LETRS UNIT 3 Assessment Test Exam Questions And
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When and how should letter names be taught? --ANSWER- Teach one new letter
every 1-2 days.
Which key word is the best example of the short "e" sound-symbol
correspondence? --ANSWER- echo
Short a Key Word --ANSWER- astronaut
Short e Key Word --ANSWER- Edge
Short i Key Word --ANSWER- it
Short o Key Word --ANSWER- October
Short u Key Word --ANSWER- Uptown
Words you shouldn't use as short vowel key words --ANSWER- Under, east,
elevator, Alaska, in, ice, ambulance, earth, on, order, urban
Instead of having students move their hands like a snake for the sound /s/, the
teacher could ask students to point to a picture of a snake. --ANSWER- True
Why did the teacher have students scrape with their hands when they heard the
sound /k/ in a word? --ANSWER- to help students pay attention to how they scrape
their tongues when making the sound /k/
Why didn't the teacher use "ship" as a key word instead of "snake"? --ANSWER-
She is not teaching the digraph "sh" and the first sound in "ship" is /sh/ not /s/.
"Thud" has three phonemes. With which phonemes might a Spanish-speaking EL
have difficulty? --ANSWER- All the phonemes (unvoiced /th/ spelled 'th", /u/
spelled "u", and /d/ spelled "d") could cause difficulty.
After blending activities are introduced, these activities need to be modeled only
,once or twice a week. --ANSWER- False. These activities should be modeled
daily.
Which set of words would work well for introducing blending routines? --
ANSWER- group 1: kit, sad, map and group 2: fad, pop, bed. All CVC words.
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later reading
success. --ANSWER- True
Students should establish a habit of trying to blend all the sounds in a word before
they "adjust" or "flex" the pronunciation to make a real word. --ANSWER- True
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? --ANSWER- tracing and drawing geometric
shapes, drawing circles and lines on sandpaper, skywriting in the air with large
movements
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.
Which guidelines should teachers follow when choosing key words for
soundspelling cards? --ANSWER- avoid words in which nasalization affects the
way a vowel is pronounced such as angry for short a, avoid words in which a
consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop for /s/, and avoid words with
phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m-t).
When using word lists, teachers should always call on individual students to read
the words. --ANSWER- False
In the exercise shown, why was a "ringer" word included in the first list? --
ANSWER- To help students distinguish among vowels in CVC words
CVC word examples --ANSWER- chip, shack, fish, net
CCVC word examples --ANSWER- trash, thrash, blip, stop
, CVCC word examples --ANSWER- champ, rags, camp
CCVCC word examples --ANSWER- flips, shrimp, brand
Which word chain would be the easiest one for students just beginning to learn
word chaining? --ANSWER- pop, cop, mop, top, hop
Word chains using minimally contrasting pairs can be done as a teacher-led
activity, group work, or an independent practice activity. --ANSWER- False
Which chain shows a progression of minimally contrasting pairs? --ANSWER-
bud, bug, bag, big, pig, pug
What reading skill is developed by working with word families? --ANSWER- the
ability to process "chunks" of words (common rimes)
Which group of words below is a word family? --ANSWER- cane, pane, lane,
mane, Shane
Choose the word that works best with this sample word chain: chat, _____, map,
gap. --ANSWER- mat
Choose the word that works best with this sample word chain: mop, _____, ship,
lip --ANSWER- shop
Which of the following word chains is NOT appropriate for instruction? --
ANSWER- met, pen, hen, bun, ton
Which of the following word chains IS appropriate for instruction? --ANSWER-
top, mop, map, tap, tip
Word chain activities should use real words only. --ANSWER- False
Open sort activities are most appropriate for advanced students who already know
how to look for an orthographic pattern. --ANSWER- True
About how many words should be used within a lesson to provide practice with a
Answers Verified 100% Correct
When and how should letter names be taught? --ANSWER- Teach one new letter
every 1-2 days.
Which key word is the best example of the short "e" sound-symbol
correspondence? --ANSWER- echo
Short a Key Word --ANSWER- astronaut
Short e Key Word --ANSWER- Edge
Short i Key Word --ANSWER- it
Short o Key Word --ANSWER- October
Short u Key Word --ANSWER- Uptown
Words you shouldn't use as short vowel key words --ANSWER- Under, east,
elevator, Alaska, in, ice, ambulance, earth, on, order, urban
Instead of having students move their hands like a snake for the sound /s/, the
teacher could ask students to point to a picture of a snake. --ANSWER- True
Why did the teacher have students scrape with their hands when they heard the
sound /k/ in a word? --ANSWER- to help students pay attention to how they scrape
their tongues when making the sound /k/
Why didn't the teacher use "ship" as a key word instead of "snake"? --ANSWER-
She is not teaching the digraph "sh" and the first sound in "ship" is /sh/ not /s/.
"Thud" has three phonemes. With which phonemes might a Spanish-speaking EL
have difficulty? --ANSWER- All the phonemes (unvoiced /th/ spelled 'th", /u/
spelled "u", and /d/ spelled "d") could cause difficulty.
After blending activities are introduced, these activities need to be modeled only
,once or twice a week. --ANSWER- False. These activities should be modeled
daily.
Which set of words would work well for introducing blending routines? --
ANSWER- group 1: kit, sad, map and group 2: fad, pop, bed. All CVC words.
Knowledge of letter names in kindergarten is an excellent predictor of later reading
success. --ANSWER- True
Students should establish a habit of trying to blend all the sounds in a word before
they "adjust" or "flex" the pronunciation to make a real word. --ANSWER- True
Which activities are recommended to help students develop visual-motor skills
before they learn to form letters? --ANSWER- tracing and drawing geometric
shapes, drawing circles and lines on sandpaper, skywriting in the air with large
movements
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.
Which guidelines should teachers follow when choosing key words for
soundspelling cards? --ANSWER- avoid words in which nasalization affects the
way a vowel is pronounced such as angry for short a, avoid words in which a
consonant appears as part of a blend, such as stop for /s/, and avoid words with
phonemes that sound like letter names, like empty (m-t).
When using word lists, teachers should always call on individual students to read
the words. --ANSWER- False
In the exercise shown, why was a "ringer" word included in the first list? --
ANSWER- To help students distinguish among vowels in CVC words
CVC word examples --ANSWER- chip, shack, fish, net
CCVC word examples --ANSWER- trash, thrash, blip, stop
, CVCC word examples --ANSWER- champ, rags, camp
CCVCC word examples --ANSWER- flips, shrimp, brand
Which word chain would be the easiest one for students just beginning to learn
word chaining? --ANSWER- pop, cop, mop, top, hop
Word chains using minimally contrasting pairs can be done as a teacher-led
activity, group work, or an independent practice activity. --ANSWER- False
Which chain shows a progression of minimally contrasting pairs? --ANSWER-
bud, bug, bag, big, pig, pug
What reading skill is developed by working with word families? --ANSWER- the
ability to process "chunks" of words (common rimes)
Which group of words below is a word family? --ANSWER- cane, pane, lane,
mane, Shane
Choose the word that works best with this sample word chain: chat, _____, map,
gap. --ANSWER- mat
Choose the word that works best with this sample word chain: mop, _____, ship,
lip --ANSWER- shop
Which of the following word chains is NOT appropriate for instruction? --
ANSWER- met, pen, hen, bun, ton
Which of the following word chains IS appropriate for instruction? --ANSWER-
top, mop, map, tap, tip
Word chain activities should use real words only. --ANSWER- False
Open sort activities are most appropriate for advanced students who already know
how to look for an orthographic pattern. --ANSWER- True
About how many words should be used within a lesson to provide practice with a
