LETRS UNIT 1 SESSION 1 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1.,According,to,the,2015,National,Assessment,of,Educational,Progress,,what,percentage,of,fourth-
grade,students,have,scored,"basic",or"below,basic",in,reading?,ANS,-64%,nationally,,with,African-
American,and,Hispanic,students,making,up,a,disproportionate,amount
Reading,comprehension,is,not,a,single,construct.,Rather,,the,ability,to,understand,what,you,read,relies,on
,multiple,components.,Once,readers,become,more,skilled,in,word,recognition,,which,of,the,following,com
ponents,increase,in,their,importance?,ANS,-background,knowledge,and,vocabulary
Which,statement,most,accurately,describes,how,the,human,brain,has,evolved,to,process,spoken,and,writ
ten,language?,ANS,-
Our,brains,have,evolved,to,process,spoken,language,much,more,easily,than,alphabetic,writing.
What,characteristic,makes,English,a,"deep",alphabetic,orthography?,ANS,-
Its,spelling,system,represents,meaningful,parts,(morphemes)
According,to,the,Simple,View,of,Reading,model,,which,is,more,important,to,reading,comprehension-
,word,recognition,or,language,comprehension?,ANS,-Both,are,equally,important.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1.,According,to,the,2015,National,Assessment,of,Educational,Progress,,what,percentage,of,fourth-
grade,students,have,scored,"basic",or"below,basic",in,reading?,ANS,-64%,nationally,,with,African-
American,and,Hispanic,students,making,up,a,disproportionate,amount
Reading,comprehension,is,not,a,single,construct.,Rather,,the,ability,to,understand,what,you,read,relies,on
,multiple,components.,Once,readers,become,more,skilled,in,word,recognition,,which,of,the,following,com
ponents,increase,in,their,importance?,ANS,-background,knowledge,and,vocabulary
Which,statement,most,accurately,describes,how,the,human,brain,has,evolved,to,process,spoken,and,writ
ten,language?,ANS,-
Our,brains,have,evolved,to,process,spoken,language,much,more,easily,than,alphabetic,writing.
What,characteristic,makes,English,a,"deep",alphabetic,orthography?,ANS,-
Its,spelling,system,represents,meaningful,parts,(morphemes)
According,to,the,Simple,View,of,Reading,model,,which,is,more,important,to,reading,comprehension-
,word,recognition,or,language,comprehension?,ANS,-Both,are,equally,important.
