LETRS Unit 5 - 8 Pretest with Verified Solutions
2024
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between
vocabulary and reading comprehension? - - Vocabulary is the best single predictor of
reading comprehension.
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked
about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was emphasized? - -
morphology
According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following is NOT true? -
- The gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by the end of grade 2.
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are
going to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those
word meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week? - -
10-12
A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is: - - clearly
stating the purpose for reading the text.
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap for students who know
fewer word meanings when beginning school? - - watching children's television
programs
, To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective? - - asking students to write the word 10
times until they can spell it
Which of the following activities would help students identify cohesive ties in a text? -
- having students draw arrows between pronouns and their referents
Students with comprehension weaknesses benefit from teachers actively mediating
comprehension because these students: - - typically make fewer, lower-quality
inferences on their own.
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective? - - Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple
aspects of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished
from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? - - They may need to
learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should
prioritize which types of words? - - words that are central to understanding key
meanings in the passage
The research consensus on the teaching of comprehension strategies during reading
instruction indicates that: - - strategy instruction is more effective in grades 4 and up
than in grades 1-3.
2024
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between
vocabulary and reading comprehension? - - Vocabulary is the best single predictor of
reading comprehension.
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked
about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was emphasized? - -
morphology
According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following is NOT true? -
- The gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by the end of grade 2.
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are
going to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About how many of those
word meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week? - -
10-12
A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is: - - clearly
stating the purpose for reading the text.
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap for students who know
fewer word meanings when beginning school? - - watching children's television
programs
, To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective? - - asking students to write the word 10
times until they can spell it
Which of the following activities would help students identify cohesive ties in a text? -
- having students draw arrows between pronouns and their referents
Students with comprehension weaknesses benefit from teachers actively mediating
comprehension because these students: - - typically make fewer, lower-quality
inferences on their own.
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective? - - Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple
aspects of language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished
from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? - - They may need to
learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should
prioritize which types of words? - - words that are central to understanding key
meanings in the passage
The research consensus on the teaching of comprehension strategies during reading
instruction indicates that: - - strategy instruction is more effective in grades 4 and up
than in grades 1-3.
