PECT Reading and Math Intervention Strategies 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which component of reading does phonemic awareness instruction target?
- Hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words (Correct answer)
- Recognizing printed letter shapes
- Reading with proper expression
- Understanding passage meaning
Correct answer: Hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds, an oral skill.
Question 2: A student in math intervention solves procedures but cannot explain why they work. Which approach builds conceptual understanding?
- Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence (Correct answer)
- Memorizing the algorithm faster
- Timed fact drills only
- Skipping to abstract notation
Correct answer: Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence
The CRA sequence moves from hands-on to pictures to symbols, building conceptual understanding.
Question 3: Which is the most appropriate intervention for a student who reads accurately but does not retain what was read?
- Teaching active comprehension strategies like summarizing and questioning (Correct answer)
- Increasing decoding drills
- Reducing reading time
- Adding more phonics worksheets
Correct answer: Teaching active comprehension strategies like summarizing and questioning
Active strategies such as summarizing and self-questioning improve retention and comprehension.
Question 4: When selecting an evidence-based intervention, a teacher should prioritize one that is:
- Supported by research and matched to the student's skill deficit (Correct answer)
- The newest commercially available program
- Liked most by the student
- Used by the most other teachers
Correct answer: Supported by research and matched to the student's skill deficit
Interventions should be research-supported and aligned to the specific deficit.
Question 5: A first grader reverses numbers and miscounts when adding. Which strategy best supports accurate computation?
- Using a number line and ten-frames for visual support (Correct answer)
- Removing all visual aids
- Assigning multi-digit problems
- Requiring mental math only
Correct answer: Using a number line and ten-frames for visual support
Number lines and ten-frames give visual structure that supports accurate counting and addition.
Question 6: Vocabulary instruction during reading intervention is most effective when words are:
- Taught in context with multiple meaningful exposures (Correct answer)
- Memorized from isolated lists once
- Looked up in a dictionary only
- Avoided to reduce difficulty
Correct answer: Taught in context with multiple meaningful exposures
Multiple meaningful exposures in context build deep, durable vocabulary knowledge.
Question 7: If a student shows no response after several weeks of a well-implemented Tier 2 intervention, the next step is to:
- Intensify support or consider Tier 3 and possible evaluation (Correct answer)
- Return to whole-class instruction with no changes
- Repeat the same intervention indefinitely
- Discontinue all support
Correct answer: Intensify support or consider Tier 3 and possible evaluation
Nonresponse to a faithfully implemented Tier 2 intervention warrants intensification or Tier 3 consideration.
PECT Reading and Math Intervention Strategies 3
Which component of reading does phonemic awareness instruction target?