LETRS UNIT 3 SESSION 4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? Select all that apply.
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
c. writing lines and circles with a pencil on paper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to group letters
together for instruction?
a. Work through the alphabet in order, teaching 5-6 letters at a time.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
c. Group letters that represent categories of sounds (e.g., vowels, stopped
consonants).
d. Teach frequently used letters like e and t first, gradually progressing to less
often used letters like q and x.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later
reading success.
true
false
true
Students should establish a habit of trying to blend all the sounds in a word
before they "adjust" or "flex" the pronunciation to make a real word.
, true
false
true
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? Select all that apply.
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
c. writing lines and circles with a pencil on paper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to group letters
together for instruction?
a. Work through the alphabet in order, teaching 5-6 letters at a time.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
c. Group letters that represent categories of sounds (e.g., vowels, stopped
consonants).
d. Teach frequently used letters like e and t first, gradually progressing to less
often used letters like q and x.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
Which guideline(s) should teachers follow when choosing key words for
sound-spelling cards? Select all that apply.
a. Avoid words in which nasalization affects the way a vowel is pronounced,
such as angry for /ă/.
b. Avoid words that can have more than one meaning, like pen or run.
c. Avoid words in which a consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop
for /s/.
d. Avoid words with phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m - t).
a. Avoid words in which nasalization affects the way a vowel is pronounced, such as
angry for /ă/.
c. Avoid words in which a consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop for /s/.
d. Avoid words with phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m - t).
Exam b
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later
reading success.
true
false
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? Select all that apply.
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
c. writing lines and circles with a pencil on paper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to group letters
together for instruction?
a. Work through the alphabet in order, teaching 5-6 letters at a time.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
c. Group letters that represent categories of sounds (e.g., vowels, stopped
consonants).
d. Teach frequently used letters like e and t first, gradually progressing to less
often used letters like q and x.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later
reading success.
true
false
true
Students should establish a habit of trying to blend all the sounds in a word
before they "adjust" or "flex" the pronunciation to make a real word.
, true
false
true
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? Select all that apply.
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
c. writing lines and circles with a pencil on paper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
a. tracing and drawing geometric shapes
b. drawing circles and lines on sandpaper
d. skywriting in the air with large movements
When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to group letters
together for instruction?
a. Work through the alphabet in order, teaching 5-6 letters at a time.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
c. Group letters that represent categories of sounds (e.g., vowels, stopped
consonants).
d. Teach frequently used letters like e and t first, gradually progressing to less
often used letters like q and x.
b. Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes.
Which guideline(s) should teachers follow when choosing key words for
sound-spelling cards? Select all that apply.
a. Avoid words in which nasalization affects the way a vowel is pronounced,
such as angry for /ă/.
b. Avoid words that can have more than one meaning, like pen or run.
c. Avoid words in which a consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop
for /s/.
d. Avoid words with phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m - t).
a. Avoid words in which nasalization affects the way a vowel is pronounced, such as
angry for /ă/.
c. Avoid words in which a consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop for /s/.
d. Avoid words with phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m - t).
Exam b
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later
reading success.
true
false
