PECT Reading and Math Intervention Strategies 3

Question 1

Which component of reading does phonemic awareness instruction target?

Accepted Answer

Hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words

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Recognizing printed letter shapes

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Reading with proper expression

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Understanding passage meaning

Question 2

A student in math intervention solves procedures but cannot explain why they work. Which approach builds conceptual understanding?

Accepted Answer

Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence

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Memorizing the algorithm faster

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Timed fact drills only

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Skipping to abstract notation

Question 3

Which is the most appropriate intervention for a student who reads accurately but does not retain what was read?

Accepted Answer

Teaching active comprehension strategies like summarizing and questioning

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Increasing decoding drills

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Reducing reading time

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Adding more phonics worksheets

Question 4

When selecting an evidence-based intervention, a teacher should prioritize one that is:

Accepted Answer

Supported by research and matched to the student's skill deficit

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The newest commercially available program

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Liked most by the student

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Used by the most other teachers

Question 5

A first grader reverses numbers and miscounts when adding. Which strategy best supports accurate computation?

Accepted Answer

Using a number line and ten-frames for visual support

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Removing all visual aids

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Assigning multi-digit problems

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Requiring mental math only

Question 6

Vocabulary instruction during reading intervention is most effective when words are:

Accepted Answer

Taught in context with multiple meaningful exposures

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Memorized from isolated lists once

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Looked up in a dictionary only

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Avoided to reduce difficulty

Question 7

If a student shows no response after several weeks of a well-implemented Tier 2 intervention, the next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Intensify support or consider Tier 3 and possible evaluation

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Return to whole-class instruction with no changes

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Repeat the same intervention indefinitely

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Discontinue all support