LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test Questions and
Answers (2023/2024) (Verified Answers)
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and word decoding
in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text
comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text
comprehension.
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation about the day's
activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads it to the class. This activity
would aid their literacy development primarily by promoting which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing
oral language comprehension
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning
processors.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning
processors.
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?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
How is the word sn - ow divided?
syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme
onset-rime
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
, 1
2
3
4
3
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4
It is not 2
Apparently it's 1
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate individual
phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to make progress if
the teacher provides which practice?
shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding phoneme
asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap, snap, and boat and choose the one that doesn't
rhyme
models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the
mouth
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the
mouth
Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness?
the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word
the student saying each syllable in a three-syllable word
the student breaking a word into its onset and rime
the student identifying the first sound in a word
the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word
A student spells skin as "sgin." What type of phonological error did she make?
consonant substitution due to visual confusion of letters
substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a voiceless consonant for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a nasal for a nonnasal consonant
Answers (2023/2024) (Verified Answers)
Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and word decoding
in a beginning reader's development?
Developing decoding skills is secondary to the development of text comprehension skills.
Reading comprehension strategies directly facilitate the development of decoding skills.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text
comprehension.
These skills develop independently of one another.
Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text
comprehension.
Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation about the day's
activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads it to the class. This activity
would aid their literacy development primarily by promoting which skill?
oral language comprehension
basic understanding of orthographic patterns
phonological awareness
syntactic processing
oral language comprehension
What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition?
Context is a primary driver of word recognition during reading.
Reading is primarily a visually driven process, dependent on the "brain's letterbox."
Students can compensate for weak phonology if they know the meaning of many words.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning
processors.
Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological, orthographic, and meaning
processors.
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?
Coordinate what lesson students are receiving in the core instruction program.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
Interview each student to determine his or her interests.
Place the students in groups based on the leveled text they can read.
Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment data.
How is the word sn - ow divided?
syllable
onset-rime
phoneme-grapheme
phoneme
onset-rime
How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
, 1
2
3
4
3
How many spoken syllables are there in cleaned?
1
2
3
4
It is not 2
Apparently it's 1
What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate individual
phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing system?
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme.
Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern.
Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.
This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight."
Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to make progress if
the teacher provides which practice?
shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding phoneme
asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap, snap, and boat and choose the one that doesn't
rhyme
models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the
mouth
asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the
mouth
Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness?
the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word
the student saying each syllable in a three-syllable word
the student breaking a word into its onset and rime
the student identifying the first sound in a word
the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word
A student spells skin as "sgin." What type of phonological error did she make?
consonant substitution due to visual confusion of letters
substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a voiceless consonant for an unvoiced consonant
substitution of a nasal for a nonnasal consonant
