Below forty - ANSWER Low student achievement was one of the factors that prompted
The Right to Read Act (Act 1063 of 2017). What is listed as the approximate percentage of
Arkansas students who were actually reading at grade level when this research was being
done?
Images - ANSWER In examining brain scans as children read, it has been found that
proficient readers access words from the left side of the brain, while struggling readers
"pull" words from the right side. What kind of information is stored within the right side of
the brain?
The student has been explicitly taught the phonetic skills necessary to read most words
found in the text. - ANSWER Arkansas educators are being asked to make a shift from
using levelized readers to using decodable texts in small-group reading instruction. What
makes a text truly decodable for a student?
So any teacher can be an active voice in advocating for a struggling reader. - ANSWER
Why is a basic knowledge of how children learn to read important for all teachers, regardless
of grade level or subject area?
Twenty-five - ANSWER Regarding the number of hours a child has been read to, there are
drastic discrepancies between children from middle-class homes and children growing up in
poverty. On average, children from a typical middle-class home have been exposed to over a
thousand hours of reading. About how many hours of reading are children growing up in
poverty exposed to?
The number of books in the home. - ANSWER Assistant Commissioner Smith mentions
studies that have correlated the educational attainment of students to which of the
following considerations?
1
,Having the ability to read, but choosing not to - ANSWER We know that illiteracy is the
inability to read. What is aliteracy?
Morphology, or word study, with vocabulary words. - ANSWER Phonics instruction should
continue throughout all grade levels, but what does that look like for general education
intermediate and secondary educators?
Four - ANSWER It's commonly heard that the English language is "crazy" or "random,"
but that is not the case. About what percentage of English words do not follow any spelling
patterns or rules?
Auditorily - ANSWER Many students have been instructed to read through visual
memorization of high frequency words. How do learners actually anchor words for
permanent word storage?
"Research-based" means there are theoretical suggestions, but no actual evidence that the
practice is effective. - ANSWER According to Commissioner Key, why should educators
search out and trust "evidence-based" practices over those labeled "research-based'?
Spelling patterns - ANSWER What is the most effective way to group high-frequency
words?
Research based - ANSWER Which term has lost its value due to its use as a marketing
tool?
Every Student Succeeds Act - ANSWER Which educational act calls for the use of
evidence-based practices in the classroom?
The fluid coordination of language comprehension and word recognition. - ANSWER
According to Scarborough's Rope, what is skilled reading?
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, Any words overlearned to the point of automaticity. - ANSWER One of the three main
components of the word recognition strand of Scarborough's Rope is "sight recognition".
What does this term actually mean?
Lack of automaticity - ANSWER What may the majority of older students who struggle
with reading actually have difficult with?
Dyslexia - ANSWER A teacher used the equations in the Simple View of Reading and
found that a particular student is low in decoding, but has high language comprehension
skills. What disorder is suggested by this finding?
Low scores in both decoding and language comprehension. - ANSWER Which of the
following scenarios does Dr. Farone refer to as "garden variety" difficulty or disability?
Orthographic - ANSWER Dr. Farone points out the left side of an area toward the back of
the brain called the occipital lobe. Which processor is seated in this area?
Nonsense word - ANSWER The connection between the phonological and orthographic
processors can be tested through which fluency assessment?
Later Alphabetic - ANSWER Which phase is a child most likely in if able to recognize a few
words on sight, such as her own name or the word mom?
Third - ANSWER By the end of what grade are "good readers" able to correctly read 120
to 130 words per minute?
Memorization - ANSWER What strategy should be avoided when teaching children to
read?
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The Right to Read Act (Act 1063 of 2017). What is listed as the approximate percentage of
Arkansas students who were actually reading at grade level when this research was being
done?
Images - ANSWER In examining brain scans as children read, it has been found that
proficient readers access words from the left side of the brain, while struggling readers
"pull" words from the right side. What kind of information is stored within the right side of
the brain?
The student has been explicitly taught the phonetic skills necessary to read most words
found in the text. - ANSWER Arkansas educators are being asked to make a shift from
using levelized readers to using decodable texts in small-group reading instruction. What
makes a text truly decodable for a student?
So any teacher can be an active voice in advocating for a struggling reader. - ANSWER
Why is a basic knowledge of how children learn to read important for all teachers, regardless
of grade level or subject area?
Twenty-five - ANSWER Regarding the number of hours a child has been read to, there are
drastic discrepancies between children from middle-class homes and children growing up in
poverty. On average, children from a typical middle-class home have been exposed to over a
thousand hours of reading. About how many hours of reading are children growing up in
poverty exposed to?
The number of books in the home. - ANSWER Assistant Commissioner Smith mentions
studies that have correlated the educational attainment of students to which of the
following considerations?
1
,Having the ability to read, but choosing not to - ANSWER We know that illiteracy is the
inability to read. What is aliteracy?
Morphology, or word study, with vocabulary words. - ANSWER Phonics instruction should
continue throughout all grade levels, but what does that look like for general education
intermediate and secondary educators?
Four - ANSWER It's commonly heard that the English language is "crazy" or "random,"
but that is not the case. About what percentage of English words do not follow any spelling
patterns or rules?
Auditorily - ANSWER Many students have been instructed to read through visual
memorization of high frequency words. How do learners actually anchor words for
permanent word storage?
"Research-based" means there are theoretical suggestions, but no actual evidence that the
practice is effective. - ANSWER According to Commissioner Key, why should educators
search out and trust "evidence-based" practices over those labeled "research-based'?
Spelling patterns - ANSWER What is the most effective way to group high-frequency
words?
Research based - ANSWER Which term has lost its value due to its use as a marketing
tool?
Every Student Succeeds Act - ANSWER Which educational act calls for the use of
evidence-based practices in the classroom?
The fluid coordination of language comprehension and word recognition. - ANSWER
According to Scarborough's Rope, what is skilled reading?
2
, Any words overlearned to the point of automaticity. - ANSWER One of the three main
components of the word recognition strand of Scarborough's Rope is "sight recognition".
What does this term actually mean?
Lack of automaticity - ANSWER What may the majority of older students who struggle
with reading actually have difficult with?
Dyslexia - ANSWER A teacher used the equations in the Simple View of Reading and
found that a particular student is low in decoding, but has high language comprehension
skills. What disorder is suggested by this finding?
Low scores in both decoding and language comprehension. - ANSWER Which of the
following scenarios does Dr. Farone refer to as "garden variety" difficulty or disability?
Orthographic - ANSWER Dr. Farone points out the left side of an area toward the back of
the brain called the occipital lobe. Which processor is seated in this area?
Nonsense word - ANSWER The connection between the phonological and orthographic
processors can be tested through which fluency assessment?
Later Alphabetic - ANSWER Which phase is a child most likely in if able to recognize a few
words on sight, such as her own name or the word mom?
Third - ANSWER By the end of what grade are "good readers" able to correctly read 120
to 130 words per minute?
Memorization - ANSWER What strategy should be avoided when teaching children to
read?
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