Exam 7: Response to Intervention and Progress Monitoring

Following the process of differentiated instruction, one of the conceptual foundations that is needed for an RTI classroom, requires teachers to change content, instruction or assessments in order to meet individual student needs.

As RTI continues to develop and be implemented in schools, teachers are finding themselves taking on new roles and responsibilities. Discuss at least three of these roles and/or responsibilities.

This method of examining change uses the standard error of the difference to calculate student progress.

Only a specialist, including the special education teacher, may provide interventions for a student under the Tier II RTI model.

One study indicated that along with school psychologists, special education teachers should be involved in the ___ of the students they teach.

A simple method to compare a student's performance based on examining the baseline score and the score after the intervention period to determine absolute change.

Within the RTI framework, this allows decisions to be made about when a student's current educational program needs to be changed through ongoing data collection.

IDEA 2004 requires the use of RTI when evaluating every child referred for special education services.

The RTI process provides substantial information to the special education evaluation process in the event a student continues to be unsuccessful in the general education classroom. Multiple Choice

Which measurement of progress would you choose to use in your classroom? Why?

Students who continue to have difficulty in Tier II would be considered for this.

Which of the following is an example of a measure that would provide detailed information regarding a student's response to instruction?

The term "universal methods" is often used synonymously with interventions provided at the Tier I level of the RTI model.

Detailed progress monitoring and trend analysis is required of students who are receiving RTI services under Tiers II and III.

One method to determine whether change has occurred is to set a cut-off point that must be met by the student. One problem with this method is ___.

This provides information about all students in the general education classroom to determine if any are at risk or are below the level of expected performance for their grade.

Identify the criteria of what constitutes a teaching methodology being a research-based intervention.

This general term is a type of measurement that uses the content of the curriculum.

Mr. Kiddle believes that each child who is experiencing difficulty in school should be individually evaluated to determine what interventions might address their unique needs. Mr. Kiddle's philosophy is most closely aligned with which RTI model?

Which of the following measurement methods compares a baseline performance with performance at the end of an intervention period?