LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test: Questions And Answers
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and
word decoding in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension
skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another. ANS - Accurate, fast word
recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text comprehension.
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation
about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads
it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development primarily by promoting
which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing ANS - oral language comprehension
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word
Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many
words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic,
and meaning processors. ANS - Reading depends on constructing pathways
between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning processors.
After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the "somewhat at risk"
range. What is the next step the teacher team should take?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read. ANS -
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
How is the word sn - ow divided?
, syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme ANS - onset-rime
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
1
2
3
4 ANS - 3
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4 ANS - It is not 2
Apparently it's 1
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate
individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing
system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
ANS - This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to make
progress if the teacher provides which practice?
shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding phoneme
asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap, snap, and boat and choose the one
that doesn't rhyme
models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are
formed in the mouth ANS - asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the
way that target phonemes are formed in the mouth
Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness?
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and
word decoding in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension
skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and
text comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another. ANS - Accurate, fast word
recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text comprehension.
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation
about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads
it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development primarily by promoting
which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing ANS - oral language comprehension
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word
Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many
words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic,
and meaning processors. ANS - Reading depends on constructing pathways
between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning processors.
After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the "somewhat at risk"
range. What is the next step the teacher team should take?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read. ANS -
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
How is the word sn - ow divided?
, syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme ANS - onset-rime
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
1
2
3
4 ANS - 3
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4 ANS - It is not 2
Apparently it's 1
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate
individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing
system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
ANS - This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to make
progress if the teacher provides which practice?
shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding phoneme
asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap, snap, and boat and choose the one
that doesn't rhyme
models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are
formed in the mouth ANS - asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the
way that target phonemes are formed in the mouth
Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness?
