QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
What does RTI stand for? - ANSWER-Response to Intervention
What is RTI? - ANSWER-The ability to learn evaluated by noting how well student
respond to instruction of varying degrees of intensity.
How would you instruct ELL's? - ANSWER-Use visuals, buddy system, gestures,
teachers learn key phrase
How would you teach students with ADD/ADHD? - ANSWER-Use tools, get creative,
flexible seating, manage distractions
How would you teacher students who are high performing/gifted? - ANSWER-Fast
finishers, menu, workshop, peer tutors, include transitions
What is Explicit Instruction? - ANSWER-Students are guided through the learning
process with clear explanations and demonstrations of the instructional target, and
supported practice with feedback until independent mastery has been achieved.
What are the 5 steps of explicit instruction? - ANSWER-1. Clear explanation of the
objective- Explain what is expected of them
2. Modeling- model the process, show them what they're doing and how they're doing it.
3. Guided practice- either in groups, partners, whole class, etc. Give them corrective
feedback.
4. Independent practice- They do all on their own.
5. Progress monitoring and assessment- Informal and formal assessments
What are the English Language Arts 4 strands? - ANSWER-reading, writing, speaking
and listening, and language.
What are the essential component of reading instruction? - ANSWER-print awareness,
letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, phonics, irregular word reading
How many tiers of RTI are there? - ANSWER-3
Describe what happens in tier 1 of RTI - ANSWER-This is the whole group of students.
Improving the General Program. students are proficient at some things
, Describe what happens in tier 2 of RTI - ANSWER-Intervention!!! This lasts about 6-8
weeks and 4 times a week for about 20-30 minutes, and includes small groups of 5-6
students who all need to learn the same skill
Describe what happens in tier 3 of RTI - ANSWER-This is intensive intervention. These
are small groups that happen 4 times a week, including a lot of independent work
What does MTSS stand for? - ANSWER-Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
What falls under the MTSS umbrella? - ANSWER-RTI, parental action, teamwork,
professional development, PBIS, professional development, and school/community
collaboration
Who is qualified to be on a TEAM? - ANSWER-principal, counselor, special ed teacher,
speech lang pathologist, psychologist, spet district, parent, teacher, interventionalist
What is the discrepancy model? - ANSWER-a bell curve, that shows where "slow
learners" fall based on their IQ acheivement
What is the NRP? - ANSWER-National Reading Panel
What is NELP? - ANSWER-National Early Literacy Panel
What is IES? - ANSWER-Institute of Education Sciences
What is a phoneme? - ANSWER-A sound in a word, the smallest unit of spoken
language
What is scope? - ANSWER-What do I have to learn
What is sequence? - ANSWER-The order I'm going to teach
What is print awareness? - ANSWER-AKA concepts of print. This is where students
know the function and the forms /conventions of print
What are the 5 levels of phonological awareness? - ANSWER-1. words in a sentence
2. rhyming
3. syllables
4. onset/rime
5. phonemic awareness
What is phonemic awareness isolating? - ANSWER-to hear and recognize sounds in
words.