Modules 1-6 Review

Assessments that are given after a student is flagged as being at risk on a universal screening

• Unit Test

• Tier 1 Dyslexia Screeners

• Diagnostic Assessments

• Progress Monitoring

A group of 1st grade teachers discover that 50% of their student scored below benchmark with phonemic awareness skills on a universal screener. What are some key questions they might want to discuss during the problem analysis stage?

• Do we need additional training to effectiveyl teach phonemic awarness?

• Does our core instruction include explicit instruction and practice with building phonemic awareness?

• Do these students have caregivers that read to them at home?

• Both A and B

Sally is getting intensive instruction in Tier 2, and after several weeks she shows no improvement. What would be the best option when considering next steps for her?

• Refer her for an IQ test

• Make changes to intensify the intervention

• Continue the intervention without any changes

• Start remedial life skills work and conclude that she can't learn to read

The number 1 method to preventing reading failure within the school setting is to have

• Strong tutoring

• Supplemental computer programs to deliver reading instruction

• Effective core instruction

• High parent involvement

What is an example of a less complex content skill to help students learn how to read text-dependent questions

• Teaching students to identify the text structure of a paragraph

• Teaching students to compare and contrast characters from two different stories

• Teaching students to connect an event from the text to their own lives

• Teaching students to identify the main idea of a sentence

Which is true about diagnostic assessments

• They must be administered by a school psychhologist

• They are easy to administer to the whole class at the same time

• They measure specific foundational skills

• They are directly connected to grade-level standards

Which students must recieve grade level instruction with supports in the Tier 1 setting

• General education students

• Special education students

• English learners

• A, B, and C

Within the English Orthography

_____ speech sounds are represented by _____graphemes using _____letters

• 26;250;26

• 44;44;26

• 44;250;26

• 100;100;26

All of the following are characteristics of explicit instruction except for

• Teachers model new skills for students in a I do, we do, you do format

• Teachers expose students to text so students an intuit word patterns for reading

• Reading concepts are clearly introduced and explained by the teachers

• Teachers provide immediate corrective feedback when a student makes an error

In regards to reading instruction, what is the point of MTSS

• Prevent at-risk students from developing later reading problems

• Replace classroom instruction with more targeted intervention

• Provide intervention to students who receive special education

• Help teachers voice concerns