WGU D228 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS IN PROFESSIONAL,
ETHICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES 2024 UPDATE
What is required for a student to qualify for protection under Section 504? - (correct
answer) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life activities
What is a public school required to do under the provisions of FAPE? - (correct
answer) Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment
Congress passed FERPA as part of which major law? - (correct answer) IDEA
The clause "It is inherently unequal to educate students with disabilities in separate
facilities" helped give educational opportunities to students with disabilities.Which
famous court case did this clause come from? - (correct answer) Brown v. Board of
Education
Which part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) deals with providing
special education services to school-age students? - (correct answer) Part B
Which age range of students is protected under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)? - (correct answer) Ages 3 to 21
Prior to the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the
discrepancy model was used to identify learning disabilities.What did the reauthorization
of IDEA emphasize doing to identify learning disabilities instead? - (correct answer)
Use scientific, research-based teaching interventions
Which federal program may provide health insurance for students with disabilities? -
(correct answer) CHIP
By law, infants and toddlers with disabilities must have a plan developed for them as
part of the early childhood special education program.What is the name of this plan? -
(correct answer) Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
A second-grade student recently moved to the United States from another country. The
student is a non-native English speaker. The school is concerned about the student and
refers him for special education testing. The school psychologist administers the
intellectual exam in English with the standard time limit. The exam determines that the
student is intellectually disabled and qualifies him for special education services.
According to Diana v. CA State Board of Education (1970), which student right was
violated in this scenario? - (correct answer) The right to be assessed in the student's
primary language
,An elementary school student moves to a new school district. The student is confined to
a wheelchair and has cognitive delays. The school district claims that the student
cannot attend school because the building is not accessible.What is the school district
required to do, according to Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
(1972)? - (correct answer) To make structural changes to the building to give the
student access
What was the key ruling of Board of Education v. Rowley (1982)? - (correct answer)
Schools only have to provide children with disabilities access to education equal to that
provided to other children.
What did Larry P. v. Riles (1979) find regarding standardized tests used for assessment
and placement in special education? - (correct answer) Assessment testing biases
result in discrimination of students from different cultural, social, and linguistic groups.
What did Hobson v. Hansen determine about using standardized aptitude tests for
special education assessment and placement? - (correct answer) Assessments,
ability tracking, and ability grouping systems cannot be culturally or racially biased.
A special education teacher is co-teaching with a social studies teacher. While taking an
exam, a student with a disability asks the social studies teacher to have the exam read
aloud as allowed in the student's IEP. The social studies teacher refuses, asserting that
the student needs to work harder.What is the ethical responsibility of this special
education teacher? - (correct answer) Remind the social studies teacher of the
agreed-upon accommodations in the IEP
What is an appropriate accommodation for statewide testing for students with
disabilities? - (correct answer) Scheduling additional breaks
A student with both written and expressive language disabilities is taking a geography
class.What would be a practical alternative to traditional testing for this student? -
(correct answer) Multiple-choice tests
A student who sits in the back of the classroom is unable to hear the teacher due to a
hearing loss. The student does not pay attention during large group activities and
spends class time talking to friends. Other students complain when they have to work
with the student because the student talks so much.Which type of accommodation
should a teacher attempt first to help this student? - (correct answer) Environmental
accommodations
A teacher has recently started teaching at a new school. The principal informs the
teacher that the school has a new resource room; however, due to insufficient space,
the teacher should not make recommendations for new students to be placed in the
room.How should the teacher respond? - (correct answer) Explain that students with
, disabilities who show a need for the resource room on their IEP must have access by
law
A fifth-grade student receives special education services for a learning disability. His
parents have recently divorced, but they both share equal custody of the student. The
special education teacher speaks to the mother about an upcoming IEP meeting. The
mother agrees to come to the meeting, but she tells the teacher not to contact the father
saying, "He won't come anyway." What should the special education teacher do next? -
(correct answer) Contact the father because parents who have custodial rights have
the right to be at an IEP meeting
A special education teacher works in a culturally diverse school district. One of the
school-wide goals at this teacher's school is to increase participation of the culturally
diverse families. Which action should be taken to increase participation from culturally
diverse families? - (correct answer) Use various methods of communication to reach
the families
A student with a physical disability performs above average or at the top of the class in
most subjects. One of the student's parents asks the teacher to remove the
accommodations for the physical disability because they are embarrassing. What
should the teacher do? - (correct answer) Request a conference with the parents
and appropriate stakeholders to further address the situation before any decision is
made
While taking an exam, a student with a disability asks a science teacher for extended
time as allowed in the student's IEP. The teacher refuses, asserting that the student
needs to work faster. The student tells a special education teacher about the issue.
What is this special education teacher's ethical responsibility? - (correct answer) To
consult with the science teacher about ensuring accommodations are implemented
according to the student's IEP
If a teacher identifies potential discrimination between another teacher and a student,
which action is ethically responsible? - (correct answer) Reporting the incident to an
administrator
A highly qualified teacher with 15 years of experience at a school is respected by peers,
consistently receives positive evaluations from administrators, and regularly participates
in leadership and training opportunities. A new teacher is paired with the experienced
teacher for mentorship. The new teacher discovers that the experienced teacher
reviews students' IEP goals three months after school begins.What is the ethical
responsibility of the new teacher in this scenario? - (correct answer) Call out illegal,
unethical, or detrimental behaviors to administrators
A special education teacher keeps excellent records for all of his students, which are
stored in an expandable file folder on his desk for easy access. One day, a custodian
knocks over the file folder. While picking up the files, the custodian remarks he did not
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS IN PROFESSIONAL,
ETHICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES 2024 UPDATE
What is required for a student to qualify for protection under Section 504? - (correct
answer) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life activities
What is a public school required to do under the provisions of FAPE? - (correct
answer) Teach a student with special needs in the least restrictive environment
Congress passed FERPA as part of which major law? - (correct answer) IDEA
The clause "It is inherently unequal to educate students with disabilities in separate
facilities" helped give educational opportunities to students with disabilities.Which
famous court case did this clause come from? - (correct answer) Brown v. Board of
Education
Which part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) deals with providing
special education services to school-age students? - (correct answer) Part B
Which age range of students is protected under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)? - (correct answer) Ages 3 to 21
Prior to the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the
discrepancy model was used to identify learning disabilities.What did the reauthorization
of IDEA emphasize doing to identify learning disabilities instead? - (correct answer)
Use scientific, research-based teaching interventions
Which federal program may provide health insurance for students with disabilities? -
(correct answer) CHIP
By law, infants and toddlers with disabilities must have a plan developed for them as
part of the early childhood special education program.What is the name of this plan? -
(correct answer) Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
A second-grade student recently moved to the United States from another country. The
student is a non-native English speaker. The school is concerned about the student and
refers him for special education testing. The school psychologist administers the
intellectual exam in English with the standard time limit. The exam determines that the
student is intellectually disabled and qualifies him for special education services.
According to Diana v. CA State Board of Education (1970), which student right was
violated in this scenario? - (correct answer) The right to be assessed in the student's
primary language
,An elementary school student moves to a new school district. The student is confined to
a wheelchair and has cognitive delays. The school district claims that the student
cannot attend school because the building is not accessible.What is the school district
required to do, according to Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
(1972)? - (correct answer) To make structural changes to the building to give the
student access
What was the key ruling of Board of Education v. Rowley (1982)? - (correct answer)
Schools only have to provide children with disabilities access to education equal to that
provided to other children.
What did Larry P. v. Riles (1979) find regarding standardized tests used for assessment
and placement in special education? - (correct answer) Assessment testing biases
result in discrimination of students from different cultural, social, and linguistic groups.
What did Hobson v. Hansen determine about using standardized aptitude tests for
special education assessment and placement? - (correct answer) Assessments,
ability tracking, and ability grouping systems cannot be culturally or racially biased.
A special education teacher is co-teaching with a social studies teacher. While taking an
exam, a student with a disability asks the social studies teacher to have the exam read
aloud as allowed in the student's IEP. The social studies teacher refuses, asserting that
the student needs to work harder.What is the ethical responsibility of this special
education teacher? - (correct answer) Remind the social studies teacher of the
agreed-upon accommodations in the IEP
What is an appropriate accommodation for statewide testing for students with
disabilities? - (correct answer) Scheduling additional breaks
A student with both written and expressive language disabilities is taking a geography
class.What would be a practical alternative to traditional testing for this student? -
(correct answer) Multiple-choice tests
A student who sits in the back of the classroom is unable to hear the teacher due to a
hearing loss. The student does not pay attention during large group activities and
spends class time talking to friends. Other students complain when they have to work
with the student because the student talks so much.Which type of accommodation
should a teacher attempt first to help this student? - (correct answer) Environmental
accommodations
A teacher has recently started teaching at a new school. The principal informs the
teacher that the school has a new resource room; however, due to insufficient space,
the teacher should not make recommendations for new students to be placed in the
room.How should the teacher respond? - (correct answer) Explain that students with
, disabilities who show a need for the resource room on their IEP must have access by
law
A fifth-grade student receives special education services for a learning disability. His
parents have recently divorced, but they both share equal custody of the student. The
special education teacher speaks to the mother about an upcoming IEP meeting. The
mother agrees to come to the meeting, but she tells the teacher not to contact the father
saying, "He won't come anyway." What should the special education teacher do next? -
(correct answer) Contact the father because parents who have custodial rights have
the right to be at an IEP meeting
A special education teacher works in a culturally diverse school district. One of the
school-wide goals at this teacher's school is to increase participation of the culturally
diverse families. Which action should be taken to increase participation from culturally
diverse families? - (correct answer) Use various methods of communication to reach
the families
A student with a physical disability performs above average or at the top of the class in
most subjects. One of the student's parents asks the teacher to remove the
accommodations for the physical disability because they are embarrassing. What
should the teacher do? - (correct answer) Request a conference with the parents
and appropriate stakeholders to further address the situation before any decision is
made
While taking an exam, a student with a disability asks a science teacher for extended
time as allowed in the student's IEP. The teacher refuses, asserting that the student
needs to work faster. The student tells a special education teacher about the issue.
What is this special education teacher's ethical responsibility? - (correct answer) To
consult with the science teacher about ensuring accommodations are implemented
according to the student's IEP
If a teacher identifies potential discrimination between another teacher and a student,
which action is ethically responsible? - (correct answer) Reporting the incident to an
administrator
A highly qualified teacher with 15 years of experience at a school is respected by peers,
consistently receives positive evaluations from administrators, and regularly participates
in leadership and training opportunities. A new teacher is paired with the experienced
teacher for mentorship. The new teacher discovers that the experienced teacher
reviews students' IEP goals three months after school begins.What is the ethical
responsibility of the new teacher in this scenario? - (correct answer) Call out illegal,
unethical, or detrimental behaviors to administrators
A special education teacher keeps excellent records for all of his students, which are
stored in an expandable file folder on his desk for easy access. One day, a custodian
knocks over the file folder. While picking up the files, the custodian remarks he did not
