LETRS UNIT 7 ASSESSMENT 2026 REVISION
NOTES AND STRUCTURED LITERACY
INSTRUCTION OVERVIEW
◉ Complete this sentence: A complex syllable is a syllable that
contains a ______ . Answer: consonant blend
◉ Which set of words illustrates both the Floss rule and the "-ck"
rule? Answer: slick, kiss, cuff
◉ Which set(s) of words include only words that have consonant
digraphs, and no words with blends? Answer: -father, shin, reach
-rough, phone, bang
◉ Complete this sentence: Vowel teams in English can have up to
______ letters. Answer: four
◉ Roughly half of all words in English can be spelled correctly based
on established sound-symbol correspondences. Answer: true
◉ Students with solid phonics skills tend to recognize sight words
more quickly, regardless of how regular the words& spelling are.
Answer: true
, ◉ When students are "graduating" to the next Ehri's phase, their
approach to reading will be qualitatively different than the previous
phase. Answer: true
◉ Which of the following should be a major instructional focus for
students at the consolidated alphabetic phase? Select all that apply.
Answer: -Have students decode two- and three-syllable words
-Have students learn to plan before writing, and compose according
to the plan.
◉ Which is the best way to assess students' ability to recognize real
words in print? Answer: Have students do timed and untimed
readings of graded word lists; sight words should be recognized
within one second.
◉ Kasey has solid phonemic awareness and knows all 26 letters. Her
phonetic spellings of speech sounds are logical, but she is just
learning to spell words. Which phase best describes her? Answer:
later alphabetic
◉ When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to
group letters together for instruction? Answer: Group letters with
similar overall shapes and/or first strokes
NOTES AND STRUCTURED LITERACY
INSTRUCTION OVERVIEW
◉ Complete this sentence: A complex syllable is a syllable that
contains a ______ . Answer: consonant blend
◉ Which set of words illustrates both the Floss rule and the "-ck"
rule? Answer: slick, kiss, cuff
◉ Which set(s) of words include only words that have consonant
digraphs, and no words with blends? Answer: -father, shin, reach
-rough, phone, bang
◉ Complete this sentence: Vowel teams in English can have up to
______ letters. Answer: four
◉ Roughly half of all words in English can be spelled correctly based
on established sound-symbol correspondences. Answer: true
◉ Students with solid phonics skills tend to recognize sight words
more quickly, regardless of how regular the words& spelling are.
Answer: true
, ◉ When students are "graduating" to the next Ehri's phase, their
approach to reading will be qualitatively different than the previous
phase. Answer: true
◉ Which of the following should be a major instructional focus for
students at the consolidated alphabetic phase? Select all that apply.
Answer: -Have students decode two- and three-syllable words
-Have students learn to plan before writing, and compose according
to the plan.
◉ Which is the best way to assess students' ability to recognize real
words in print? Answer: Have students do timed and untimed
readings of graded word lists; sight words should be recognized
within one second.
◉ Kasey has solid phonemic awareness and knows all 26 letters. Her
phonetic spellings of speech sounds are logical, but she is just
learning to spell words. Which phase best describes her? Answer:
later alphabetic
◉ When teaching letter formation, which strategy can be used to
group letters together for instruction? Answer: Group letters with
similar overall shapes and/or first strokes
