What Can You Learn From The LETRS Unit 6
The language and cognitive skills that support reading comprehension.
Distinguish comprehension products from comprehension processes.
The goal of comprehension instruction is to create a coherent mental model of the text.
Characteristics of students who struggle with Language and reading comprehension.
The connection among vocabulary, background knowledge, and reading comprehension.
Process for teaching texts.
The importance of syntax and how to teach it.
The importance of text coherence and its relationship to mental coherence.
How text structure affects comprehension.
, LETRS Unit 6 Assessment Answers
Which of the following statements best describes an
Establish the purpose for reading the text and
effective way to prepare students to listen to or read a
impart background knowledge.
text?
Which of the following describes a product of
verbalizing a summary or retelling of the text
comprehension, rather than a process?
after reading
Which of these statements is not true of students with
They rely less on context to guess on the
specific comprehension difficulties?
identity of the words.
Students with greater background knowledge of a
remember more of what the text actually says
text’s topic are more likely to:
Which teaching strategy is most likely to help English
Provide visual context for meaning-pictures,
Learners construct a mental model of a
graphic organizers, objects, and/or actions.
texts meanings?
, Which statement explains the most important reason
Not all tests of reading comprehension measure
why formal (standardized) tests of reading
the same thing.
comprehension may be of limited value to teachers?
Which statement is not true about how student
The ability to process sentence structure has
understanding of syntax can affect comprehension?
little effect on comprehension.
What technique would be most relevant for teaching
using a story grammar outline to make notes
students to comprehend the structure of a fictional
narrative?
Which sentence is most likely to challenge younger
Unless everyone can agree, we will not play
students’ language comprehension abilities?
there again.
What activity would best create awareness of
having students underline words and phrases
substitution as a cohesive device?
that mean almost the same thing
LETRS Unit 6 Guide
The language and cognitive skills that support reading comprehension.
Distinguish comprehension products from comprehension processes.
The goal of comprehension instruction is to create a coherent mental model of the text.
Characteristics of students who struggle with Language and reading comprehension.
The connection among vocabulary, background knowledge, and reading comprehension.
Process for teaching texts.
The importance of syntax and how to teach it.
The importance of text coherence and its relationship to mental coherence.
How text structure affects comprehension.
, LETRS Unit 6 Assessment Answers
Which of the following statements best describes an
Establish the purpose for reading the text and
effective way to prepare students to listen to or read a
impart background knowledge.
text?
Which of the following describes a product of
verbalizing a summary or retelling of the text
comprehension, rather than a process?
after reading
Which of these statements is not true of students with
They rely less on context to guess on the
specific comprehension difficulties?
identity of the words.
Students with greater background knowledge of a
remember more of what the text actually says
text’s topic are more likely to:
Which teaching strategy is most likely to help English
Provide visual context for meaning-pictures,
Learners construct a mental model of a
graphic organizers, objects, and/or actions.
texts meanings?
, Which statement explains the most important reason
Not all tests of reading comprehension measure
why formal (standardized) tests of reading
the same thing.
comprehension may be of limited value to teachers?
Which statement is not true about how student
The ability to process sentence structure has
understanding of syntax can affect comprehension?
little effect on comprehension.
What technique would be most relevant for teaching
using a story grammar outline to make notes
students to comprehend the structure of a fictional
narrative?
Which sentence is most likely to challenge younger
Unless everyone can agree, we will not play
students’ language comprehension abilities?
there again.
What activity would best create awareness of
having students underline words and phrases
substitution as a cohesive device?
that mean almost the same thing
LETRS Unit 6 Guide
