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LETRS Units 5-8 Pretest & Posttest
Questions and Correct Answers.
Latest Edition 2026-2027 Already
Graded A
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based
vocabulary instruction should try to emphasize: - ANSword relationships,
including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and semantic families.
A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is: -
ANSclearly stating the purpose for reading the text.
About how many American students demonstrate "proficient" or "advanced"
writing skills by grade 8, according to the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (2007)? - ANS33 percent
According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following
is NOT true? - ANSThe gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by
the end of grade 2.
Dialect differences characterize students in many regions of the United
States. Research supports handling these language differences by: -
ANSexplicitly contrasting "home language" with "school language" in
frequent, brief lessons.
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During a teacher-mediated reading of a story such as The Three Little Pigs,
which of these questions is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental
model of the texts meanings? - ANS"What have we learned so far about
the third pig?"
During the editing phase of writing, a personal editing/proofreading
checklist should contain: - ANSa few specific reminders of skills the student
has learned and practiced.
Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if
they don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates: - ANScognitive
flexibility and metacognition.
If an English Learner (EL) is confused about the meaning of a reading
passage, a teacher might be more successful conveying the meaning by: -
ANSsupplementing the language in the text with pictures, actions, and
objects.
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis -
ible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language
was emphasized? - ANSmorphology
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be
distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? -
ANSThey may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a
passage.
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LETRS Units 5-8 Pretest & Posttest
Questions and Correct Answers.
Latest Edition 2026-2027 Already
Graded A
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based
vocabulary instruction should try to emphasize: - ANSword relationships,
including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and semantic families.
A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is: -
ANSclearly stating the purpose for reading the text.
About how many American students demonstrate "proficient" or "advanced"
writing skills by grade 8, according to the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (2007)? - ANS33 percent
According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following
is NOT true? - ANSThe gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by
the end of grade 2.
Dialect differences characterize students in many regions of the United
States. Research supports handling these language differences by: -
ANSexplicitly contrasting "home language" with "school language" in
frequent, brief lessons.
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, 2
During a teacher-mediated reading of a story such as The Three Little Pigs,
which of these questions is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental
model of the texts meanings? - ANS"What have we learned so far about
the third pig?"
During the editing phase of writing, a personal editing/proofreading
checklist should contain: - ANSa few specific reminders of skills the student
has learned and practiced.
Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if
they don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates: - ANScognitive
flexibility and metacognition.
If an English Learner (EL) is confused about the meaning of a reading
passage, a teacher might be more successful conveying the meaning by: -
ANSsupplementing the language in the text with pictures, actions, and
objects.
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis -
ible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language
was emphasized? - ANSmorphology
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be
distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? -
ANSThey may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a
passage.
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