LETRS Unit 5 - 8 Pretest Already Passed
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension?
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect ...
1). Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship between vocabulary
and reading comprehension?
Ans: Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
2). In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible and talked
about the meanings of the parts. which aspect of language was emphasized?
Ans: morphology
3). According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following is not true?
Ans: The gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by the end of grade 2.
4). Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap for students who know
fewer word meanings when beginning school?
Ans: watching children's television programs
5). To introduce a tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of
these strategies would be the least effective?
Ans: asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
6). Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if they are
going to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. about how many of those
word meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and thoroughly per week?
Ans: 10-12
7). When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most
effective?
Ans: Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of
language.
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, 8). In what way should the vocabulary instruction of english learners (els) be distinguished
from the vocabulary instruction of native english speakers?
Ans: They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage
9). To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should
prioritize which types of words?
Ans: words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
10). A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based vocabulary instruction
should try to emphasize:
Ans: word relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and semantic
families.
11). Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if they don't
understand it. this behavior demonstrates:
Ans: cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
12). When students read about a topic for which they already have well-developed background
knowledge, they are more likely than uninformed students to:
Ans: acquire new knowledge faster from the text.
13). A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is:
Ans: clearly stating the purpose for reading the text.
14). Which of the following is the best description of the comprehension process as it relates to
reading?
Ans: linking the surface code with ideas in the text base
15). Which teaching strategy is most likely to help students construct a mental model of a texts
meanings?
Ans: anticipating the takeaways and building background knowledge
16). Standardized tests of reading comprehension have been shown by research to:
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