Ruler
The "R" in RULER stands for this ability to notice and pay attention to emotions.
What is recognizing emotions?
Math shifts emphasize deep understanding of key ideas rather than "a mile wide and an inch deep." This is called___.
What is focus?
This shift calls for students to ground their answers in the text rather than personal opinion.
What is text-based evidence?
The Science of Reading emphasizes this foundational skill, where students learn to connect sounds with letters.
What is phonics?
MTSSis a framework designed to give students the right level of help in this many tiers.
What are three tiers?
The "U" in RULER is the skill of identifying the causes and consequences of emotions.
What is understanding emotions?
Along with fluency, students must also demonstrate this ability: applying math to solve real-world situations.
What is application?
Literacy shifts ask teachers to increase students' exposure to texts with this characteristic, often referred to "tiered."
What is text complexity?
Along with decoding students must develop this skill that allows them to understand and make meaning from text.
What is comprehension?
The first tier of MTSS involves high-quality instruction provided to this group of students.
Who are all students?
The "L" in RULER represents this skill, which allows us to give words to our feelings.
What is labeling emotions?
Instead of rushing through multiple strategies, math shifts call for this, which helps students build connections across grades.
What is coherence?
In the literacy shifts, nonfiction gets equal time with this type of text.
What is fiction?
The "simple view of reading" explains that reading comprehension is the product of decoding and ____.
What is language comprehension?
MTSS uses this kind of assessment data to make decisions about student progress.
What is progress monitoring?
The "E" in RULER is the skill of knowing how and when to show emotions in socially appropriate ways.
What is expressing emotions?
This math shift emphasizes understanding why procedures work, not just how to do them.
What is conceptual understanding?
Literacy instruction now emphasizes this type of text that reflects students' backgrounds and experiences.
What is culturally relevant texts?
This instructional approach, based on the Science of Reading, uses explicit, systematic lessons in phonics, vocabulary, and fluency.
What is structured literacy?
MTSS is not just for academics but also supports this area, which includes behavior and social-emotional learning.
What is whole child development?
The second "R" in RULER focuses on strategies for handling emotions effectively>
What is regulating emotions?
Math shifts ask teachers to balance conceptual understanding, fluency, and application-known together as these three_____.
What are the three instructional shifts in math?
This shift involves teaching students to navigate and evaluate digital sources.
What is digital literacy?
Scarborough's Reading Rope highlights that skilled reading weaves together two broad strands: language comprehension and_____.
What is word recognition?
In Tier 3 of MTSS students receive this kind of support, often individualized and intensive.
What is targeted intervention?