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LETRS Unit 1 Assessment Questions
with Correct Answers 2026-2027.
Graded A
A significant shortcoming of the Three-Cueing Systems model, compared
to the Four-Part Processing Model, is that it obscures the role of ______ in
word recognition. - ANSphonological processing
A student spells skin as sgin. What type of phonological error did she
make? - ANSsubstitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
A student with dyslexia may also be intellectually gifted - ANStrue
a. early alphabetic - ANSA beginning first-grade student is able to segment
and pronounce the first sound in a spoken word. He tries to guess at words
by looking at the first letter only. When he writes words, he spells a few
sounds phonetically, but not all the sounds. According to Ehri, this student
is most likely in which phase of word-reading development?
a. early alphabetic
b. later alphabetic
c. prealphabetic
d. consolidated alphabetic
a. primary difficulties with phonology, decoding, and word recognition -
ANSIn any first-grade classroom in a typical school in the United States,
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approximately one-third of students are likely to score in the "basic" or
"below basic" range. The largest proportion of those students is likely to
show which characteristics?
a. primary difficulties with phonology, decoding, and word recognition
b. primary difficulties with phonology only
c. primary difficulties with automatic word recognition only
d. primary difficulties with language comprehension only
About 10-15 percent of poor readers can decode and read individual words
quickly and well and can spell accurately-yet struggle to comprehend the
meanings of passages. This profile is typical of students with which
coexisting disorder? - ANSautism and autism spectrum disorders
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what
percentage of fourth-grade students have score "basic" or "below basic" in
reading? - ANS64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic
students making up a disproportionate amount
According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to
reading comprehension - word recognition or language comprehension? -
ANSBoth are equally important
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? - ANSAnalyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic
assessment data.
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LETRS Unit 1 Assessment Questions
with Correct Answers 2026-2027.
Graded A
A significant shortcoming of the Three-Cueing Systems model, compared
to the Four-Part Processing Model, is that it obscures the role of ______ in
word recognition. - ANSphonological processing
A student spells skin as sgin. What type of phonological error did she
make? - ANSsubstitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
A student with dyslexia may also be intellectually gifted - ANStrue
a. early alphabetic - ANSA beginning first-grade student is able to segment
and pronounce the first sound in a spoken word. He tries to guess at words
by looking at the first letter only. When he writes words, he spells a few
sounds phonetically, but not all the sounds. According to Ehri, this student
is most likely in which phase of word-reading development?
a. early alphabetic
b. later alphabetic
c. prealphabetic
d. consolidated alphabetic
a. primary difficulties with phonology, decoding, and word recognition -
ANSIn any first-grade classroom in a typical school in the United States,
1
, 2
approximately one-third of students are likely to score in the "basic" or
"below basic" range. The largest proportion of those students is likely to
show which characteristics?
a. primary difficulties with phonology, decoding, and word recognition
b. primary difficulties with phonology only
c. primary difficulties with automatic word recognition only
d. primary difficulties with language comprehension only
About 10-15 percent of poor readers can decode and read individual words
quickly and well and can spell accurately-yet struggle to comprehend the
meanings of passages. This profile is typical of students with which
coexisting disorder? - ANSautism and autism spectrum disorders
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what
percentage of fourth-grade students have score "basic" or "below basic" in
reading? - ANS64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic
students making up a disproportionate amount
According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to
reading comprehension - word recognition or language comprehension? -
ANSBoth are equally important
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? - ANSAnalyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic
assessment data.
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