PECT Instructional Strategies & Assessment 3

Question 1

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:

Accepted Answer

Modification

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Weekly progress-monitoring graph

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

One teach, one assist

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Make scoring consistent and expectations clear

Answer

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

Question 5

Which strategy most directly builds a student's metacognition?

Accepted Answer

Teaching self-monitoring checklists during reading

Answer

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

(PECT) Special Education PreK-8 Exam Practice Test