEA
*Title III
▶ What is one type of English language instruction program or model for
EL's? Answer: Pullout instruction
▶ Pullouts Answer: A service that involves the student leaving the
classroom to receive specialized instruction.
▶ Pullout programs Answer: School programs that allow gifted children to
leave the regular classroom for certain periods of the day or week for
advanced learning in a particular subject area along with social
opportunities with peers.
▶ What is a resource provided by section 504? Answer: Accommodation
and modification due to a disability
▶ Which attitude towards mistakes help student develop self-efficacy?
Answer: Mistakes are an opportunity for a student to learn
▶ Self-Efficacy Answer: One's belief in his or her own ability.
▶ Does a student medical diagnosis determine whether the student qualify
for SPED and related services? Answer: No.
*A medical diagnosis does not automatically qualify a student for SPED.
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ 2 ways teachers can intentionally lessen implicit biases in the classroom
Answer: 1. Make connections with people from cultures other than their
own
2. Model how to talk about culture and diversity in a positive and
transformative way
▶ Implicit bias Answer: A hidden, automatic attitude that may guide
behaviors independent of a person's awareness or control
▶ Assimilation Answer: The social process of absorbing one cultural group
into harmony with another
▶ Cultural Transition Answer: Individuals entering a new culture and the
natural changes that take place within that transition.
▶ Formative Assessment Answer: Assessment used throughout teaching
of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and
guide teaching
▶ 4 characteristics of feedback for students Answer: Timely
Respectful
Constructive
Goal-Oriented
▶ Scaffolding Answer: Adjusting the support offered during a teaching
session to fit the child's current level of performance
It is an important part of systematic instruction
▶ Which instructional strategy should a teacher use to begin a lesson when
unsure about how much students already know? Answer: Build students
background knowledge
,▶ Differentiation Answer: Involves adapting instruction to meet the needs
of each learner
▶ Task analysis Answer: The process of breaking a complex skill or series
of behaviors into smaller, teachable units; also refers to the results of this
process.
▶ Systematic Instruction Answer: Teaching that involves instructional
prompts, consequences, or reinforcement, for performance, and transfer of
stimulus control. It is usually used with individuals in SPED
▶ Why would a teacher use visual cues, timers, and checklists for students
with ADHD and those who are easily frustrated or distracted? Answer:
Because the teacher knows some students behaviors are due to a disability
or boredom in the classroom
▶ Equity Answer: The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair
and equal treatment; something that is fair
▶ Equity Pedagogy Answer: The use of teaching techniques that facilitate
the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class
groups
▶ What is the fundamental cultural purpose of language outside of
communication? Answer: Identity
▶ What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language
Answer: Students who practice the second language in academic settings
learn the academic language faster.
▶ Who is responsible for creating assessments in a co-teaching classroom
Answer: Both teachers
▶ 504 Plan Answer: Accommodation plan for students with disabilities who
don't qualify for special needs services
▶ Characteristics of 504 Answer: *Does not require a formal detailed plan
*Contains explicit language protecting individuals with disability's from
harassments or retaliation based on their disability
*No age limit
, ▶ Title III Answer: Requires Ell's to receive equal numbers of textbooks
and other resources as their English speaking peers
▶ Title 3 addresses EL's and what other students? Answer: Migrant
children and youth
▶ Which ethnic group do a majority of second language learners
represent? Answer: Hispanic and Latino
▶ What accommodation should an EL student receive whether they have a
disability or not? Answer: Modified testing and requirements- due to EL
status
▶ What law would apply to student with educational disabilities? Answer:
*IDEA
*Title III
▶ What is one type of English language instruction program or model for
EL's? Answer: Pullout instruction
▶ Pullouts Answer: A service that involves the student leaving the
classroom to receive specialized instruction.
▶ Pullout programs Answer: School programs that allow gifted children to
leave the regular classroom for certain periods of the day or week for
advanced learning in a particular subject area along with social
opportunities with peers.
▶ What is a resource provided by section 504? Answer: Accommodation
and modification due to a disability
▶ Which attitude towards mistakes help student develop self-efficacy?
Answer: Mistakes are an opportunity for a student to learn
▶ Self-Efficacy Answer: One's belief in his or her own ability.
▶ Does a student medical diagnosis determine whether the student qualify
for SPED and related services? Answer: No.
*A medical diagnosis does not automatically qualify a student for SPED.
