NYSTCE Literacy Part one questions with correct answers

Orthographic - Answer When a student can recall a word based on visual qualities If a student is at a intermediate stage of literacy development. Which ability is most characteristic of this stage? - Answer Reading with appropriate rate,accuracy, and expression. What are the four stages of literacy development? - Answer 1. Beginning Literacy 2. Early Intermediate 3. Intermediate Literacy 4. Early Advanced Literacy During the advanced stage of literacy development, students acquire new vocabulary primarily through? - Answer Independent reading Given the typical continuum of instruction on semantic relationships, what types of words would be most appropriate to teach students? - Answer Antonyms Semantic Relationships - Answer Associations that exist between words Why is teaching antonyms first important? - Answer Antonyms helps students identify relationships instead of similar spelling and can categorize them to build a better knowledge of semantic relationships.