EDUC 331 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Ms. Santos is choosing spelling words that have the "-tion" spelling pattern. Which of the following
words would not be an appropriate word to teach to her third-grade students? - Answers Abrogation
The following are all instructional strategies used to teach spelling EXCEPT: - Answers Graphic
organizers.
Teachers can informally monitor students' progress in writing by noting all of the following about
students' writing EXCEPT: - Answers How well they perform on standardized tests.
For students with learning and behavior problems, spelling words should ideally: - Answers Focus on
high-frequency words
Fun and simple activities that families could do to help promote their children's writing might include
all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Have them write a report of what they did that day.
Ms. Kirchner provides lessons in specific writing skills for 15-20 minutes each day to her third-grade
class. Which of these topics would be appropriate to include in her focused writing skill lesson? -
Answers Using quotation marks
Which of the following spelling approaches requires students to supply missing letters in spelling
words? - Answers Test-study-test
According to Fernald (1943), specific school techniques that tend to produce poor spellers include
which of the following? - Answers A focus on spelling errors
In the Gillingham and Stillman approach to teaching spelling, echo speech refers to which of the
following descriptions? - Answers The teacher says the word and students repeat the word after the
teacher.
Whereas revision of writing focuses mainly on content, editing focuses on: - Answers Mechanics.
All of the following choices are ways for RTI to be used for students with writing difficulties EXCEPT: -
Answers Replace writing with computer usage.
Mrs. Gupta teaches a student who has illegible handwriting. The letters are jumbled and there is
inconsistent spacing between the letters. Some letters slant to the right while others slant to the left.
Mrs. Gupta suspects that the student might have: - Answers Dysgraphia.
The strategy of "box and explode" is used to assist students with which component of the writing
process? - Answers Revising
What is the cause of spelling difficulties for most students with learning and behavior disorders? -
Answers Phonological awareness problems
Students with learning disabilities typically display which of the following traits in their writing? -
Answers They are more dependent than other students on teacher feedback.
When trying to determine whether there is a pattern to a student's spelling errors, all of the following
questions should be asked EXCEPT: - Answers Is the student purposely misspelling words?
All of the following are advantages to using a computer to facilitate writing EXCEPT: - Answers
computers assist students in using accurate paragraph structure
Principles of direct instruction in spelling include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Multiple
opportunities for incidental learning in spelling.
Which of the following approaches to spelling is recommended for students with learning disabilities?
- Answers Error imitation and modeling
Which of the following choices does NOT indicate a way to monitor progress in writing for a first-
grade student? - Answers Monitor the number of complex sentences written.
Which of the following techniques refers to a teacher-directed approach that assumes students have
some spelling skills and begins with teaching small units of meaningful writing? - Answers
Morphographic spelling
Which of the following factors would NOT influence the writing of an English language learner (ELL)? -
Answers Proficiency in their native language
Cue cards are most often used to assist during which component of the writing process? - Answers
Composing
Which of the following choices is NOT a strategy for improving the writing of older students? -
Answers Instruct students to avoid writing complex sentences.
Spelling is particularly difficult in English because: - Answers There is not a one-to-one
correspondence between individual sounds of spoken words and the letters of written words.
As Britany writes sentences with her spelling words, she writes slowly and with intensity. Her teacher
needs to obtain a handwriting fluency sample and work with Britany to improve her handwriting
Ms. Santos is choosing spelling words that have the "-tion" spelling pattern. Which of the following
words would not be an appropriate word to teach to her third-grade students? - Answers Abrogation
The following are all instructional strategies used to teach spelling EXCEPT: - Answers Graphic
organizers.
Teachers can informally monitor students' progress in writing by noting all of the following about
students' writing EXCEPT: - Answers How well they perform on standardized tests.
For students with learning and behavior problems, spelling words should ideally: - Answers Focus on
high-frequency words
Fun and simple activities that families could do to help promote their children's writing might include
all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Have them write a report of what they did that day.
Ms. Kirchner provides lessons in specific writing skills for 15-20 minutes each day to her third-grade
class. Which of these topics would be appropriate to include in her focused writing skill lesson? -
Answers Using quotation marks
Which of the following spelling approaches requires students to supply missing letters in spelling
words? - Answers Test-study-test
According to Fernald (1943), specific school techniques that tend to produce poor spellers include
which of the following? - Answers A focus on spelling errors
In the Gillingham and Stillman approach to teaching spelling, echo speech refers to which of the
following descriptions? - Answers The teacher says the word and students repeat the word after the
teacher.
Whereas revision of writing focuses mainly on content, editing focuses on: - Answers Mechanics.
All of the following choices are ways for RTI to be used for students with writing difficulties EXCEPT: -
Answers Replace writing with computer usage.
Mrs. Gupta teaches a student who has illegible handwriting. The letters are jumbled and there is
inconsistent spacing between the letters. Some letters slant to the right while others slant to the left.
Mrs. Gupta suspects that the student might have: - Answers Dysgraphia.
The strategy of "box and explode" is used to assist students with which component of the writing
process? - Answers Revising
What is the cause of spelling difficulties for most students with learning and behavior disorders? -
Answers Phonological awareness problems
Students with learning disabilities typically display which of the following traits in their writing? -
Answers They are more dependent than other students on teacher feedback.
When trying to determine whether there is a pattern to a student's spelling errors, all of the following
questions should be asked EXCEPT: - Answers Is the student purposely misspelling words?
All of the following are advantages to using a computer to facilitate writing EXCEPT: - Answers
computers assist students in using accurate paragraph structure
Principles of direct instruction in spelling include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers Multiple
opportunities for incidental learning in spelling.
Which of the following approaches to spelling is recommended for students with learning disabilities?
- Answers Error imitation and modeling
Which of the following choices does NOT indicate a way to monitor progress in writing for a first-
grade student? - Answers Monitor the number of complex sentences written.
Which of the following techniques refers to a teacher-directed approach that assumes students have
some spelling skills and begins with teaching small units of meaningful writing? - Answers
Morphographic spelling
Which of the following factors would NOT influence the writing of an English language learner (ELL)? -
Answers Proficiency in their native language
Cue cards are most often used to assist during which component of the writing process? - Answers
Composing
Which of the following choices is NOT a strategy for improving the writing of older students? -
Answers Instruct students to avoid writing complex sentences.
Spelling is particularly difficult in English because: - Answers There is not a one-to-one
correspondence between individual sounds of spoken words and the letters of written words.
As Britany writes sentences with her spelling words, she writes slowly and with intensity. Her teacher
needs to obtain a handwriting fluency sample and work with Britany to improve her handwriting
