LETRS Unit 1 Session 7 Check for
Understanding 2024
Large-scale studies have shown that about half of first-graders who struggle with reading will catch up
by third grade without any special interventions.
false
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What is the primary purpose of progress-monitoring assessments?
They help teachers determine if a particular instructional approach is working to bring a student
closer to a target level of reading skill
Which characteristics describe typical outcome assessments? Select all that apply.
designed to measure passage comprehension
useful for comparing individuals to norms for a given age or grade level
Which is a common limitation of screening measures?
Their conservative benchmarks result in false positives—children identified as poor readers even
though they will later develop adequate reading skills.
For an assessment to be useful in a school setting, which three psychometric criteria are the most
important?
reliable, valid, efficient
Understanding 2024
Large-scale studies have shown that about half of first-graders who struggle with reading will catch up
by third grade without any special interventions.
false
!
What is the primary purpose of progress-monitoring assessments?
They help teachers determine if a particular instructional approach is working to bring a student
closer to a target level of reading skill
Which characteristics describe typical outcome assessments? Select all that apply.
designed to measure passage comprehension
useful for comparing individuals to norms for a given age or grade level
Which is a common limitation of screening measures?
Their conservative benchmarks result in false positives—children identified as poor readers even
though they will later develop adequate reading skills.
For an assessment to be useful in a school setting, which three psychometric criteria are the most
important?
reliable, valid, efficient
