LETRS Unit 4 Assessment Exam | Test Questions and Revised Solutions | Latest Updates Complete Study Guide

LETRS Unit 4 Assessment Exam | Test Questions and Revised Solutions | Latest Updates Complete Study Guide In phoneme-grapheme mapping, students first segment and mark boxes for the phonemes. Then, they map the graphemes. If students were mapping the graphemes in the word timing, how many boxes (phonemes) would they need? 2 3 4 5 - ANSWER -5 If you were teaching the soft c for reading and spelling, which words could be used as examples? circus, cycle, center clock, coat, camp cheek, cherry, chicken picnic, panic, backpack - ANSWER -circus, cycle, center Which of the following two-syllable words contains an open syllable followed by a closed syllable? comet secret happy cowboy - ANSWER -secret Which of the following two-syllable words contains a vowel team syllable followed by a syllable with a vowel-r pattern? cheery girlfriend power condor - ANSWER -power If a third-grade student writes, "My new puppy is very plafull," what does his misspelling of the word playful most likely indicate? He has not identified the phonemes in the word. He needs a good review of basic letter-sound correspondences. He needs to learn to think about the morphemes, or meaningful parts, in longer words. He needs more review of open and closed syllable combinations. - ANSWER -He needs to learn to think about the morphemes, or meaningful parts, in longer words. Which word might be found in a lesson on adverb (adverbial) suffixes? happy happiness happier happily - ANSWER -happily What is the best explanation for the spelling of smiled during a lesson on rules for adding suffixes to base words? Words ending in silent e drop the e when a vowel suffix is added. When adding -ed to a word ending in silent e, just add d. Since two e's can't go together, drop one when adding -ed. There is no principle or rule to explain this; every word must be learned separately. - ANSWER -Words ending in silent e drop the e when a vowel suffix is added. What is the best definition for oral reading fluency? -reading that is above the 60th percentile in words correct per minute -reading with accuracy, expression, and sufficient speed to support comprehension -reading with at least 90 percent comprehension and 95 percent accuracy, regardless of the rate -close reading intended to extract main ideas and details - ANSWER -reading with accuracy, expression, and sufficient speed to support comprehension What is the most critical step in the process of teaching students to recognize printed words automatically, with little effort? -Collect unknown words, outline them, and post on a word wall. -Emphasize the importance of context cues from the outset. -Make sure each student has a partner to practice sight word reading on cards. -Ensure that students can apply their knowledge of phonics patterns to unknown words. - ANSWER --Ensure that students can apply their knowledge of phonics patterns to unknown words. At what point in a student's reading development do you no longer need to spend any instructional time on systematic, explicit instruction in phonology, phonics, and syllabification? -when students can tell you a sound for each letter in the alphabet -when students can rapidly and accurately read a wide variety of multisyllabic words both in isolation and in a text -when students, after several rereadings, can read a passage and understand it -when students can express themselves with phonetic spelling - ANSWER --when students can rapidly and accurately read a wide variety of multisyllabic words both in isolation and in a text Based on the grapheme representing /sh/, which word is probably from French? machine sugar wash mission - ANSWER -machine Which of the following words is most probably from the Anglo-Saxon layer of English? chorus playground section unique - ANSWER -playground Because of arbitrary and historical conventions governing English orthography, some letters can never be used to end a word. Which word can be explained by that principle? lon