Exam 6: Teaching Mathematics Equitably to All Children

Students with identified learning disabilities have specific challenges with perceptual and cognitive processing.Three of the statements below relate to the support needed related to the environment.Identify the one that is about clarity,not environment.

What statement below is the best description of what is meant by the term RTI ?

How we do mathematics is culturally determined.For example in the United States recording each step is valued.Three of the questions below address culturally relevant instruction EXCEPT:

Some gender-specific issues that continue to be present in the classroom include which of the following?

The goal of equity is to offer all students access to important mathematics during the regular mathematics instruction in the classroom.Which group listed below would need a modification versus an accommodation?

Teachers may be guilty of setting lower expectations for students when they suggest that the group is too unruly to work together or they don't have the reading skills to do problem solving.What "gap" does this represent?

Three of the reflective questions focus on content relevant culturally responsive mathematics instruction.Which one is about valuing students' identities?

Teachers must provide a successful mathematics instruction for all students and address the needs of students' learning disabilities.All but one of the statements below is appropriate strategy for students with identified learning disabilities.

One of the statements below is strategy that should be employed with gifted students to accelerate mathematics content.

There are stumbling blocks for some students as they are developing conceptual and procedural mathematical knowledge and practices.Identify the statement below that might be a student that is struggling with organizational skills and the ability to self-regulate.

Complete this statement,"To make mathematics instruction more culturally relevant,teachers should.."

Common features across RTI tiers include all of the following.Identify the statement that is related to instructions.

To provide an educational environment that ensures equity for boys and girls a teacher must do what of the following?

There are four basic categories for adapting mathematics content for gifted students.Identify the category that a greater depth is pursued through connecting mathematics to other subject areas.

The teacher plays an important role in establishing a positive classroom environment.A major role is establishing and distributing power.Three of the statements below demonstrate teacher power; identify the one that is about student power.

What statement below is an example of an accommodation?

Identify the statement below that best represents students who are mathematically gifted.

There are research proven strategies that can support students in tier 2.Identify the targeted instruction below that models the strategy,uses self-instructive prompts for student to use through the model.

When facilitating engagement for English language learners (ELLs)in mathematics activities and discussion teachers should include what method?

The NCTM position statement on Access and Equity in Mathematics states that we should hold true which statement below?