LETRS Unit 4 Session 1 Answers
1. Is it true that direct instruction in word structure (as distinct from phonics
instruction) improves accuracy and automaticity in reading?
Answer: True.
2. Is it true that many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon
words with Greek-derived forms?
Answer: False.
3. What mental process is required for proficient word reading?
Answer: Orthographic mapping.
4. From which language are new scientific terms in the physical sciences most
likely to be coined?
Answer: Greek.
5. Which sound-symbol correspondences are common in words of Anglo-
Saxon origin? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Use of “kn” for the /n/ sound and use of silent “e”.
LETRS Unit 4 Session 2 Answers
1. Is it acceptable for students to use invented spelling occasionally in
phoneme-grapheme mapping activities? Answer: False.
2. Do some letters of the alphabet never end a word in English?
Answer: True.
3. Words in which the letter “y” stands for the short “i” sound (such as “rhythm”
and “polyp”) are usually from which language?
Answer: Greek.
4. When the /ch/ sound follows an accented short vowel, in which
circumstance is the “tch” spelling of the /ch/ sound usually used?
Answer: When the /ch/ sound follows an accented short vowel.
5. Which set of words does not follow the usual rules for pronunciation of “c”
and “g”? (gills, cello, get)
Answer: None of these sets of words follow the usual rules for pronunciation
of “c” and “g.”
LETRS Unit 4 Session 3 Answers
1. Should classifying syllable types in multisyllabic words be considered a
scaffolding activity, not a goal in itself?
Answer: True.
2. Can consonant-le (Cle) syllables occur anywhere within a word and be
stressed or unstressed?
Answer: False.
1. Is it true that direct instruction in word structure (as distinct from phonics
instruction) improves accuracy and automaticity in reading?
Answer: True.
2. Is it true that many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon
words with Greek-derived forms?
Answer: False.
3. What mental process is required for proficient word reading?
Answer: Orthographic mapping.
4. From which language are new scientific terms in the physical sciences most
likely to be coined?
Answer: Greek.
5. Which sound-symbol correspondences are common in words of Anglo-
Saxon origin? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Use of “kn” for the /n/ sound and use of silent “e”.
LETRS Unit 4 Session 2 Answers
1. Is it acceptable for students to use invented spelling occasionally in
phoneme-grapheme mapping activities? Answer: False.
2. Do some letters of the alphabet never end a word in English?
Answer: True.
3. Words in which the letter “y” stands for the short “i” sound (such as “rhythm”
and “polyp”) are usually from which language?
Answer: Greek.
4. When the /ch/ sound follows an accented short vowel, in which
circumstance is the “tch” spelling of the /ch/ sound usually used?
Answer: When the /ch/ sound follows an accented short vowel.
5. Which set of words does not follow the usual rules for pronunciation of “c”
and “g”? (gills, cello, get)
Answer: None of these sets of words follow the usual rules for pronunciation
of “c” and “g.”
LETRS Unit 4 Session 3 Answers
1. Should classifying syllable types in multisyllabic words be considered a
scaffolding activity, not a goal in itself?
Answer: True.
2. Can consonant-le (Cle) syllables occur anywhere within a word and be
stressed or unstressed?
Answer: False.
