EDUC 331 CH 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT.
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? - ANS Tier 2 intervention
RTI models are commonly comprised of 4 key components, which include all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANS They use only certified special education teachers for interventions in Tiers 1-
3.
Within the RTI model, how often is learning progress assessed for students who are making
adequate progress? - ANS Three times a year
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: - ANS Different treatments are used for different
children with similar problems.
Which of the following choices is NOT true of Tier 3 intervention? - ANS Tier 3 is part of the
universal screening process in an RTI system.
In a school where an RTI is implemented, the decision-making team may regularly include all of
the following members EXCEPT: - ANS Attorney.
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, 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? - ANS RTI (response to intervention)
Universal screening in reading and sometimes math is an essential component of the RTI model
at the: - ANS Tier 1 level.
The percentage of learners that should make adequate progress in Tier 1 and meet grade-level
expectations is approximately: - ANS 80 percent.
Prior to the RTI model of early screening, the prevailing model for identifying at-risk students
was known as which of the following? - ANS "Wait to fail" model
In the RTI model, students who make minimal gains even after high-quality, intensive instruction
are said to be: - ANS Nonresponders.
All of the following statements about universal screening are true EXCEPT: - ANS It occurs
only at the Tier 3 level.
Before RTI, the typical method for a student to qualify as having a learning disability was to
exhibit a discrepancy between: - ANS IQ and achievement.
The intensity of instruction should be increased by all of the following choices EXCEPT: -
ANS By increasing the number of teachers in the classroom.
Over the past 30 years, the field of learning disabilities has struggled with the following
challenges EXCEPT: - ANS Fewer students who have been identified as having a learning
disability.
In the RTI model, students who receive interventions and make expected academic gains are
described by which of the following terms or labels? - ANS Adequate responders
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ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT.
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? - ANS Tier 2 intervention
RTI models are commonly comprised of 4 key components, which include all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANS They use only certified special education teachers for interventions in Tiers 1-
3.
Within the RTI model, how often is learning progress assessed for students who are making
adequate progress? - ANS Three times a year
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: - ANS Different treatments are used for different
children with similar problems.
Which of the following choices is NOT true of Tier 3 intervention? - ANS Tier 3 is part of the
universal screening process in an RTI system.
In a school where an RTI is implemented, the decision-making team may regularly include all of
the following members EXCEPT: - ANS Attorney.
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, 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? - ANS RTI (response to intervention)
Universal screening in reading and sometimes math is an essential component of the RTI model
at the: - ANS Tier 1 level.
The percentage of learners that should make adequate progress in Tier 1 and meet grade-level
expectations is approximately: - ANS 80 percent.
Prior to the RTI model of early screening, the prevailing model for identifying at-risk students
was known as which of the following? - ANS "Wait to fail" model
In the RTI model, students who make minimal gains even after high-quality, intensive instruction
are said to be: - ANS Nonresponders.
All of the following statements about universal screening are true EXCEPT: - ANS It occurs
only at the Tier 3 level.
Before RTI, the typical method for a student to qualify as having a learning disability was to
exhibit a discrepancy between: - ANS IQ and achievement.
The intensity of instruction should be increased by all of the following choices EXCEPT: -
ANS By increasing the number of teachers in the classroom.
Over the past 30 years, the field of learning disabilities has struggled with the following
challenges EXCEPT: - ANS Fewer students who have been identified as having a learning
disability.
In the RTI model, students who receive interventions and make expected academic gains are
described by which of the following terms or labels? - ANS Adequate responders
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