Unit 5: Chp. 9, 10

Question 1

Core Reading Programs(CRP):

Answer 1

Commercial reading instructional programs commonly used in North American school districts. They are made up of student reading selections, skill activities, teacher manuals, and supplemental reading instruction materials.

Question 2

Scope and Sequence Chart:

Answer 2

A listing of the skills and/or concepts to be taught in a CRP as well as the sequence in which these are to be presented in the school year.

Question 3

Decodable Readers:

Answer 3

Designed to provide students with practice in applying knowledge of a particular phonic element(s).

Question 4

Assistive Technology:

Answer 4

The use of technology by individuals with some form of disability that enables them to perform tasks that might otherwise prove to be difficult or impossible.

Question 5

Reliability:

Answer 5

A statistical estimate as to whether an assessment instrument measuring some aspect of student performance is measured in a stable and consistent manner.

Question 6

Validity:

Answer 6

The degree to which tests measure what their developers claim they measure.

Question 7

Outcome Assessment:

Answer 7

Performance assessment that helps determine how our reading program and our teaching are in helping students attain grade level standards.

Question 8

Screening Assessment:

Answer 8

Provide a first look at student knowledge.

Question 9

Diagnostic Assessments:

Answer 9

Provide in depth information on students strengths and needs.

Question 10

Progress Monitoring Assessment:

Answer 10

Ongoing and timely feedback as to how well individual students are responding to teaching.