LETRS Module 1-3 Quiz Questions and Answers
In the later stages of reading development (grades 5 and up) which strand of the "reading rope" takes on
... [Show More] more and more importance in explaining reading comprehension? - Correct AnswerVerbal reasoning
Phoneme awareness has the closest relationship with which aspect of literacy in an alphabetic writing system? - Correct Answerdecoding unknown words
Which misspelling is an example of a students failure to recognize the difference between vowel sounds that are very similar in articulation? - Correct AnswerFEL/fill
In which group of words does each word have two syllables? - Correct AnswerFollowed, chaos, rhythm
What is the likely language of origin of the word meat? - Correct AnswerAnglo-Saxon
Which of the following is an appropriate technique for helping children link letter names to letter sounds? - Correct AnswerUse key words and multi sensory techniques to build associations.
The "simple view of reading" states that: - Correct AnswerReading is the product of decoding and language comprehension
Which of the following groups of words demonstrates the spelling principle "we spell by the position of a sound in a word?" - Correct AnswerFun, puff, rough
If a teacher asks a student to blend /s-ocks/ together to make a word, the student is working with language at the level of: - Correct AnswerOnset-rime
The following principles of phonemic awareness instruction are recommended by research, with the exception of: - Correct AnswerUse letters from the outset to teach phonics simultaneously
How is the word "gr ow" divided? It is divided by: - Correct AnswerOnset rime
Which words are good instructional examples of the VCe syllable type? - Correct AnswerGrape, slime
A teacher should begin emphasizing oral text reading fluency after a student has demonstrated which of the following? - Correct AnswerStrong word recognition skills
How is "sh or t" divided? By - Correct AnswerPhoneme
If students are to learn historical facts about the English language, which words would best demonstrate the French influence? - Correct AnswerCoupon, genre, charade
If a first grade teacher finds that half of her students are in the "at risk" category on the mid-year screening measures, the most appropriate next step would be to: - Correct AnswerImplement an intervention program well-matched to student skill levels
Which of the following best exemplifies the developmental progression that teachers should follow when teaching phonological awareness? - Correct AnswerAlliteration, phoneme segmentation, phoneme deletion
Which word has fou syllables and three morphemes? - Correct Answertransferrable
According to scientifically-based reading research, phonics instruction is best taught through: - Correct AnswerExplicit, systematic, sequential approaches in which phoneme-graphemes correspondence is emphasized
Mapping graphemes to phonemes - Correct AnswerEnsures that students understand the correspondences of the phonics code
"Phonological processing","phonemic awareness", and "phonics" - Correct AnswerRefer to distinct skills learned in a progression
Phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics - Correct AnswerAre taught sequentially because they build on one another
Oral reading fluency is most valuable for predicting overall reading proficiency at which grade levels? - Correct AnswerGrades 1-4
In which group of words is there an open syllable in every word? - Correct AnswerCo-op, bonus, donor
The development of proficient reading, with comprehension, is most dependent on which aspect(s) of instruction? - Correct Answerall of the above
Students who are slow to develop automatic word recognition, even though they have learned to recognize and segment phonemes, are probably experiencing "glitches" in which processing system? - Correct Answerorthographic processor
Phonemes are first associates with graphemes at the intersection of the top half and bottom half of the hourglass figure. Why is this image shaped like an hourglass? - Correct AnswerTo show that students first learn to break larger units of language into smaller ones and then combine smaller units into larger ones
Word chaining is an instructional technique that requires a student to use - Correct AnswerMinimally contrasting pairs of words
As students develop phonemic awareness skills, it can be expected that they will be able to - Correct AnswerSegment, blend, and manipulate phonemes
If a student habitually reads past decoding errors without pausing or attempting to self-correct, he/she most likely is showing "glitches" in which processing system? - Correct AnswerOrthographic processor
In the beginning stages of reading, the majority of students with reading difficulties are distinguished by "glitches" in which processing system? - Correct AnswerPhonological processor
A student wrote the following sentence: "the prins jragd the hors to the yadr." [the prince dragged the horse to the water] Which allophones variations of speech are represented in the student's spelling? - Correct AnswerAffirmation of a stop consonant, and tongue flap
Which is likely the language of origin of the word "contradiction?" - Correct AnswerLatin
Research has shown that effective instruction and phonics in first grade should take place in approximately: - Correct Answer30-40% of the instructional time
Of, come, there, what - Correct AnswerWhich of the following sets of words would be most appropriate for students to memorize and sight words? [Show Less]