,Knowledge Assessment Questions:
Knowledge Assessment Questions: Answer Key (continued)
Answer Key
CHAPTER 1: BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE LITERACY TEACHER
1. Federal legislation focused on literacy mandates that require schools to implement interventions that are:
a. The same for all students
b. Evidence-based
c. Approved by the district
d. Practical
ANSWER: B
2. Grade retention has been shown to:
a. Increase literacy skills
b. Improve long-term outcomes for students
c. Increase social-emotional challenges
d. Decrease literacy skills
ANSWER: C
3. A key element of structured literacy is that it involves:
a. Systematic, explicit instruction
b. Balanced literacy
c. A focus on the student’s learning style
d. Drill and kill
ANSWER: A
4. The three tiers in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) refer to:
a. Intensity of instruction
b. Seating arrangements
c. Learning styles
d. Activity level required
ANSWER: A
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, Knowledge Assessment Questions: Answer Key (continued)
CHAPTER 2: CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF TEACHING STRUCTURED READING
1. Which of the following is not an essential component of reading instruction?
a. Comprehension
b. Phonics
c. Fluency
d. Picture cues
ANSWER: D
2. Which skill is the most complex on the phonological awareness continuum?
a. Rhyme and alliteration
b. Onset-rime blending and segmenting
c. Phonemic awareness
d. Sentence segmentation
ANSWER: C
3. Why should teachers scaffold learning?
a. To provide temporary support
b. To offer long-term accommodation
c. To provide opportunities for practice
d. To ensure that student progress is assessed
ANSWER: A
4. What should teachers take into consideration when choosing or designing a progress monitoring tool?
a. Time required to administer
b. Ease of use
c. Content being assessed
d. All of the above
ANSWER: D
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Knowledge Assessment Questions: Answer Key (continued)
Answer Key
CHAPTER 1: BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE LITERACY TEACHER
1. Federal legislation focused on literacy mandates that require schools to implement interventions that are:
a. The same for all students
b. Evidence-based
c. Approved by the district
d. Practical
ANSWER: B
2. Grade retention has been shown to:
a. Increase literacy skills
b. Improve long-term outcomes for students
c. Increase social-emotional challenges
d. Decrease literacy skills
ANSWER: C
3. A key element of structured literacy is that it involves:
a. Systematic, explicit instruction
b. Balanced literacy
c. A focus on the student’s learning style
d. Drill and kill
ANSWER: A
4. The three tiers in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) refer to:
a. Intensity of instruction
b. Seating arrangements
c. Learning styles
d. Activity level required
ANSWER: A
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, Knowledge Assessment Questions: Answer Key (continued)
CHAPTER 2: CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF TEACHING STRUCTURED READING
1. Which of the following is not an essential component of reading instruction?
a. Comprehension
b. Phonics
c. Fluency
d. Picture cues
ANSWER: D
2. Which skill is the most complex on the phonological awareness continuum?
a. Rhyme and alliteration
b. Onset-rime blending and segmenting
c. Phonemic awareness
d. Sentence segmentation
ANSWER: C
3. Why should teachers scaffold learning?
a. To provide temporary support
b. To offer long-term accommodation
c. To provide opportunities for practice
d. To ensure that student progress is assessed
ANSWER: A
4. What should teachers take into consideration when choosing or designing a progress monitoring tool?
a. Time required to administer
b. Ease of use
c. Content being assessed
d. All of the above
ANSWER: D
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