ELED 3100 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Discrepancy model
Answer: The Discrepancy Model is used to determine whether a
child qualifies for special education services. Essentially, it's a
measure of how far a child has fallen behind his peers. First they
take a child's IQ, or some measure of his innate intelligence and
determine where his reading skills should be, given his IQ.
Then, depending upon the particular school district's policy, the
child must fall behind by a year, or a year and a half, or even two
years, to qualify for special education help, that is, to qualify for an
IEP. Another way to state this is that the discrepancy between your
child's IQ-adjusted age and where he is performing academically
must be a lag of one to two years.
◉ R.T.I. (Response To Intervention) should support the instruction
for what percentages of students?
Answer: 20%
, ◉ Tier 1 instruction
Answer: All students receive high quality core curriculum
instruction taught by highly qualified teachers using research- based
materials and instructional practices including differentiation.
Instruction is taught by the classroom teacher.
All students participate in screening/benchmark, progress
monitoring, and outcome assessments.
80% of students should reach the program's benchmarks.
If a number of teachers fail to have at least 80% reach the
benchmarks, this could be an indication that the program is
ineffective.
If just one or two teachers fail to have at least 80% of students
meeting the benchmark this could be an indication that those
teachers are not as effective as they should be.
Tier 1 literacy instruction should be- at a minimum- of 90-120
minutes/day.
All students have a benchmark assessment 3 times/year.
COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Discrepancy model
Answer: The Discrepancy Model is used to determine whether a
child qualifies for special education services. Essentially, it's a
measure of how far a child has fallen behind his peers. First they
take a child's IQ, or some measure of his innate intelligence and
determine where his reading skills should be, given his IQ.
Then, depending upon the particular school district's policy, the
child must fall behind by a year, or a year and a half, or even two
years, to qualify for special education help, that is, to qualify for an
IEP. Another way to state this is that the discrepancy between your
child's IQ-adjusted age and where he is performing academically
must be a lag of one to two years.
◉ R.T.I. (Response To Intervention) should support the instruction
for what percentages of students?
Answer: 20%
, ◉ Tier 1 instruction
Answer: All students receive high quality core curriculum
instruction taught by highly qualified teachers using research- based
materials and instructional practices including differentiation.
Instruction is taught by the classroom teacher.
All students participate in screening/benchmark, progress
monitoring, and outcome assessments.
80% of students should reach the program's benchmarks.
If a number of teachers fail to have at least 80% reach the
benchmarks, this could be an indication that the program is
ineffective.
If just one or two teachers fail to have at least 80% of students
meeting the benchmark this could be an indication that those
teachers are not as effective as they should be.
Tier 1 literacy instruction should be- at a minimum- of 90-120
minutes/day.
All students have a benchmark assessment 3 times/year.
