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A kindergarten teacher encourages beginning readers to "write" their own captions
beneath their drawings. This practice is most likely to lead to which of the following
outcomes?
A. The children may become frustrated by the difficulty of the English spelling system
and lose interest in writing
B. Because of the reciprocity between decoding and encoding, the children's reading
progress may be adversely affected by any uncorrected spelling errors
C. The children will tend to develop automatic word-recognition skills by engaging in
spelling practice
D. The children's grasp of the alphabetic principle will be reinforced as they apply
phonetic spelling - Answer-Correct Response: D. The children's grasp of the alphabetic
principle will be reinforced as they apply phonetic spelling
Which of the following statements provides the best rationale for incorporating spelling
instruction into a first-grade reading program?
A. Spelling instruction reinforces students' knowledge of phonics patterns, which
supports their development of automaticity and ability to construct meaning while
reading
B. Spelling instruction promotes phonological sensitivity by teaching students to break
words into onsets and rimes and recognize phonograms
C. Spelling instruction steamlines the reading process by focusing on a finite set of
orthographic guidelines, which accelerates students' reading development
D. Spelling instruction facilitates students' vocabulary development by introducing them
to new grade-level academic words throughout the school year - Answer-Correct
Response: A. Spelling instruction reinforces students' knowledge of phonics patterns,
which supports their development of automaticity and ability to construct meaning while
reading
If you were practicing initial sound isolation, which of the following is an appropriate
question to ask?
A. How many sounds do you hear in cat?
B. How many syllables are in the word house
C. Point to the word that begins with /w/
, D. What word rhymes with cat - Answer-Correct Response: C. Point to the word that
begins with /w/
Which of the following sets of words include digraphs?
A. to, too, two
B. side, ride, tide
C. rain, teach, free - Answer-Correct Response: C. rain, teach, free
A second-grade teacher regularly reviews spelling patterns previously taught. The
teacher also provides students with multiple opportunities to read and write connected
text that feature words containing the spelling patterns and to engage in word sorts
comparing new and previously taught spelling patterns. These types of instructional
activities are likely to promote students' reading skills primarily by developing their:
A. skill in identifying and categorizing common word families by their rimes
B. accuracy and automaticity reading words that follow the target phonics patterns
C. automatic recognition of and fluency reading texts containing high-frequency words
D. knowledge of the meaning and usage of common, grade-level vocabulary words -
Answer-Correct Response: B. accuracy and automaticity reading words that follow the
target phonics patterns. Option B is correct because reviewing previously introduced
spelling patterns or phonics patterns, reading and writing words that feature those
spelling/phonics patterns, and engaging in words sorts that compare new and
previously taught spelling/phonics patterns not only contribute to students' development
of spelling accuracy, but also promote their reliance on phonics skills for word
recognition, a key factor in building accurate decoding skills.
Accuracy - Answer-Reading words without mistakes (encompasses grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation)
Rate - Answer-How fast or slow you are reading (number of words read correctly per
minute)
Prosody - Answer-Expression (pitch, emphasis, timing)
Techniques for Building Fluency - Answer-Echo Reading- teacher reads fluently,
students repeat
Choral Reading- teacher and students read fluently at the same time
Paired Reading- students read aloud to each other at the same time
Alternate Reading- teacher and student take turns reading. Initially, teacher reads most
words
Repeated Reading- prompt students to re-read passages, pause to model fluency if
needed
A second-grade teacher is working with a small group of students to improve their oral
reading fluency. As part of lesson planing, the teacher analyzes the students' oral
reading errors and plans instruction to address phonics knowledge and skills not yet
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PASSED
A kindergarten teacher encourages beginning readers to "write" their own captions
beneath their drawings. This practice is most likely to lead to which of the following
outcomes?
A. The children may become frustrated by the difficulty of the English spelling system
and lose interest in writing
B. Because of the reciprocity between decoding and encoding, the children's reading
progress may be adversely affected by any uncorrected spelling errors
C. The children will tend to develop automatic word-recognition skills by engaging in
spelling practice
D. The children's grasp of the alphabetic principle will be reinforced as they apply
phonetic spelling - Answer-Correct Response: D. The children's grasp of the alphabetic
principle will be reinforced as they apply phonetic spelling
Which of the following statements provides the best rationale for incorporating spelling
instruction into a first-grade reading program?
A. Spelling instruction reinforces students' knowledge of phonics patterns, which
supports their development of automaticity and ability to construct meaning while
reading
B. Spelling instruction promotes phonological sensitivity by teaching students to break
words into onsets and rimes and recognize phonograms
C. Spelling instruction steamlines the reading process by focusing on a finite set of
orthographic guidelines, which accelerates students' reading development
D. Spelling instruction facilitates students' vocabulary development by introducing them
to new grade-level academic words throughout the school year - Answer-Correct
Response: A. Spelling instruction reinforces students' knowledge of phonics patterns,
which supports their development of automaticity and ability to construct meaning while
reading
If you were practicing initial sound isolation, which of the following is an appropriate
question to ask?
A. How many sounds do you hear in cat?
B. How many syllables are in the word house
C. Point to the word that begins with /w/
, D. What word rhymes with cat - Answer-Correct Response: C. Point to the word that
begins with /w/
Which of the following sets of words include digraphs?
A. to, too, two
B. side, ride, tide
C. rain, teach, free - Answer-Correct Response: C. rain, teach, free
A second-grade teacher regularly reviews spelling patterns previously taught. The
teacher also provides students with multiple opportunities to read and write connected
text that feature words containing the spelling patterns and to engage in word sorts
comparing new and previously taught spelling patterns. These types of instructional
activities are likely to promote students' reading skills primarily by developing their:
A. skill in identifying and categorizing common word families by their rimes
B. accuracy and automaticity reading words that follow the target phonics patterns
C. automatic recognition of and fluency reading texts containing high-frequency words
D. knowledge of the meaning and usage of common, grade-level vocabulary words -
Answer-Correct Response: B. accuracy and automaticity reading words that follow the
target phonics patterns. Option B is correct because reviewing previously introduced
spelling patterns or phonics patterns, reading and writing words that feature those
spelling/phonics patterns, and engaging in words sorts that compare new and
previously taught spelling/phonics patterns not only contribute to students' development
of spelling accuracy, but also promote their reliance on phonics skills for word
recognition, a key factor in building accurate decoding skills.
Accuracy - Answer-Reading words without mistakes (encompasses grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation)
Rate - Answer-How fast or slow you are reading (number of words read correctly per
minute)
Prosody - Answer-Expression (pitch, emphasis, timing)
Techniques for Building Fluency - Answer-Echo Reading- teacher reads fluently,
students repeat
Choral Reading- teacher and students read fluently at the same time
Paired Reading- students read aloud to each other at the same time
Alternate Reading- teacher and student take turns reading. Initially, teacher reads most
words
Repeated Reading- prompt students to re-read passages, pause to model fluency if
needed
A second-grade teacher is working with a small group of students to improve their oral
reading fluency. As part of lesson planing, the teacher analyzes the students' oral
reading errors and plans instruction to address phonics knowledge and skills not yet
