CPS Response to Intervention (RTI) & Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) 2

Question 1

Which federal law explicitly endorses the use of RTI data as an alternative to the IQ-achievement discrepancy model for identifying students with specific learning disabilities?

Accepted Answer

IDEA 2004

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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No Child Left Behind Act

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Question 2

In an MTSS framework, a 'problem-solving team' meeting is best characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A collaborative team that analyzes data to design, implement, and evaluate individualized interventions

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A multidisciplinary group that reviews referral paperwork for special education

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Administrators who assign students to intervention groups based on test scores

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A group that determines final eligibility for gifted and talented programs

Question 3

Which type of assessment is used at the beginning of RTI implementation to identify all students who may be at risk and need additional support?

Accepted Answer

Universal screening

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Diagnostic assessment

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Summative assessment

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Criterion-referenced testing

Question 4

In RTI progress monitoring, an 'aim line' is used to:

Accepted Answer

Represent the expected rate of improvement needed for a student to reach the goal

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Show the national average performance for a given grade level

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Indicate the cutoff score for special education eligibility

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Display the average growth rate of the intervention group

Question 5

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is best understood as the MTSS framework applied to:

Accepted Answer

Social-emotional and behavioral domains

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Reading and literacy instruction

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Mathematics and numeracy skills

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Gifted and advanced learner programming

Question 6

A Certified Psycho-Educational Specialist is reviewing a student's RTI data to determine if a comprehensive evaluation is warranted. According to best practice, this decision should be based on:

Accepted Answer

Multiple sources of data including progress monitoring trends and intervention fidelity

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Teacher recommendation alone

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Parent request only

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A single standardized test score below the 25th percentile

Question 7

Which graphing element in CBM progress monitoring is used to indicate that an instructional change or decision should be made?

Accepted Answer

Four or more consecutive data points below the aim line (decision rule)

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A goal line

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A data point below the aim line

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The slope of the trend line after two weeks