WGU D096 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS OA
EXAM 2024 AND STUDY GUIDE 250 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALE
BRAND NEW!! /A+ GRADE ASSURED
What are the methods used to determine EL eligibility for support programs? -
ANSWER: home language survey
What are the legal processes and procedures that govern the programs designed to
support EL students? - ANSWER: Title III of ESSA; have a specific amount of time to
notify parents, after the HLS each state provides info about the assessment, must be
administered effectively.
When are EL students exempt from standardized content area testing? - ANSWER:
Students can be exempted from the reading assessment during their first year.
Title III of ESSA - ANSWER: (Every Student Succeeds Act) instruction for students
needing EL support. Standardized testing rules.
IDEA - ANSWER: (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Students with
exceptionalities. Accommodations and modifications. IEPs. A federal education law.
Kids with disabilities who qualify can receive SPED services from public schools.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER: A federal civil rights law. It protects
students from disability discrimination by public schools, and by any college, trade
school, or private school that receives federal funding.
ADA - ANSWER: (Americans with Disabilities Act)
A federal civil rights law that protects people from disability discrimination by the
govt, schools, employers, and anyone who offers good and services to the public.
EL - ANSWER: English Learner
Home language survey - ANSWER: survey sent home to see what language the child
speaks the most to determine placement in school.
LRE - ANSWER: Least Restrictive Environment: Disabled students must be educated
with children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
Manifestation Determination - ANSWER: a meeting where parents of a student with
an IEP and school staff review relevant info about the child and answer 2 questions.
1. was the behavior caused by the childs disability?
2. was the behavior the direct result of the school's failure to implement the childs
IEP?
,Defining characteristics of Autism - ANSWER: a developmental disability that
significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction.
engage in repetitive activities and movements, resistance to change, unusual
responses to sensory experiences
Defining characteristics of Intellectual Disability - ANSWER: significantly sub-average
general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior.
Defining characteristics of Hearing Impairment - ANSWER: an impairment in hearing,
could be permanent or fluctuating.
Defining characteristics of Deafness - ANSWER: a hearing impairment that is so
severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic info through hearing.
Characteristics of speech or language impairment - ANSWER: a communication
disorder such as: stuttering, impaired articulation, language or voice impairment.
Characteristics of visual impairment - ANSWER: including blindness, means an
impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's
educational performance.
Characteristics of Emotional Disturbance - ANSWER: including anxiety, depression,
and schizophrenia; 1) an inability to learn that cannot be described by intellectual,
sensory, or health factors. 2) an inability to build or maintain interpersonal
relationships. 3) inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal
circumstances. 4) pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression. 5) a tendency to
develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Characteristics of Orthopedic Impairment - ANSWER: A physical disability that effects
a child's ability to perform academically
Includes birth defects, amputations, and impairments caused by diseases like
cerebral palsy
Characteristics of TBI - ANSWER: Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to
the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial functional
disability or psycho-social impairment or both that adversely affects a child's
educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head
injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as: cognition, language,
memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem-solving,
sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities, psycho-social behavior, physical functions,
information processing and speech.
Characteristics of Other Health Impairments - ANSWER: limited strength, vitality, or
alertness.
includes: asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia,
, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette's syndrome, and
adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Characteristics of SLD - ANSWER: specific learning disorder; dyslexia, dysgraphia,
auditory processing. Specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of
the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language,
spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think,
speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions
such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and
developmental aphasia.
Characteristics of Deaf/Blindness - ANSWER: concomitant hearing and visual
impairments; causes severe communication and other developmental and
educational needs.
Characteristics of Multiple Disabilities - ANSWER: concomitant impairments (like MR
& blindness) which cause severe educational needs
How many learning disabilities can adversely affect a students academic success in
the classroom? - ANSWER: 13
IEP - ANSWER: Individualized Education Program; a plan for a childs sped experience
at school. law: IDEA
504 Plan - ANSWER: a plan for how the school will provide support and remove
barriers for a student with a disability. law: section 504 of the rehabilitation act
Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students - ANSWER: Cognitive
Creative
Affective
Behavioral
Instructional Practice for ELs - ANSWER: English as a second language
Transitional/early-exit bilingual education
Sheltered instruction/structured immersion
Maintenance/late-exit bilingual education
Dual-language immersion
English as a Second Language (ESL) - ANSWER: specified periods of instruction aim to
develop students' English language skills, with a focus on communication, grammar,
and vocab.
Students may be from the same or different language backgrounds.
Academic content is addressed in mainstream classes.
Sometimes native-language support from a multilingual paraprofessional is provided.
Transitional (Early-Exit) Bilingual Education - ANSWER: students are instructed in
their native language and gradually transition to English language support.
EXAM 2024 AND STUDY GUIDE 250 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALE
BRAND NEW!! /A+ GRADE ASSURED
What are the methods used to determine EL eligibility for support programs? -
ANSWER: home language survey
What are the legal processes and procedures that govern the programs designed to
support EL students? - ANSWER: Title III of ESSA; have a specific amount of time to
notify parents, after the HLS each state provides info about the assessment, must be
administered effectively.
When are EL students exempt from standardized content area testing? - ANSWER:
Students can be exempted from the reading assessment during their first year.
Title III of ESSA - ANSWER: (Every Student Succeeds Act) instruction for students
needing EL support. Standardized testing rules.
IDEA - ANSWER: (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Students with
exceptionalities. Accommodations and modifications. IEPs. A federal education law.
Kids with disabilities who qualify can receive SPED services from public schools.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER: A federal civil rights law. It protects
students from disability discrimination by public schools, and by any college, trade
school, or private school that receives federal funding.
ADA - ANSWER: (Americans with Disabilities Act)
A federal civil rights law that protects people from disability discrimination by the
govt, schools, employers, and anyone who offers good and services to the public.
EL - ANSWER: English Learner
Home language survey - ANSWER: survey sent home to see what language the child
speaks the most to determine placement in school.
LRE - ANSWER: Least Restrictive Environment: Disabled students must be educated
with children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
Manifestation Determination - ANSWER: a meeting where parents of a student with
an IEP and school staff review relevant info about the child and answer 2 questions.
1. was the behavior caused by the childs disability?
2. was the behavior the direct result of the school's failure to implement the childs
IEP?
,Defining characteristics of Autism - ANSWER: a developmental disability that
significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction.
engage in repetitive activities and movements, resistance to change, unusual
responses to sensory experiences
Defining characteristics of Intellectual Disability - ANSWER: significantly sub-average
general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior.
Defining characteristics of Hearing Impairment - ANSWER: an impairment in hearing,
could be permanent or fluctuating.
Defining characteristics of Deafness - ANSWER: a hearing impairment that is so
severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic info through hearing.
Characteristics of speech or language impairment - ANSWER: a communication
disorder such as: stuttering, impaired articulation, language or voice impairment.
Characteristics of visual impairment - ANSWER: including blindness, means an
impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's
educational performance.
Characteristics of Emotional Disturbance - ANSWER: including anxiety, depression,
and schizophrenia; 1) an inability to learn that cannot be described by intellectual,
sensory, or health factors. 2) an inability to build or maintain interpersonal
relationships. 3) inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal
circumstances. 4) pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression. 5) a tendency to
develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Characteristics of Orthopedic Impairment - ANSWER: A physical disability that effects
a child's ability to perform academically
Includes birth defects, amputations, and impairments caused by diseases like
cerebral palsy
Characteristics of TBI - ANSWER: Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to
the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial functional
disability or psycho-social impairment or both that adversely affects a child's
educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head
injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as: cognition, language,
memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem-solving,
sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities, psycho-social behavior, physical functions,
information processing and speech.
Characteristics of Other Health Impairments - ANSWER: limited strength, vitality, or
alertness.
includes: asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia,
, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette's syndrome, and
adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Characteristics of SLD - ANSWER: specific learning disorder; dyslexia, dysgraphia,
auditory processing. Specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of
the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language,
spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think,
speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions
such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and
developmental aphasia.
Characteristics of Deaf/Blindness - ANSWER: concomitant hearing and visual
impairments; causes severe communication and other developmental and
educational needs.
Characteristics of Multiple Disabilities - ANSWER: concomitant impairments (like MR
& blindness) which cause severe educational needs
How many learning disabilities can adversely affect a students academic success in
the classroom? - ANSWER: 13
IEP - ANSWER: Individualized Education Program; a plan for a childs sped experience
at school. law: IDEA
504 Plan - ANSWER: a plan for how the school will provide support and remove
barriers for a student with a disability. law: section 504 of the rehabilitation act
Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students - ANSWER: Cognitive
Creative
Affective
Behavioral
Instructional Practice for ELs - ANSWER: English as a second language
Transitional/early-exit bilingual education
Sheltered instruction/structured immersion
Maintenance/late-exit bilingual education
Dual-language immersion
English as a Second Language (ESL) - ANSWER: specified periods of instruction aim to
develop students' English language skills, with a focus on communication, grammar,
and vocab.
Students may be from the same or different language backgrounds.
Academic content is addressed in mainstream classes.
Sometimes native-language support from a multilingual paraprofessional is provided.
Transitional (Early-Exit) Bilingual Education - ANSWER: students are instructed in
their native language and gradually transition to English language support.
