All of the following choices are ways to increase opportunities for student response in
the classroom EXCEPT:
A) Using choral responding
B) Using independent responding
C) Limiting teacher talk
D) Providing increased opportunities for independent seat work
Teachers can monitor students’ progress by noting all of the following choices
EXCEPT:
A) Whether students can complete the written project.
B) How proficient they are at the writing process as a whole, instead of focusing on
individual elements.
C) Whether they can apply the skills and knowledge to other contexts.
D) Which elements of writing are proceeding as expected and which require additional
instruction.
Mrs. Garrison teaches her third graders to ask each other questions. She instructs them
to find out information about each other by conducting an interview. She starts by
having them ask open-ended questions and then closed questions. What aspect of
language is she targeting in this activity?
A) Semantics
B) Vocabulary
C) Phonology
D) Pragmatics
Approximately what percentage of all students has some type of learning or behavior
problem?
A) 3″6%
B) 8″12%
C) 15″25%
D) 30″40%
Mrs. Pollock writes sentences on sentence strips and then cuts out the words. She then
asks her students to put the words in order to form correct sentences. This activity
focuses primarily on which aspect of language?
A) Syntax
B) Pragmatics
C) Semantics
D) Use
Principles of direct instruction for teaching spelling words include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Selecting words from reading text.
B) Providing a set number of words to master a day.
C) Providing individualized instruction.
D) Providing multiple opportunities for incidental word learning in spelling.
What are the two main approaches for teaching vocabulary?
A) Indirect and direct
B) Audiovisual method and multisensory method
C) Thematic and incidental
D) Expressive technique and receptive technique
The purpose of partner reading is to improve students’:
A) Decoding skills.
B) Accuracy and rate of reading.
C) Comprehension skills.
D) Implicit understanding of text.
Which of the following fluency measures has leveled reading passages for assessing
fluency for kindergarten through sixth grade?
A) DIBELS
B) TOSWRF
C) DISSECT
D) GRASP
Students with learning disabilities struggle with story problems in mathematics because
they have difficulty with all of the following choices EXCEPT:
A) Reading.
B) Problem solving.
C) Classifying.
D) Logical reasoning.
RAP is an acronym that stands for the following steps:
1. Read a paragraph.
2. Ask yourself, “What were the main ideas and details of this paragraph?”
3. Put the main idea and details in your own words.
This series of steps is a strategy used to assist students in:
A) Previewing a text.
B) Activating background knowledge.
C) Recalling the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read.
D) Working cooperatively.
Which of the following components of language refers to the purposes or functions of
communication, or how we use language to communicate?
A) Semantics
B) Phonology
C) Grammar
D) Pragmatics
What syllable type is the first syllable in magnet?
A) Open (CV)
B) Vowel-consonant-e (CVCe)
C) Closed (CVC)
D) Vowel team (CVVC)
All of the following are examples of internalizing behaviors EXCEPT:
A) Obsessive-compulsive behavior.
B) Shyness.
C) Aggression.
D) Depression.
What kind of assessments compare a student’s performance to other students of the
same age or grade?
A) Curriculum-based measures
B) Informal assessments
C) Formal assessments
D) Norm-based assessments
After reading Where the Wild Things Are, Mrs. Lillman asked her students what they
thought the boy would dream about next. What type of information will the students
need to answer this question?
A) Textually explicit
B) Textually implicit
C) Scripted
D) Scriptually implicit
Which of the following is true about textbooks?
A) Textbooks continue to serve as a key resource for instruction, even with the
increased use of the internet and other media.
B) Textbooks always explicitly state main ideas.
C) Textbooks are easy to read because of the graphics and structure.
D) Textbooks highlight words to represent important concepts.
What type of morpheme is “re” in the word “replace”?
A) Root
B) Suffix
C) Bound
D) Free
These are two problems that Melissa completed as part of her homework assignment.
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Which concept or skill is Melissa struggling with?
A) Seriation
B) Numeration
C) Subtraction facts
D) Reasoning skills
Text that is designed to explain phenomena or provide information is called:
A) Implicit text.
B) Explicit text.
C) Narrative text.
D) Expository text.
Ms. Perreca examines several math errors of one of her students to try to figure out the
pattern of errors. What is the pattern of error for these particular problems?
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A) Regrouping error
B) Numeration error
C) Wrong operation
D) Computation error
Which of the following is NOT a typical trait of poor readers?
A) They have difficulty with efficient memory processing.
B) They do not automatically monitor their comprehension.
C) They can read quickly but are unable to process the information at the same pace.
D) They do not engage in strategic behavior to restore meaning when there is a
comprehension breakdown.
When writing sentences and paragraphs, students with learning behavior problems
require explicit instruction in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) How to add vivid words and lively verbs
B) How to split compound and complex sentences up into several smaller ones.
C) How to reduce long and run-on sentences
D) How to read and revise to add meaning
How does the words “bat” and “cat” differ?
A) By one morpheme
B) By one phoneme
C) In syntax
D) In form
Which of the following categories of comprehension refers to information that is not
stated in the text, and where readers have to active and use their background knowledge
to obtain the information?
A) Textually explicit
B) Textually implicit
C) Scriptually explicit
D) Scriptually implicit
All of the following statements are true about the standard treatment protocol EXCEPT:
A) Empirically validated treatments are used for children with similar problems.
B) Interventions are provided in a standardized format.
C) Fidelity of implementation is ensured through standardized interventions.
D) Intervention plans are adjusted according to student data.
All of the following statements about universal screening are true EXCEPT:
A) It is an essential component of RTI.
B) It occurs only at the Tier 3 level.
C) It is a quick way to identify general performance levels of students.
D) It provides information about class performance and where teachers might need
further professional development.
Mr. Cilenti is teaching his first graders how to tell better stories. His class creates stories
together as the students engage in interactive dialogue. Mr. Cilenti takes into account
each student’s suggestion and helps the class come to a consensus about the formation
of the plot and characters. As they discuss the outline of the story, Mr. Cilenti takes
notes on the overhead projector. Which approach to learning and teaching is most
reflected in this method of instruction?
A) Applied behavioral analysis
B) Cognitive strategy instruction
C) Social learning and interactive dialog
D) Information-processing theory
Which of the following is NOT a morpheme?
A) Cat
B) Pretty
C) -est
D) Ch
Which of the following instructional procedures emphasizes self-instruction and relies
on the use of internalized language to facilitate the problem-solving process?
A) Cognitive behavior modification
B) Constant time delay
C) Behavioral learning
D) Discovery learning
Which of the following refers to the special educator and classroom teacher providing
instruction together in the general education classroom?
A) Coteaching
B) Consultant teaching
C) Teacher assistant teams
D) Collaborative planning
Critical reading involves all of the following skills EXCEPT:
A) Drawing logical conclusions
B) Verifying factual statements
C) Distinguishing between facts and opinions
D) Ignoring the author’s purpose and focusing only on the text