WGU D002 PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL AND LEGAL
PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSE 2025/2026
| VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
SPECIAL EDUCATION ETHICS & LEGAL COMPLIANCE
STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Hearing impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -An impairment in hearing,
whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational
performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this
Mental retardation - CORRECT ANSWER - -Significantly sub-average
general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects
a child's educational performance.
Multiple disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concomitant impairments
(such as mental retardation-blindness, mental retardation-orthopedic
impairment, etc.), the combination of which causes such severe educational
needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely
for one of the impairments. The term does not include deaf-blindness.
Orthopedic impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -A severe orthopedic
impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term
includes impairments caused by congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of
some member, etc.), impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone
tuberculosis, etc.), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy,
amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures).
Other health impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Having limited strength,
vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli,
that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment,
that- Is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit
disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart
,condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, and
sickle cell anemia; and
(ii) Adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Specific learning disability - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 an 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.
(ii) Disorders not included. The term does not include
learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor
disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of
environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
Speech or language impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -A communication
disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a
voice impairment, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Traumatic brain injury - CORRECT ANSWER - -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. The term 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. The term
does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain
injuries induced by birth trauma.
Visual impairment including blindness - CORRECT ANSWER - -Impairment
including blindness means an impairment in vision that, even with correction,
,adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both
partial sight and blindness.
Which three evaluation methods are appropriate for formative assessments? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Progress monitoring
Student portfolios
Curriculum pretest
Which three strategies would a teacher use to help improve the focus of students
with ADHD disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Decreasing the length of
time required for task
Identify entry level skills for each academic area
Teach self management skills for independent work
Which of the following would not be considered a critical element in
developing collaboration among educational professionals? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Assigning specific roles and responsibilities for each team
member.
What is the process of a formative evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER - -This
is when the teacher collects data during instruction and uses the data to make
changes or modifications to the instruction.
Which of the following would be considered an effective classroom
management technique? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Implementing consistent
consequences soon after the disruption occurs
During the planning instruction phase, which task should be conducted first? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Assess students´ ability levels.
, What are the PEP provisions and why were they included in IDEA? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Protection in Evaluation Procedures, provisions to
address inappropriate assessment behaviors during the evaluation process.
According to the 1997 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, which person is now required to be included on the student´s
Individualized Education Program (IEP) team? - CORRECT ANSWER - -A
general education teacher
When does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require the
Individualized Education Program (IEP) to be developed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Before the beginning of the school year.
The Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) is developed for which group
of children with disabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Children under the age
of 3.
Why does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) encourage
parents to use the mediation process? - CORRECT ANSWER - -To resolve
conflicts and avoid a due process hearing.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which of the statements
is not considered as one of the purposes for giving parents of students of
disabilities due process rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - -To allow parents to
sue the school if the Individualized Education Program is not implemented.
In general, the identification and evaluation process for students with non-
congenital disabilities begins in which setting? - CORRECT ANSWER - -At
school.
Within the nondiscriminatory evaluation, which person serves as the primary
"screener" during the initial stage of the process? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
General education teacher
PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSE 2025/2026
| VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
SPECIAL EDUCATION ETHICS & LEGAL COMPLIANCE
STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Hearing impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -An impairment in hearing,
whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational
performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this
Mental retardation - CORRECT ANSWER - -Significantly sub-average
general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects
a child's educational performance.
Multiple disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concomitant impairments
(such as mental retardation-blindness, mental retardation-orthopedic
impairment, etc.), the combination of which causes such severe educational
needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely
for one of the impairments. The term does not include deaf-blindness.
Orthopedic impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -A severe orthopedic
impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term
includes impairments caused by congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of
some member, etc.), impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone
tuberculosis, etc.), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy,
amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures).
Other health impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Having limited strength,
vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli,
that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment,
that- Is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit
disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart
,condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, and
sickle cell anemia; and
(ii) Adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Specific learning disability - CORRECT ANSWER - -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 an 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.
(ii) Disorders not included. The term does not include
learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor
disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of
environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
Speech or language impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - -A communication
disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a
voice impairment, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Traumatic brain injury - CORRECT ANSWER - -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. The term 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. The term
does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain
injuries induced by birth trauma.
Visual impairment including blindness - CORRECT ANSWER - -Impairment
including blindness means an impairment in vision that, even with correction,
,adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both
partial sight and blindness.
Which three evaluation methods are appropriate for formative assessments? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Progress monitoring
Student portfolios
Curriculum pretest
Which three strategies would a teacher use to help improve the focus of students
with ADHD disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Decreasing the length of
time required for task
Identify entry level skills for each academic area
Teach self management skills for independent work
Which of the following would not be considered a critical element in
developing collaboration among educational professionals? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Assigning specific roles and responsibilities for each team
member.
What is the process of a formative evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER - -This
is when the teacher collects data during instruction and uses the data to make
changes or modifications to the instruction.
Which of the following would be considered an effective classroom
management technique? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Implementing consistent
consequences soon after the disruption occurs
During the planning instruction phase, which task should be conducted first? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Assess students´ ability levels.
, What are the PEP provisions and why were they included in IDEA? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -Protection in Evaluation Procedures, provisions to
address inappropriate assessment behaviors during the evaluation process.
According to the 1997 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, which person is now required to be included on the student´s
Individualized Education Program (IEP) team? - CORRECT ANSWER - -A
general education teacher
When does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require the
Individualized Education Program (IEP) to be developed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Before the beginning of the school year.
The Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) is developed for which group
of children with disabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Children under the age
of 3.
Why does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) encourage
parents to use the mediation process? - CORRECT ANSWER - -To resolve
conflicts and avoid a due process hearing.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which of the statements
is not considered as one of the purposes for giving parents of students of
disabilities due process rights? - CORRECT ANSWER - -To allow parents to
sue the school if the Individualized Education Program is not implemented.
In general, the identification and evaluation process for students with non-
congenital disabilities begins in which setting? - CORRECT ANSWER - -At
school.
Within the nondiscriminatory evaluation, which person serves as the primary
"screener" during the initial stage of the process? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
General education teacher
