SPED 5314 Week 1 Quiz Teaching
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SPED 5314 Week 1 Quiz
, Course: SPED 5314 – Teaching Reading and Language Arts
University: Lamar University
Focus: Week 1 – Foundations of Literacy, Science of
Reading, and SPED Frameworks
Section 1: The Science of Reading & Foundational Theories
1. What is the "Simple View of Reading"?
Answer: A formula suggesting that Reading Comprehension =
Decoding (word recognition) x Language Comprehension. Deficits in
either area will result in reading difficulties.
2. According to the Simple View of Reading, if a student has good
language comprehension but poor decoding, what is the likely
diagnosis?
Answer: Dyslexia.
3. What is Scarborough’s Reading Rope?
Answer: A visual metaphor illustrating how multiple strands of word
recognition (phonological awareness, decoding, sight recognition)
and language comprehension (background knowledge, vocabulary,
language structures, verbal reasoning, literacy knowledge)
intertwine to lead to skilled reading.
4. How does the Science of Reading differ from balanced literacy?
Reading Language Arts | Lamar
University | (2026/2027) (PDF)
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SPED 5314 Week 1 Quiz
, Course: SPED 5314 – Teaching Reading and Language Arts
University: Lamar University
Focus: Week 1 – Foundations of Literacy, Science of
Reading, and SPED Frameworks
Section 1: The Science of Reading & Foundational Theories
1. What is the "Simple View of Reading"?
Answer: A formula suggesting that Reading Comprehension =
Decoding (word recognition) x Language Comprehension. Deficits in
either area will result in reading difficulties.
2. According to the Simple View of Reading, if a student has good
language comprehension but poor decoding, what is the likely
diagnosis?
Answer: Dyslexia.
3. What is Scarborough’s Reading Rope?
Answer: A visual metaphor illustrating how multiple strands of word
recognition (phonological awareness, decoding, sight recognition)
and language comprehension (background knowledge, vocabulary,
language structures, verbal reasoning, literacy knowledge)
intertwine to lead to skilled reading.
4. How does the Science of Reading differ from balanced literacy?
