ED 331 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
The general education teacher is typically responsible for which of the following? - Answers Teaching
Tier 1 and providing Tier 2 interventions
RTI models are commonly comprised of 4 key components, which include all of the following EXCEPT:
- Answers They use only certified special education teachers for interventions in Tiers 1-3.
Progress monitoring involves all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Annual administration of IQ
testing
According to the Office of Special Education Programs (2001), the exact prevalence of learning
disabilities is unknown. The rate is estimated to be which of the following? - Answers 2%-5%
Cedar Hills School District has decided to encourage its schools to implement RTI, but implementation
is not mandatory. The teachers at one of the schools, Cedar Grove Elementary, have just attended an
RTI conference with the principal. Half of the teachers at Cedar Grove are interested in implementing
RTI on a trial basis and the other half want to continue with their traditional instruction and
intervention framework. What would be the best option for Cedar Grove Elementary at this moment?
- Answers Seek additional information about RTI from schools that are implementing RTI.
When assessing student progress with culturally and linguistically diverse students, designing
interventions, and interpreting their responses to interventions, which of the following should be
considered LEAST? - Answers The student's IQ score
In a school where an RTI is implemented, the decision-making team may regularly include all of the
following members EXCEPT: - Answers Attorney
Once a month, the RTI team at Live Oak Elementary meets to discuss the progress of struggling
students by analyzing progress monitoring data. Students are moved among Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
instruction based on their results of progress monitoring measures. Error analysis of specific measures
is performed to determine where students are struggling. Instructional strategies are discussed and
suggestions for modifications are presented if certain students are not progressing. This school is
most likely using which approach in making instructional decisions? - Answers Problem-solving model
Students in which group may be provided special education services? - Answers Tiers 3 and 4
Within the RTI model, how often is learning progress assessed for students who are making adequate
progress? - Answers Three times a year
Challenges to implementing an RTI approach include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers The
extent to which general education teachers will provide professional development for special
education teachers.
The Council for Exceptional Children recommends that families be involved and notified at least by
the time - Answers The child is in Tier 2 instruction.
All of the following statements about universal screening are true EXCEPT: - Answers It only occurs at
the tier 3 level
After eight weeks of school, Natalia has not responded well to her second-grade classroom instruction
in reading. In an RTI system, what is most likely recommended next for Natalia at this point? -
Answers Tier 2 Intervention
Three schools in the same district have implemented RTI at their schools. Their frameworks for
implementing RTI are all different. Which of the following is NOT considered a critical and essential
component? - Answers A low ratio of students to teachers
In letting families know about their child's participation in the RTI process, schools should do all of the
following EXCEPT: - Answers Ask families what the school should do next for their children.
It is advised that parents understand all of the following information about their child's intervention
plans EXCEPT: - Answers The names of other students in their intervention group
Some researchers recommend a standard treatment protocol for providing interventions. Others
recommend a problem-solving model. All of the following statements are true about the standard
treatment protocol EXCEPT: - Answers Different treatments are used for different children with
similar problems
Which of the following choices is NOT true of Tier 2 instruction? - Answers Tier 2 interventions are
provided in special education classrooms.
Traditionally, when students first showed signs of struggling academically or behaviorally, the
prevailing approach was to wait and hope that their progress would improve over time. What does
IDEA (reauthorized in 2004) recommend as a means of preventing learning and behavior difficulties? -
Answers RTI (Response to Intervention)
The general education teacher is typically responsible for which of the following? - Answers Teaching
Tier 1 and providing Tier 2 interventions
RTI models are commonly comprised of 4 key components, which include all of the following EXCEPT:
- Answers They use only certified special education teachers for interventions in Tiers 1-3.
Progress monitoring involves all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Annual administration of IQ
testing
According to the Office of Special Education Programs (2001), the exact prevalence of learning
disabilities is unknown. The rate is estimated to be which of the following? - Answers 2%-5%
Cedar Hills School District has decided to encourage its schools to implement RTI, but implementation
is not mandatory. The teachers at one of the schools, Cedar Grove Elementary, have just attended an
RTI conference with the principal. Half of the teachers at Cedar Grove are interested in implementing
RTI on a trial basis and the other half want to continue with their traditional instruction and
intervention framework. What would be the best option for Cedar Grove Elementary at this moment?
- Answers Seek additional information about RTI from schools that are implementing RTI.
When assessing student progress with culturally and linguistically diverse students, designing
interventions, and interpreting their responses to interventions, which of the following should be
considered LEAST? - Answers The student's IQ score
In a school where an RTI is implemented, the decision-making team may regularly include all of the
following members EXCEPT: - Answers Attorney
Once a month, the RTI team at Live Oak Elementary meets to discuss the progress of struggling
students by analyzing progress monitoring data. Students are moved among Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
instruction based on their results of progress monitoring measures. Error analysis of specific measures
is performed to determine where students are struggling. Instructional strategies are discussed and
suggestions for modifications are presented if certain students are not progressing. This school is
most likely using which approach in making instructional decisions? - Answers Problem-solving model
Students in which group may be provided special education services? - Answers Tiers 3 and 4
Within the RTI model, how often is learning progress assessed for students who are making adequate
progress? - Answers Three times a year
Challenges to implementing an RTI approach include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers The
extent to which general education teachers will provide professional development for special
education teachers.
The Council for Exceptional Children recommends that families be involved and notified at least by
the time - Answers The child is in Tier 2 instruction.
All of the following statements about universal screening are true EXCEPT: - Answers It only occurs at
the tier 3 level
After eight weeks of school, Natalia has not responded well to her second-grade classroom instruction
in reading. In an RTI system, what is most likely recommended next for Natalia at this point? -
Answers Tier 2 Intervention
Three schools in the same district have implemented RTI at their schools. Their frameworks for
implementing RTI are all different. Which of the following is NOT considered a critical and essential
component? - Answers A low ratio of students to teachers
In letting families know about their child's participation in the RTI process, schools should do all of the
following EXCEPT: - Answers Ask families what the school should do next for their children.
It is advised that parents understand all of the following information about their child's intervention
plans EXCEPT: - Answers The names of other students in their intervention group
Some researchers recommend a standard treatment protocol for providing interventions. Others
recommend a problem-solving model. All of the following statements are true about the standard
treatment protocol EXCEPT: - Answers Different treatments are used for different children with
similar problems
Which of the following choices is NOT true of Tier 2 instruction? - Answers Tier 2 interventions are
provided in special education classrooms.
Traditionally, when students first showed signs of struggling academically or behaviorally, the
prevailing approach was to wait and hope that their progress would improve over time. What does
IDEA (reauthorized in 2004) recommend as a means of preventing learning and behavior difficulties? -
Answers RTI (Response to Intervention)
