RED 4541 Spring 2021 Review

It is often a good idea to informally assess a student's affective factors towards reading before testing performance.

The MTSS process and the RTI process are the same processes.

Based on the data below, which area(s) of instruction require the most development?

What is the difference between test accommodations and test modifications?

The other main reason for assessing comprehension is to gauge the degree at which a student comprehended a specific text

Below is a sample of midyear diagnostic data for a 5th grader. Is it true the student is performing on grade level?

What is the main goal as to why teachers assess students?

When assessing morphological analysis skills (aka structural analysis), what word parts are teachers assessing?

The Simple View of Writing includes the following three components...

One main reason for assessing comprehension is to determine a student's general level of reading proficiency.

There is very little relationship between a student's alphabetic recognition knowledge and phonemic awareness.

Assessment is defined as...

How can a writing CBM be used to measure writing skills?

The WJ-IV measures academic reading performance in which of the following areas?

According to Helman et al. (2020), universal screening tools...

The four types of tests include the following...

Assessment information can be collected through...

When listening to students' oral reading, teachers should note which miscues?

Teachers use informal assessments more often on a day-to-day basis than formal assessments.

Curriculum-based measures are often used in progress monitoring a student's performance related to a specific skill.

What are "basal" and "ceiling" rules?

The four main types of testing accommodations include: presentation, response, setting, timing/scheduling.

Norm-referenced tests compare test-taker against each other, while criterion-refer. compare to specific sets of criteria

When assessing students' oral reading fluency skills, teachers can use an observational tool, called a fluency scale.

When testing students' affective factors in reading, one is looking at their attitudes, interests, and/or self-concepts.

According to DeVries (2018), what does validity mean

Both CLOZE and MAZE assessments are types of assessments used to measure comprehension.

According to Stahl et al. (2020), the three components of fluency are: accuracy, automaticity, and stamina.

When considering progress monitoring, what two overarching questions should be considered?

According to Salvia et al. (2017), the purpose of progress monitoring is to...