UPDATED LETRS UNIT 8 COMBINED SESSIONS 1-8 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE

What are the benefits of having students write in response to text? Select all that apply. - ANSWER It prompts students to reflect on what they have learned; It enables students to connect ideas; It allows students to paraphrase ideas in their own words. According to the Simple View of Writing, which two categories of skills must students learn to become successful? - ANSWER foundational skills; higher order composition skills According to research, which of the following are best practices for writing instruction? Select all that apply. - ANSWER Allowing students to practice writing every day; explicitly teaching the steps of the writing process; planning writing activities that are cooperative and interactive What statement best describes effective writing in instruction? - ANSWER It integrates teaching of foundational skills and composition. Which statement is not true? - ANSWER Writing leads to improved spelling and retention of words. LETRS Unit 8 Assessment If a class is at grade level in reading achievement, what can the teacher expect of the class's writing achievement? - ANSWER Significantly more students will be proficient in reading than in writing What is the main reason why writing is learned slowly and with effort over a long time? - ANSWER Writing depends on many different motor, language, memory, and cognitive abilities. Which of the following teaching practices was not recommended in the review of research published by the Institute for Education Sciences (2012)? - ANSWER Emphasize the individual's voice in a writer's workshop model. What is the MOST important reason for teaching students how to form letters, spell, and punctuate? - ANSWER These skills enable better quality and longer compositions. What would be the best way to begin teaching students how to write a sentence? - ANSWER Explain that a complete sentence has a subject (the naming part) and a predicate (the action or doing/being part). If the goal of a lesson is teaching students different types of end punctuation, which activity would be most relevant? - ANSWER distinguishing among the four basic sentence types What is likely to be the most helpful support when preparing students to write a narrative? - ANSWER Teach students to use a Story Grammar graphic organizer to plan their narrative. Which of the topic sentences below would be most appropriate for teaching students to write a descriptive, informational report about African elephants? - ANSWER African elephants are large, intelligent mammals who live on the savanna. Which technique would be least effective for helping students through the reviewing and revising phase of the writing process? - ANSWER typing students' compositions so students can read them more easily Which is a practical and valid way to monitor student progress in written composition? - ANSWER by counting and graphing the correct word sequences (CWS) in a writing probe LETRS Unit 8 SESSION 2 What is the recommended order for teaching letter formation? - ANSWER b. Teach lowercase letters first, then uppercase letters. All of the following are spelling rules and concepts that should be taught in grades 2-3, except: - ANSWER b. common Latin and Greek roots. What is dysgraphia? - ANSWER a. the inability to write letters by hand because of a communication breakdown between two sections of the brain