2026 LETRS Unit 7 – Sessions 1–6 & A Series Of
Questions And Correct Answers With Verified Solutions
Grade A (Brand New!!!!).
T/F Students in Ehri's prealphabetic phase need instruction in basic oral language
skills before manipulating phonemes. - ANSWER: True
T/F Sound chaining should begin with substituting the middle sounds and end
sounds in a word, as these are most difficult. - ANSWER: False
Which of the following principles are important for teaching phonological skills in
particular? Select all that apply.
a. Focus students' attention on speech sounds before focusing on letters.
b. Do a few brief activities once per week.
c. Withhold feedback from students, so not to discourage them.
d. Include all English phonemes in instruction. - ANSWER: a & d
Which activities work with students at the early phonological awareness level?
Select all that apply.
a. having students identify rhyming words in texts you read aloud
b. having students clap or tap to count the syllables in a word you say
c. saying a word, then asking students to change the first or last phoneme and say
the new word that results
d. saying a two-syllable word, then asking students to delete one syllable and say
the word that results - ANSWER: a,b,d
A colleague is going to start beginning sound chaining activities with students at the
basic phonemic awareness level, using colored blocks to represent sounds. What is
the most important guideline to follow?
a. Have students focus on adding or changing sounds before they practice deletion.
b. Have students add, change, delete, or move only ONE sound at a time.
c. Plan sound chains carefully so that they use only real words, never nonsense
words.
d. Avoid using any words that include consonant digraphs or vowel teams (e.g.,
chip, cheap). - ANSWER: b
How should the balance of instructional time spent on foundational reading skills
and language comprehension between first grade and third grade for typical
learners? - ANSWER: The time spent on foundational reading skills should skift
from about 40% in first grade to 20% in third grade.
Questions And Correct Answers With Verified Solutions
Grade A (Brand New!!!!).
T/F Students in Ehri's prealphabetic phase need instruction in basic oral language
skills before manipulating phonemes. - ANSWER: True
T/F Sound chaining should begin with substituting the middle sounds and end
sounds in a word, as these are most difficult. - ANSWER: False
Which of the following principles are important for teaching phonological skills in
particular? Select all that apply.
a. Focus students' attention on speech sounds before focusing on letters.
b. Do a few brief activities once per week.
c. Withhold feedback from students, so not to discourage them.
d. Include all English phonemes in instruction. - ANSWER: a & d
Which activities work with students at the early phonological awareness level?
Select all that apply.
a. having students identify rhyming words in texts you read aloud
b. having students clap or tap to count the syllables in a word you say
c. saying a word, then asking students to change the first or last phoneme and say
the new word that results
d. saying a two-syllable word, then asking students to delete one syllable and say
the word that results - ANSWER: a,b,d
A colleague is going to start beginning sound chaining activities with students at the
basic phonemic awareness level, using colored blocks to represent sounds. What is
the most important guideline to follow?
a. Have students focus on adding or changing sounds before they practice deletion.
b. Have students add, change, delete, or move only ONE sound at a time.
c. Plan sound chains carefully so that they use only real words, never nonsense
words.
d. Avoid using any words that include consonant digraphs or vowel teams (e.g.,
chip, cheap). - ANSWER: b
How should the balance of instructional time spent on foundational reading skills
and language comprehension between first grade and third grade for typical
learners? - ANSWER: The time spent on foundational reading skills should skift
from about 40% in first grade to 20% in third grade.
