LETRS Unit 6 Assessment, All Sessions 1-6, comprehension & Midterm; Complete Solution guide_2022.

LETRS Unit 6 Assessment, All Sessions 1-6, comprehension & Midterm; Complete Solution guide_2022. LETRS Unit 6 Assessment Which of the following statements best describes an effective way to prepare students to listen to or read a text? Establish the purpose for reading the text and impart background knowledge. Which of the following describes a product of comprehension, rather than a process? verbalizing a summary or retelling of the text after reading Which of these statements is not true of students with specific comprehension difficulties? They rely less on context to guess on the identity of the words. Students with greater background knowledge of a text's topic are more likely to: remember more of what the text actually says Which teaching strategy is most likely to help English Learners construct a mental model of a texts meanings? Provide visual context for meaning-pictures, graphic organizers, objects, and/or actions. Which statement explains the most important reason why formal (standardized) tests of reading comprehension may be of limited value to teachers? They typically do not indicate where instruction should focus. Which statement is not true about how student understanding of syntax can affect comprehension? The ability to process sentence structure has little effect on comprehension. What technique would be most relevant for teaching students to comprehend the structure of a fictional narrative? using a story grammar outline to make notes Which sentence is most likely to challenge younger students' language comprehension abilities? Unless everyone can agree, we will not play there again. What activity would best create awareness of substitution as a cohesive device? having students underline words and phrases that mean almost the same thing LETRS Unit 6 Session 1 The language comprehension domain of the Reading Ropes does not incorporate which of the following? memorization Language comprehension becomes more important to reading success: after 3rd grade Which of the following is an example of a reading comprehension product? not constructing a mental model or making inferences within and between sentences The text base refers to the literal meanings in a given text? false The best time for teachers to guide students' thinking , as they construct a mental model , is: all of the above LETRS Unit 6 Session 2 Reading comprehension is difficult to assess through formal testing alone. true Which of the following is not a variable in interpreting reading comprehension test results? a. strength or weakness in word recognition b. the format of the test c. prior background knowledge d. state benchmarks in reading proficiency d. state benchmarks in reading proficiency Students who can answer multiple-choice questions about a passage without needing to read it are nonetheless exhibiting reading comprehension. false Behaviors that indicate problems with language comprehension include (select all that apply): a. inaccurate spelling skills. b. confusion about the main idea versus details of a story. c. inability to maintain focus. d. telling the events of a story out of order. b. confusion about the main idea versus details of a story. c. inability to maintain focus. d. telling the events of a story out of order. Which of the following is not considered a strategy for informal observation of oral language comprehension? a. giving students unit quizzes b. having students predict a missing sentence in a passage c. asking students "yes" or "no" questions about a text d. having students repeat back sentences c. asking students "yes" or "no" questions about a text LETRS Unit 6 Session 3 Which of the following statements is not true about background knowledge? It applies to everything retained in short-term memory. Background knowledge is not necessary in order for students to develop a detailed schema. False When preparing students to listen to or read a text, it is important to (select all that apply): Establish a purpose for reading; preview key vocabulary words; evoke or impart background knowledge Once a schema has been established, it is difficult for people to accept new information that contradicts it. True In preparing to read a text about France, it would be most important for teachers to spend time building and drawing out students' background knowledge about (select all that apply): The culture of France; where France is located, and it's relationship to surrounding countries. LETRS Unit 6 Session 4 Which of the following is not a direct factor in text comprehension? the ability to spell from dictation Readers who struggle with comprehension may also (select all that apply): have insufficient working memory; have divergent dialects; lack experience with longer, more formal sentences A sentence with two complete thoughts that can each stand on their own has a: compound structure Raising or lowering the voice while reading aloud can help students determine what kind of punctuation a sentence needs. true Which of the following should students be taught first? the specific jobs words are doing in sentences LETRS Unit 6 Session 5 Which of the following is not correct? A text may lack coherence if: