STR Literacy Assessment and Intervention

Question 1

Which type of assessment is used to identify students at risk for reading difficulties BEFORE problems emerge?

Accepted Answer

Universal screening

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Diagnostic assessment

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Summative assessment

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Portfolio assessment

Question 2

A diagnostic reading assessment differs from a screening assessment in that it:

Accepted Answer

Provides detailed information about the specific nature of a reading difficulty

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Is given to all students three times per year

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Measures only fluency

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Is used to assign final grades

Question 3

Progress monitoring assessments should be administered to at-risk students at least:

Accepted Answer

Every 1–2 weeks during intervention

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Once a year

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Monthly

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Only when a teacher is concerned

Question 4

Which model uses a tiered framework of increasingly intensive instruction based on student response to intervention?

Accepted Answer

Response to Intervention (RTI) / MTSS

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Balanced literacy

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Whole-language approach

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Literature circles model

Question 5

Which assessment would give a teacher the MOST information about a student's specific phonics skill gaps?

Accepted Answer

Phonics screener / decoding survey

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ORF probe

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Comprehension retell

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Vocabulary assessment

Question 6

Formative assessment in reading instruction is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Ongoing data collection used to adjust instruction during the learning process

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End-of-year standardized tests

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Diagnostic testing done only at the start of the year

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High-stakes assessments for accountability