LETRS UNITS 1-4 Questions And Answers

LETRS UNITS 1-4

Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and

word decoding in a beginning reader's development? - Answer- Accurate, fast word

recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text comprehension.

Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation

about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads

it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development primarily by promoting

which skill? - Answer- oral language comprehension

After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the "somewhat at risk"

range. What is the next step the teacher team should take? - Answer- Analyze the

screening results and gather additional diagnosis assessment data.

How is the word sn-ow divided? - Answer- onset-rime

How many spoken syllables are there in frightening? - Answer- 3

How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned? - Answer- 1

What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate

individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing

system? - Answer- This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words, "by sight."

Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to

make progress if the teacher provides which practice? - Answer- asks students to look

in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the mouth

Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness? -

Answer- the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word.

A student spells skin as "sgin." What type of phonological error did she make? -

Answer- substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant

Having students listen to a word, say it, and then mentally reverse the sounds in the

word is an instructional activity that would be most appropriate for which students? -

Answer- those who have mastered basic phonemic awareness

How can phonics instruction be organized to be most effective? - Answer- around a

preplanned progression through a logical skill sequence

Which word group might a teacher include in a lesson focused on identification of

consonant blends? - Answer- plan, squirm, train