Essentials of Reading
Assessment
Interventions
Case Scenario
RTI Tiers
100

This skill refers to the ability to detect the sound structure of words.

What is phonemic awareness?

100

The formula used to calculate the weekly growth rate in words read correctly (WRC).

What is (last score - first score)/(last week-first week)?

or 

What is slope formula? 

100

The Tier 3 intervention mentioned in the presentation that involves building words from scrambled letters. 

What is Letter Puzzles?

100
The grade that Susie is in.
What is 1st grade?
100

This tier offers individualized and intensive interventions.

What is Tier 3?

200

This term describes reading words accurately and automatically with proper expression.

What is fluency?

200

This type of assessment is used to measure nonsense words and word identification in 1st grade.

What is early reading CBM?

200

Another name for supplemental Intervention.

What is Tier 2?

200

The names of the early reading CBMs that Mrs. Johnson tested her students with.

What are nonsense words and word identification?

200

The tier that consists of core instruction for all students. 

What is Tier 1?

300

This is the understanding that letters represent sounds in words.

What is the alphabetic principle?

300

What would be indicated if a student's median score on a nonsense words assessment is 3.

What is at risk?

300

The tier Susie was placed in after being identified as at risk.

What is Tier 2?

300

The intervention activity used at Tier 3 in the presentation that involves scrambled letters and drawing.

What is Letter Puzzles?

400

This complex cognitive process is the ultimate goal of reading.

What is comprehension?

400

The purpose of progress monitoring in RTI. 

What is to guide instruction?

or

What is to determine if the intervention is effective?

400

The specific skill addressed in the Letter Puzzles intervention.

What is blending individual sounds in words?

400

True or False: Susie's intervention was effective. 

What is true?

400
The amount of essential reading components that Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions aim to address. 

What are 5?

500

This skill is the ability to understand and use words to acquire and convey meaning. 

What is vocabulary?

500

 Susie's estimated WRC if her slope is 0.86, and there are 28 weeks left. 

What is 24 WRC?

500

The name of a super cool professor at UMD.

Who is Dr. Kinga?

500
The time and frequency of Susie's instruction in Tier 2.

What is 30 minutes a day, 2-3 days per week?

500

This tier involves small groups of 3-6 students.

What is Tier 2?