Year Long Course

1.

We have to be aware of our own thought processes while we are writing more than when we are reading.

True

False

2.

Indicators of fluency include accuracy, rate, and prosody.

True

False

3.

Narrative stories have a predictable text structure.

True

False

4.

Only word level processes must be fast and accurate for passage reading to be fluent.

True

False

5.

The two greatest predictors of reading ability is phonemic awareness and understanding the alphabetic principle.

True

False

6.

How many phonemes are in the word strike?

7.

A mental map of a well known word includes understanding the word's morphology.

True

False

8.

Spelling instruction is a layer of language that supports vocabulary.

True

False

9.

Selecting a topic is a higher-level writing skill.

True

False

10.

How many morphemes are in the word unpredictable?

11.

If a reader sees the words: example, such as, like, includes, and to illustrate in a text, then the text structure is most likely:

12.

The process of associating and connecting phonemes and graphemes is the origin of the printed word learning process.

True

False

13.

How many phonemes are in the word stitch?

14.

____________________text structure contains words such as: but, however, in contrast, different, in comparison, and yet.

15.

Frequent ear infections as a baby and tubes in ears are red flags to teachers to identify potential literacy problems.

True

False

16.

Some of the most effective ways to teach vocabulary include

scaling word meanings on a continuum, semantic feature analysis

crosswords, word searches, pictures

multiple choice quiz, practice probes

memorizing the list of words, props

17.

If a student writes "chuck" for "truck," he or she needs reteaching on blends.

True

False

18.

An inference almost always requires the reader to use knowledge outside the text.

True

False

19.

Handwriting is not a necessary component of reading or writing proficiency.

True

False

20.

You should always do three readings of a text for it to qualify as a "close read."

True

False

21.

Memorization is one of the best ways to teach students how to spell and write because we have so many irregular words.

True

False

22.

Sight words and high-frequency words are the same.

True

False

23.

Students should be explicitly taught the meaning and requirements of prompts, beginning with literal comprehension.

True

False

24.

A student is having trouble decoding two syllable words that end in y. Which principle of orthography would you use to help correct this student's error?

Memorization

Letter order and sequence patterns

Position of a phoneme/grapheme

Language of origin

25.

A student consistently reverses the letters b and d in writing. One of the best ways to help is for a teacher to make a "trace and write" center of those letters in a way to differentiate instruction.

True

False

26.

Oral language is a foundational skill for reading and writing.

True

False

27.

Text cohesion is dependent upon

Word and phrase substitutions

Logical association between ideas

All of the above

Pronouns and referents

28.

Fluency is dependent upon

All of the above

Phoneme-grapheme correspondence

Letter knowledge Letter knowledge

Phonemic awareness

29.

How many graphemes are in the word height?

30.

If a student writes "hip" for "chip," he or she forgot that diagraphs have two letters and one sound.

True

False