LETRS Unit 1 Session 1

1. According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage of fourth-grade students have scored “basic” or “below basic” in reading? o a. 33% of students nationally, equally split among white, AfricanAmerican, and Hispanic students o b. 23% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount o c. 50% nationally, with white students making up a disproportionate amount o d. 64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount 2. Which skills are least correlated with reading comprehension in children? o a. spelling and writing o b. oral language skills o c. word-reading accuracy and fluency o d. visual-motor skills and visual-spatial reasoning 3. Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to process spoken and written language? o a. Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than alphabetic writing. o b. Our brain