LETRS Unit 3 Exam With Complete Solution

Which of the following is typically done as an extended practice activity in phonics lessons? - Answer timed reading of learned words The ability to decode a new, previously unknown printed word, in or out of context, depends on (select all that apply): - Answer -knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences -the ability to blend phonemes and graphemes quickly. The term phonics may be used to refer to.... - Answer -the system of phoneme-grapheme correspondences that are the basis for an alphabetic orthography. -an essential component (one of the five pillars) of effective reading instruction -a strategy for decoding new words and storing them in orthographic memory. Teachers who take a code-emphasis approach to instruction generally do not discuss the meanings of words being taught. - Answer false Which of the following are typical of meaning-emphasis approaches to instruction? Select all that apply. - Answer -emphasis on reading leveled texts individually -use of context (such as illustrations) to read words in texts Complete this sentence: A complex syllable is a syllable that contains a ______ . - Answer consonant blend Which set of words illustrates both the Floss rule and the "-ck" rule? - Answer slick, kiss, cuff Which set(s) of words include only words that have consonant digraphs, and no words with blends? - Answer -father, shin, reach -rough, phone, bang Complete this sentence: Vowel teams in English can have up to ______ letters. - Answer four Roughly half of all words in English can be spelled correctly based on established sound-symbol correspondences. - Answer true Students with solid phonics skills tend to recognize sight words more quickly, regardless of how regular the words& spelling are. - Answer true When students are "graduating" to the next Ehri's phase, their approach to reading will be qualitatively different than the previous phase. - Answer true Which of the following should be a major instructional focus for students at the consolidated alphabetic phase? Select all that apply. - Answer -Have students decode two- and three-syllable words -Have students learn to plan before writing, and compose according to the plan. Which is the best way to assess students' ability to recognize real words in print? - Answer Have students do timed and untimed readings of graded word lists; sight words should be recognized within one second. Kasey has solid phonemic awareness and knows all 26 letters. Her phonetic spellings of speech sounds are logical, but she is just learning to spell words. Which phase best describes her? - Answer later alphabetic When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to group letters together for instruction? - Answer Group letters with similar overall shapes and/or first strokes Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills before they learn to form letters? Select all that apply. - Answer -tracing and drawing geometric shapes -drawing circles and lines on sandpaper -skywriting in the air with large movements 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. - Answer true