LETRS UNITS 5 - 8 PRE & POST TEST
Questions and Answers
1. Once students decode well, which statement describes the
relationship
between vocabulary and reading comprehension?
Answer Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
2. In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts
invisible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect
of language was emphasized?
Answer morphology
3. The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a "30-million-word" gap.
This gap refers to
Answer the difference in the number of words heard by preschool children raised in high- and low-
language family environments.
4. Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap
between language-rich and language-poor students?
Answer watching children's television programs
5. To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and
systematically before reading, which of these strategies would be the
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, least effective?
Answer asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
6. 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?
Answer 10-12
7. When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the
following
practices is most effective?
Answer Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of
language.
8. In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners
(ELs) be distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native
English speakers?
Answer They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
9. To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text,
the teacher should prioritize which types of words?
Answer words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
10. A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-
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Questions and Answers
1. Once students decode well, which statement describes the
relationship
between vocabulary and reading comprehension?
Answer Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
2. In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts
invisible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect
of language was emphasized?
Answer morphology
3. The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a "30-million-word" gap.
This gap refers to
Answer the difference in the number of words heard by preschool children raised in high- and low-
language family environments.
4. Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap
between language-rich and language-poor students?
Answer watching children's television programs
5. To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and
systematically before reading, which of these strategies would be the
1/
8
, least effective?
Answer asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
6. 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?
Answer 10-12
7. When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the
following
practices is most effective?
Answer Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of
language.
8. In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners
(ELs) be distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native
English speakers?
Answer They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage.
9. To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text,
the teacher should prioritize which types of words?
Answer words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
10. A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-
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