RVE Exam Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Graded A+
Norm-referenced test - Answers - Compares a student's scores/achievement to that of his/her peers
- Ex: SAT, ACT
- Students can't fail
- Scores determine where they fall within a group of their peers
- Can't be used to determine if edu. reforms are working
Criterion-referenced tests - Answers - Used to show what a student knows and can do
- Have a set standard students are expected to achieve
- Ex: most state achievement tests
- Can show whether an entire group has improved
Informal reading inventories - Answers - An informal test/survey given by a student's regular teacher to
help determine the needs of that student
- Usually consists of 3 parts: before reading, during reading, after reading
- Should be used in addition to other reading tests
- Used to discover a student's strengths/weaknesses
Anecdotal records - Answers - Written records of a student's progress and development over time
- Includes social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development
- Teacher compiles these on a day-to-day basis
- Always kept in a positive tone
- Useful for parent-teacher conferences
- Can be used to defend a teacher's decision for a particular situation
Print concepts - Answers - "Pretend reading" can give insight into student knowledge
- Holding a book correctly, turning pages correctly, tracking while reading, knowledge that print carries
meaning
- Ex: book "walkthrough"
Phonemic awareness - Answers - Refers to a specific aspect of phonological awareness
, - The knowledge that words are made up of individual sounds and the ability to distinguish those sounds
- Ability to count phonemes in a word, separate a word into its phonemes, combine phonemes to create
a word, remove or change phonemes in a word
- Can be assessed through written and oral tests
- Ex: segmenting words into phonemes
Letter recognition skills - Answers - Can be assessed through written and oral tests
- Ex: call out letters for students to write down on paper
Sound-symbol knowledge - Answers - Can be assessed by reading a passage aloud then having the
student write down what you said
- Ex: assessing a student's knowledge of the /ch/ sound
Sight words - Answers - Words that have irregular spellings and must be recognized by the student on
sight
- Cannot be sounded out or figured out by using phonics
- Ex: one, some, come, where
- Often mispronounced
- Should be taught in meaningful ways
Decodable texts - Answers - Great way to assess decoding skills
- Consists primarily of simple words with the same phonetic structures as the words you have been
teaching
- Should include a variety of phonetic principles and sounds
Pseudowords - Answers - Used to assess word-attack skills
- Words that resemble real words but have no meaning
- Should look like familiar words or at least have groups of letters that are common
Word-attack skills - Answers - Important to assess using pseudowords
- Many methods to assess
- Tests should include pictures
Vocabulary - Answers - Assess through written tests
Norm-referenced test - Answers - Compares a student's scores/achievement to that of his/her peers
- Ex: SAT, ACT
- Students can't fail
- Scores determine where they fall within a group of their peers
- Can't be used to determine if edu. reforms are working
Criterion-referenced tests - Answers - Used to show what a student knows and can do
- Have a set standard students are expected to achieve
- Ex: most state achievement tests
- Can show whether an entire group has improved
Informal reading inventories - Answers - An informal test/survey given by a student's regular teacher to
help determine the needs of that student
- Usually consists of 3 parts: before reading, during reading, after reading
- Should be used in addition to other reading tests
- Used to discover a student's strengths/weaknesses
Anecdotal records - Answers - Written records of a student's progress and development over time
- Includes social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development
- Teacher compiles these on a day-to-day basis
- Always kept in a positive tone
- Useful for parent-teacher conferences
- Can be used to defend a teacher's decision for a particular situation
Print concepts - Answers - "Pretend reading" can give insight into student knowledge
- Holding a book correctly, turning pages correctly, tracking while reading, knowledge that print carries
meaning
- Ex: book "walkthrough"
Phonemic awareness - Answers - Refers to a specific aspect of phonological awareness
, - The knowledge that words are made up of individual sounds and the ability to distinguish those sounds
- Ability to count phonemes in a word, separate a word into its phonemes, combine phonemes to create
a word, remove or change phonemes in a word
- Can be assessed through written and oral tests
- Ex: segmenting words into phonemes
Letter recognition skills - Answers - Can be assessed through written and oral tests
- Ex: call out letters for students to write down on paper
Sound-symbol knowledge - Answers - Can be assessed by reading a passage aloud then having the
student write down what you said
- Ex: assessing a student's knowledge of the /ch/ sound
Sight words - Answers - Words that have irregular spellings and must be recognized by the student on
sight
- Cannot be sounded out or figured out by using phonics
- Ex: one, some, come, where
- Often mispronounced
- Should be taught in meaningful ways
Decodable texts - Answers - Great way to assess decoding skills
- Consists primarily of simple words with the same phonetic structures as the words you have been
teaching
- Should include a variety of phonetic principles and sounds
Pseudowords - Answers - Used to assess word-attack skills
- Words that resemble real words but have no meaning
- Should look like familiar words or at least have groups of letters that are common
Word-attack skills - Answers - Important to assess using pseudowords
- Many methods to assess
- Tests should include pictures
Vocabulary - Answers - Assess through written tests
