LETRS Unit 4 Session 7 Questions
with Correct Answers
When a student develops reading problems early on, it is usually appropriate to look for
weaknesses in word recognition. (T or F) - ANSWERSTrue
Students with weak word-recognition skills may compensate somewhat by relying on
background knowledge and vocabulary. (T or F) - ANSWERSTrue
If initial data show a student is not performing at grade level, the next step is to closely
examine which data source?
ORF performance (accuracy and WCPM)
reults from decoding and word-reading survey - ANSWERSORF performance accuracy
and WCPM
If a student's general performance is not at level, but his or her ORF measures show
accuracy, then what are appropriate next steps?
Check the fluency of prerequisite skills.
Provide Tier 1 and enrichment instruction.
Focus on teaching basic phonological and phonemic skills.
Focus on fluency-building activities at the word, phrase, and text levels. (check all that
apply) - ANSWERSCheck the fluency of prerequisite skills.
Focus on fluency-building activities at the word, phrase, and text levels.
Which of the following is generally not considered when assessing whether a students
performance is at level?
state assessmets
reading and spelling screeners
reading levels of leveled text
teacher reports - ANSWERSreading levels of leveled text
1. Which spelling errors indicate that Cameron needs further practice with the
orthographic patterns for long vowel sound-symbol correspondences? Select all that
apply. - ANSWERSa. spelling "goat" as "gote"
c. spelling "growing" as "groing"
d. spelling "drain" as "drane"
2. Cameron's spelling of "smillig(n)" for "smiling" includes which sorts of errors? Select
all that apply. - ANSWERSb. morphological error with the "-ing" inflected ending
c. orthographic error of the Consonant Doubling Rule
d. phonological error of omission of a nasal
with Correct Answers
When a student develops reading problems early on, it is usually appropriate to look for
weaknesses in word recognition. (T or F) - ANSWERSTrue
Students with weak word-recognition skills may compensate somewhat by relying on
background knowledge and vocabulary. (T or F) - ANSWERSTrue
If initial data show a student is not performing at grade level, the next step is to closely
examine which data source?
ORF performance (accuracy and WCPM)
reults from decoding and word-reading survey - ANSWERSORF performance accuracy
and WCPM
If a student's general performance is not at level, but his or her ORF measures show
accuracy, then what are appropriate next steps?
Check the fluency of prerequisite skills.
Provide Tier 1 and enrichment instruction.
Focus on teaching basic phonological and phonemic skills.
Focus on fluency-building activities at the word, phrase, and text levels. (check all that
apply) - ANSWERSCheck the fluency of prerequisite skills.
Focus on fluency-building activities at the word, phrase, and text levels.
Which of the following is generally not considered when assessing whether a students
performance is at level?
state assessmets
reading and spelling screeners
reading levels of leveled text
teacher reports - ANSWERSreading levels of leveled text
1. Which spelling errors indicate that Cameron needs further practice with the
orthographic patterns for long vowel sound-symbol correspondences? Select all that
apply. - ANSWERSa. spelling "goat" as "gote"
c. spelling "growing" as "groing"
d. spelling "drain" as "drane"
2. Cameron's spelling of "smillig(n)" for "smiling" includes which sorts of errors? Select
all that apply. - ANSWERSb. morphological error with the "-ing" inflected ending
c. orthographic error of the Consonant Doubling Rule
d. phonological error of omission of a nasal
