Prompt:

Read the following four scenarios and answer the questions that follow. Be sure to justify your responses with information that you have learned in this chapter.

Scenario #1

In Mr. Kim's sixth-grade class, 12 of the 30 students scored at or below the 3rd stanine on a norm-referenced reading test.

1. Should Mr. Kim plan additional assessments for the students who are reading below grade-level expectations? Why or why not?

2. Should the initial focus of the problem-solving process be on Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 instruction? Justify your response.