Special Education & Differentiation Flashcards

A second grader with an IEP for a specific learning disability in reading decodes CVC words accurately but very slowly. Which intervention best targets the student's primary need?

Answer: Repeated oral reading of decodable text with corrective feedback

Repeated reading with feedback builds automaticity when accuracy is present but rate is low.

Under IDEA, which document specifies the measurable annual reading goals for a student receiving special education services?

Answer: The Individualized Education Program (IEP)

IDEA requires measurable annual goals to be written into the IEP.

Which characteristic is most consistent with dyslexia as defined by the International Dyslexia Association?

Answer: Difficulty with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and poor spelling

Dyslexia is characterized by word recognition and spelling difficulties, typically from a phonological deficit.

A teacher provides a student with a decodable passage while classmates read a trade book on the same science topic. This is an example of differentiating which element?

Answer: Content

Changing the text a student reads adjusts the content to match the student's decoding level.

Which approach describes structured literacy instruction for students with reading disabilities?

Answer: Explicit, systematic, cumulative, and diagnostic teaching of language structures

Structured literacy is explicit, systematic, cumulative, and diagnostic.

A student with a hearing impairment struggles with phonemic awareness tasks. Which adaptation is most appropriate?

Answer: Use visual and tactile cues such as mouth pictures and articulatory gestures

Visual and kinesthetic articulatory cues give access to phonemes beyond auditory input.

In a Tier 3 intervention, which feature most distinguishes it from Tier 2?

Answer: Greater intensity, smaller groups, and more frequent progress monitoring

Tier 3 intensifies instruction through smaller groups, more time, and more frequent monitoring.