LETRS Units 5 - 8 Post Test QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% ACCURATE.
To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective? - ✅✅asking students to write the word 10 times
until they can spell it
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are going
to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those word
meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week? - ✅✅10-12
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective? - ✅✅Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects
of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from
the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? - ✅✅They may need to learn the
meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should prioritize
which types of words? - ✅✅words that are central to understanding key meanings in the
passage
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based vocabulary instruction should
try to emphasize: - ✅✅word relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and
semantic families.
Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if they don't understand it.
This behavior demonstrates: - ✅✅cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
When students read about a topic for which they already have well-developed background
knowledge, they are more likely than uninformed students to: - ✅✅acquire new knowledge
faster from the text.
100% ACCURATE.
To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective? - ✅✅asking students to write the word 10 times
until they can spell it
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are going
to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those word
meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week? - ✅✅10-12
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective? - ✅✅Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects
of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from
the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? - ✅✅They may need to learn the
meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should prioritize
which types of words? - ✅✅words that are central to understanding key meanings in the
passage
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based vocabulary instruction should
try to emphasize: - ✅✅word relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and
semantic families.
Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if they don't understand it.
This behavior demonstrates: - ✅✅cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
When students read about a topic for which they already have well-developed background
knowledge, they are more likely than uninformed students to: - ✅✅acquire new knowledge
faster from the text.
