Science of Teaching Reading Exam
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Developmental Stages of Spelling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Precommunicative Stage
Semiphonetic Stage
Phonetic Stage
Transitional Stage
Correct Stage
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Precommunicative Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The child
uses letters from the alphabet but shows no knowledge of letter sound correspondences. the
child may also lack knowledge of the entire alphabet, the distinction between upper and lower
case letters, and the left to right direction of the English orthography.
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Semiphonetic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The child begins
to understand letter sound correspondence-- that sounds are assigned to letters. At this stage,
the child often employs rudimentary logic, using single letters, for example, to represent words,
sounds and syllables. (U for you)
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Phonetic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Children use a letter
or group of letters to represent every speech sound that they hear in a word. Although some of
their choices do not conform to conventional English spelling, their attempts to spell words are
systematic and easily understood (the letters tak for take and en for in)
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Transitional Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The speller begins
to assimilate the conventional alternative for representing sounds, moving from a dependence
only or mainly on phonology (sound) for representing words, to evidencing a greater
understanding of common letter patterns words and the structure of words. Some examples of
misspelling typical of this stage are egul for eagle, and higheked for hiked.
,Developmental Stages of Spelling: Correct Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔At this stage, spellers
know common letter sound relationships and generalizations (rules) for spelling, as well as how
to use morphemic information in spelling. The student understands how to spell many common
prefixes and suffixes, silent consonants, alternative spellings, and irregular spellings. A large
number of learned words are accumulated, and the speller recognizes incorrect forms.
Brian writes "hom" for the word home. When considering the developmental stages of spelling,
Brian uses--- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Phonetic Spelling
In phonetic spelling, students use their knowledge of letters and graphemes and in this
example, Brian has used a letter for every sound heard in home.
Suzie writes "spcl" for the word special. When considering the Developmental Stages of
Spelling, Suzie uses-- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Semiphonetic Spelling
She uses some knowledge of letter sounds relationships but does not use vowels in this
example.
Which of the following are examples of informal assessments that prekindergarten teachers can
use?
-Progress monitoring measures
-diagnostic assessments
-ongoing observations
-systematic observations
-portfolios - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ongoing observations
-systematic observations
-portfolios
,-ongoing observations- teachers observe their students work and play in a variety of settings.
-systematic observations- teachers choose specific children to observe for specific purposes for
a specific timeframe.
-portfolios- teachers collect and date authentic work samples over time. Portfolios provide a
powerful overview of a child's development and serve to guide instructional decisions.
A recent study concludes which of the following regarding dyslexia and the size of the
population it affects in the US? (looking for a %) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Dyslexia affects 15-20%
of the population in America.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia (List) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Multisensory
-Structured, Systematic, Sequential, and Cumulative
-Flexible
-Personal and Direct
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Multisensory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Involve regular
interaction between the teacher and the students and the simultaneous use of simple senses
including auditory, visual and kinesthetic. A dyslexic learner is taught to tee the letter A, say its
name and sound and write it in the air- all at the same time. The use of multisensory input is
thought to enhance memory storage and retrieval.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Structured, Systematic, Sequential and Cumulative -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Language elements and rules are introduced in a linguistically logical,
understandable order. Students go back to the very beginning of their language learning, to lay
a proper foundation. Beginning by reading and writing sounds in isolation (phonemes), then
blending sounds into syllables and words. Elements of language- consonants, vowels, digraph
blends, and diphthongs are introduced in an orderly fashion. Only later, learners proceed to
advanced structural elements such as syllable types, roots, prefixes and suffixes.
, Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Flexible - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Teachers ensure the
learner is not simply recognizing a patterns and applying it without understanding. When
confusion of a previously taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Personal and Direct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Building a close
teacher student relationship with continuous feedback and positive reinforcement leading to
success and self confidence.
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which students-
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
A student is at the independent reading level when he or she can read successfully 95% of the
words. This is the level at which students can read on their own. Since Mrs. Swanson is helping
students select books they can read on their own, she needs to determine they are at the
independent reading level. It is very important when students are going to be reading for fun
that they read books that are on their independent reading level. This level, along with the
instructional and frustration levels, is usually found by administering an informal reading
inventory to the student.
What does an IRI mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Informal Reading Inventory.
Frequently used to place readers in materials of appropriate difficulty. The purpose of an IRI is
to provide greater insight into a student's reading level. It does not provide a specific diagnosis;
rather, it provides the classroom teacher and understanding of a child's abilities, which in turn
may lead to more accurate instruction. There are commercially available IRIs and teacher made
IRIs. They are intended to assess a child's reading behavior in the materials actually used in his
or her classroom instructional program.
What is an TPRI? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Texas Primary Reading Inventory
What is DIBELS? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
2025 With 100% Correct Answers
Developmental Stages of Spelling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Precommunicative Stage
Semiphonetic Stage
Phonetic Stage
Transitional Stage
Correct Stage
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Precommunicative Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The child
uses letters from the alphabet but shows no knowledge of letter sound correspondences. the
child may also lack knowledge of the entire alphabet, the distinction between upper and lower
case letters, and the left to right direction of the English orthography.
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Semiphonetic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The child begins
to understand letter sound correspondence-- that sounds are assigned to letters. At this stage,
the child often employs rudimentary logic, using single letters, for example, to represent words,
sounds and syllables. (U for you)
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Phonetic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Children use a letter
or group of letters to represent every speech sound that they hear in a word. Although some of
their choices do not conform to conventional English spelling, their attempts to spell words are
systematic and easily understood (the letters tak for take and en for in)
Developmental Stages of Spelling: Transitional Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The speller begins
to assimilate the conventional alternative for representing sounds, moving from a dependence
only or mainly on phonology (sound) for representing words, to evidencing a greater
understanding of common letter patterns words and the structure of words. Some examples of
misspelling typical of this stage are egul for eagle, and higheked for hiked.
,Developmental Stages of Spelling: Correct Stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔At this stage, spellers
know common letter sound relationships and generalizations (rules) for spelling, as well as how
to use morphemic information in spelling. The student understands how to spell many common
prefixes and suffixes, silent consonants, alternative spellings, and irregular spellings. A large
number of learned words are accumulated, and the speller recognizes incorrect forms.
Brian writes "hom" for the word home. When considering the developmental stages of spelling,
Brian uses--- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Phonetic Spelling
In phonetic spelling, students use their knowledge of letters and graphemes and in this
example, Brian has used a letter for every sound heard in home.
Suzie writes "spcl" for the word special. When considering the Developmental Stages of
Spelling, Suzie uses-- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Semiphonetic Spelling
She uses some knowledge of letter sounds relationships but does not use vowels in this
example.
Which of the following are examples of informal assessments that prekindergarten teachers can
use?
-Progress monitoring measures
-diagnostic assessments
-ongoing observations
-systematic observations
-portfolios - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ongoing observations
-systematic observations
-portfolios
,-ongoing observations- teachers observe their students work and play in a variety of settings.
-systematic observations- teachers choose specific children to observe for specific purposes for
a specific timeframe.
-portfolios- teachers collect and date authentic work samples over time. Portfolios provide a
powerful overview of a child's development and serve to guide instructional decisions.
A recent study concludes which of the following regarding dyslexia and the size of the
population it affects in the US? (looking for a %) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Dyslexia affects 15-20%
of the population in America.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia (List) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Multisensory
-Structured, Systematic, Sequential, and Cumulative
-Flexible
-Personal and Direct
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Multisensory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Involve regular
interaction between the teacher and the students and the simultaneous use of simple senses
including auditory, visual and kinesthetic. A dyslexic learner is taught to tee the letter A, say its
name and sound and write it in the air- all at the same time. The use of multisensory input is
thought to enhance memory storage and retrieval.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Structured, Systematic, Sequential and Cumulative -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Language elements and rules are introduced in a linguistically logical,
understandable order. Students go back to the very beginning of their language learning, to lay
a proper foundation. Beginning by reading and writing sounds in isolation (phonemes), then
blending sounds into syllables and words. Elements of language- consonants, vowels, digraph
blends, and diphthongs are introduced in an orderly fashion. Only later, learners proceed to
advanced structural elements such as syllable types, roots, prefixes and suffixes.
, Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Flexible - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Teachers ensure the
learner is not simply recognizing a patterns and applying it without understanding. When
confusion of a previously taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Personal and Direct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Building a close
teacher student relationship with continuous feedback and positive reinforcement leading to
success and self confidence.
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which students-
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
A student is at the independent reading level when he or she can read successfully 95% of the
words. This is the level at which students can read on their own. Since Mrs. Swanson is helping
students select books they can read on their own, she needs to determine they are at the
independent reading level. It is very important when students are going to be reading for fun
that they read books that are on their independent reading level. This level, along with the
instructional and frustration levels, is usually found by administering an informal reading
inventory to the student.
What does an IRI mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Informal Reading Inventory.
Frequently used to place readers in materials of appropriate difficulty. The purpose of an IRI is
to provide greater insight into a student's reading level. It does not provide a specific diagnosis;
rather, it provides the classroom teacher and understanding of a child's abilities, which in turn
may lead to more accurate instruction. There are commercially available IRIs and teacher made
IRIs. They are intended to assess a child's reading behavior in the materials actually used in his
or her classroom instructional program.
What is an TPRI? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Texas Primary Reading Inventory
What is DIBELS? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
