Solutions
Tier 1 Instruction ANS conducted in the classroom by the regular educator - progress monitoring is done during tier 1
instruction
Tier 2 Instruction ANS Skill level group of students. Small group (2-4 students) group is temporary. Progress
monitoring occurs more frequently than tier 1 instruction
Tier 3 Instruction ANS Intensive support (one-on-one) intervention. Progress monitoring occurs very frequently to
determine if strategies are effective and goals are being met
Which Tier is temporary and is based on Skill Mastery? ANS Tier 2
Diagnostic Assessment ANS a form of assessment designed to provide teachers with information about students' prior
knowledge and misconceptions before beginning a learning activity
What is the purpose of explicit instruction in classrooms? ANS It provides an unambiguous, structured, and logical
process of teaching content.
What do teachers need to provide that supports the scope of explicit instruction for students to acquire new content
optimally? ANS Multiple and varied ways to respond and engage with content
Which type of feedback should be given when students respond incorrectly during a check-for-understanding question?
ANS The feedback is constructive.
Which level of feedback would be appropriate to provide for a partially incorrect summary of a recent political event from
a student? ANS Substantive with clarifying statements and questions
Which teaching strategy incorporates structure, clarity, redundancy, enthusiasm, appropriate rate, and maximized
engagement variables? ANS Systematic teaching
For her students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Ms. Costa provides outlines that have the main
points of the lesson highlighted. Which SCREAM variable is Ms. Costa implementing? ANS Structure
, Which co-teaching method could general and special education teachers employ with the whole class to introduce and
model how metacognition works while reading? ANS Team teaching: One models reading behavior aloud, while the
other provides instruction of concepts on board.
A paraeducator is drafting written directions for a specific activity for a student with a disability. Which information would
help the paraeducator to be most effective? ANS The order of the tasks, how and when to prompt, and allowable
changes
Diagnostic Assessment ANS helps teachers determine the nature of the intervention change that is needed. Gives the
teacher a better understanding of what the student is struggling with.
RTI (Response to Intervention) ANS designed to improve the academic performance of struggling students (with or
without disabilities) to provide educators with more means to identify disability
Progress Monitoring ANS Calculate progress only after 8 WEEKS
6 major steps in effective progress monitoring ANS 1. Select Measurement tool
2. Determine rate of progress
3. Outline plan for data collection
4. Collect and share data
5. analyze results and make decisions
6. Continue progress monitoring and analyzing
4 point rule ANS if the data points fall above or below the expected rate of progress 4 times, it indicates that
instructional change should be considered.
How do you decide a baseline graph when creating a graph for progress monitoring? ANS when establishing baseline
data, you need to administer 3 probes or trials, then select the middle number and place it on the vertical axis
What if Data points are above the goal line? ANS If most of the four most recent data points are on or above the goal
line, teachers should continue with current instruction plan