Instructional Strategies & Assessment Flashcards

A teacher reduces the number of vocabulary words a student must learn and simplifies the text reading level. This change is best described as a:

Answer: Modification

Modifications change what a student is expected to learn or the standard being measured.

Which data source would best help a teacher decide whether an intervention is working for a struggling reader?

Answer: Weekly progress-monitoring graph

Progress-monitoring data collected frequently shows whether the intervention is improving performance.

In a co-teaching model where one teacher leads while the other circulates to assist, the approach is called:

Answer: One teach, one assist

In 'one teach, one assist,' one teacher delivers instruction while the other provides support to students.

A rubric that lists criteria and performance levels primarily helps to:

Answer: Make scoring consistent and expectations clear

Rubrics define criteria and levels, improving scoring consistency and clarifying expectations for students.

Which strategy most directly builds a student's metacognition?

Answer: Teaching self-monitoring checklists during reading

Self-monitoring checklists prompt students to think about and regulate their own learning.

A diagnostic assessment is administered primarily to:

Answer: Identify specific skill strengths and deficits

Diagnostic assessments pinpoint specific strengths and weaknesses to guide targeted instruction.

Pairing a struggling student with a trained classmate to practice skills is an example of:

Answer: Peer-assisted learning

Peer-assisted learning uses structured student pairs to practice and reinforce skills.