LETRS Unit 4: Sessions 1-8 With Complete Solutions

LETRS Unit 4: Sessions 1-8 With Complete Solutions LETRS unit 1 session 1 According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage of fourth-grade students have scored "basic" or "below basic" in reading? a. 33% of students nationally, equally split among white, African-American, and Hispanic students b. 23% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount c. 50% nationally, with white students making up a disproportionate amount d. 64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount - d. 64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount Reading comprehension is not a single construct. Rather, the ability to understand what you read relies on multiple components. Once readers become more skilled in word recognition, which of the following components increase in their importance? a. spelling and phonemic awareness b. orthographic knowledge and background knowledge c. cognates and syllable awareness d. background knowledge and vocabulary - d. background knowledge and vocabulary