LETRS Unit 1 Session 8
1.a. advanced phonemic awareness
c. inflectional morphology
d. fluent recognition of word families (rime patterns): Which of these
literacy skills have students typically mastered by the end of third
grade? Select all that apply.
a. advanced phonemic awareness
b.Greek-derived morphemes
c. inflectional morphology
d.fluent recognition of word families (rime patterns)
2.d. social interactions: Which of the following is not an area of inquiry to
include in a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of a potential
reading disorder?
a. spelling
b.handwriting
c. single-word decoding
d.social interactions
3.false: T/F Many screening measures can be considered diagnostic
since they provide extremely detailed data about a student's skills in
particular literacy domains.
4.b. a word-reading survey to show which sound-symbol correspondences
the student knows and which ones still need practice: If a student needs
work on phonics and decoding, what kind of informal diagnostic
assessment would provide the most useful information on how to help
this student with these skills?
a. a spelling inventory to show which features of English spelling the
student has mastered
b. a word-reading survey to show which sound-symbol correspondences
the student knows and which ones still need practice
c. a vocabulary test to show student understanding of word meanings in
context
d. a test of reading comprehension to show how well the student can
answer questions about a grade-level text
5.b. reading a story to him and having him orally retell it: Cody is in first
grade. He almost never raises his hand to participate in class
discussions. When called on, he replies very briefly. He tends to use
vague words like stuff and rarely uses full sentences. During decoding
exercises, he reads words accurately and easily recognizes common
patterns; he is a good speller. When he reads stories aloud, he reads
fairly accurately but in an expressionless monotone.Which assessment
1/
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1.a. advanced phonemic awareness
c. inflectional morphology
d. fluent recognition of word families (rime patterns): Which of these
literacy skills have students typically mastered by the end of third
grade? Select all that apply.
a. advanced phonemic awareness
b.Greek-derived morphemes
c. inflectional morphology
d.fluent recognition of word families (rime patterns)
2.d. social interactions: Which of the following is not an area of inquiry to
include in a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of a potential
reading disorder?
a. spelling
b.handwriting
c. single-word decoding
d.social interactions
3.false: T/F Many screening measures can be considered diagnostic
since they provide extremely detailed data about a student's skills in
particular literacy domains.
4.b. a word-reading survey to show which sound-symbol correspondences
the student knows and which ones still need practice: If a student needs
work on phonics and decoding, what kind of informal diagnostic
assessment would provide the most useful information on how to help
this student with these skills?
a. a spelling inventory to show which features of English spelling the
student has mastered
b. a word-reading survey to show which sound-symbol correspondences
the student knows and which ones still need practice
c. a vocabulary test to show student understanding of word meanings in
context
d. a test of reading comprehension to show how well the student can
answer questions about a grade-level text
5.b. reading a story to him and having him orally retell it: Cody is in first
grade. He almost never raises his hand to participate in class
discussions. When called on, he replies very briefly. He tends to use
vague words like stuff and rarely uses full sentences. During decoding
exercises, he reads words accurately and easily recognizes common
patterns; he is a good speller. When he reads stories aloud, he reads
fairly accurately but in an expressionless monotone.Which assessment
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