Question 1

What is RTI short for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reading to Intervene 
B)  Reaching Tutee's Interest 
C)  Reading to Interests 
D)  Response to IDEA 
E)  Response to Intervention E

Question 2

IDEA 2004 identified the following six language arts areas for determining if a student has a specific learning disability: _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________,

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Oral expression, listening comprehension, written expressions, basic reading skills, fluency, and reading comprehension

Question 3

Which of the following conditions must exist in order for tutoring to be beneficial?

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A)  Tutors develop a rapport with their tutees. 
B)  Tutoring is based on classroom instruction and assessment. 
C)  Tutors are well trained before they begin tutoring and receive continued training throughout the year. 
D)  Students are tutored at least two times a week 
E)  All of the above E

Question 4

Explain how computers can be effective tools in tutoring programs.

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Question 5

RTI stands for _________________________________.

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Question 6

IDEA 2004 indentified all of the following literacy areas for determining if a student has a specific learning disability EXCEPT:

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A)  Oral expression 
B)  Fluency 
C)  Spelling 
D)  Reading comprehension 
E)  Listening comprehension

Question 7

The text gives guidelines for successful tutoring programs. Choose the four guidelines you think are most important and explain why you think they must be a part of a tutoring program.

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Question 8

Describe the RTI process as discussed in the chapter.

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Question 9

Joel, a first grader, knows the "at" word families but still struggles with other simple word families such as the "ig," "and," "ake," and "ug" families. Joel dislikes reading orally. He enjoys books about animals, bugs, and snakes. During the word-study part of a tutoring session, what activities and/or books would you use to help Joel develop his reading skills.

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Question 10

Good practices for tutors to include in tutoring sessions include:

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A)  Keep a log sheet of all books the student has read. 
B)  Keep a log sheet of all the strategies taught during the sessions. 
C)  Write reflective notes after each part of the session. 
D)  Use online resources for word study games and electronic text. 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following are components of a lesson plan for tutoring?

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A)  Written objectives 
B)  Reading of easy text 
C)  Word study 
D)  Reading of difficult text 
E)  a, b, and c

Question 12

Which of the following are good practices for tutors to do during a tutoring session?

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A)  Have students point to each word if they lose their place during reading. 
B)  Have students read to the end of the sentence even if they do not know a word in the sentence. 
C)  If students read a word incorrectly, reread the sentence to them as they read it so they can hear if the sentence makes sense. 
D)  Have them use pictures as context clues. 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

Explain differentiating instruction and the four ways Theroux (2004) gives for teachers to differentiate instruction.

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Question 14

The chapter highlighted guidelines for successful tutoring programs. Name six of them.

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Question 15

During the first tutoring session, the goal of the tutor should be to _______________.

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Question 16

Which of the following are good practices for tutors to include in the tutoring session?

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A)  Keep up a fast pace. 
B)  Use difficult books so you can help students with the words they don't know. 
C)  As soon as a student stops to struggle with a word, give it to the student so he or she does not stop reading for too long. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

Which educator developed the Reading Recovery program?

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A)  Kenneth Goodman 
B)  Yetta Goodman 
C)  Donald Graves 
D)  Marie Clay 
E)  Nanci Atwell

Question 18

The one successful tutoring program highlighted in this chapter of the textbook is ___________________.

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Question 19

Differentiating instruction refers to which of the following regarding teachers?

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A)  Teachers requiring all students to read the same book 
B)  Teachers finding the one activity that fits all students 
C)  Teachers engaging the whole class in a Round Robin reading 
D)  Teachers choosing various websites to use for the entire class 
E)  None of the above

Exam 13: Identifying and Working With Students With Diverse Needs