LETRS Unit 1 The Challenge of Learning to Read exam questions and answers
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PHONICS TRAINING LETRS
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Oxford University (OX)
According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which of the following is true?
a. Every state is about the same, on average.
b. Approximately 50 percent of fourth-graders are "proficient" or "advanced."
c. There is a steady increase in reading scores across a...
LETRS Unit 1: The Challenge of
Learning to Read exam questions and
answers
According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which of the
following is true?
a. Every state is about the same, on average.
b. Approximately 50 percent of fourth-graders are "proficient" or "advanced."
c. There is a steady increase in reading scores across all groups.
d. Gaps persist between certain subgroups of students. - answer Gaps persist between certain
subgroups of students.
Reading comprehension is not a single construct. Rather, the ability to understand what you
read relies on multiple components. Once readers become more skilled in word recognition,
which of the following components increase in their importance?
a. spelling and phonemic awareness
b. orthographic knowledge and background knowledge
c. cognates and syllable awareness
d. background knowledge and vocabulary - answer background knowledge and vocabulary
Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to process
spoken and written language?
a. Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than alphabetic
writing.
b. Our brains have evolved to process spoken and written language equally well.
, c. Our brains process spoken language and pictorial writing equally well, but have not evolved to
process alphabetic writing.
d. Our brains process spoken language extremely well, and we process alphabetic writing
surprisingly well given that it is a relatively recent achievement. - answer Our brains have
evolved to process spoken language much more easily than alphabetic writing.
What characteristic makes English a "deep" alphabetic orthography?
a. Its spelling system is entirely phonetic.
b. Its spelling system shares many word roots with other languages.
c. Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.
d. Its spelling patterns have not been completely stable over time. - answer Its spelling system
represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.
According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to reading
comprehension—word recognition or language comprehension?
a. Word recognition is much more important.
b. Language comprehension is much more important.
c. Word recognition is slightly more important.
d. Both are equally important. - answer Both are equally important.
Which statement best describes the relative importance of oral reading fluency and verbal
comprehension as factors in reading comprehension?
a. As children get older, verbal comprehension becomes more important than oral reading
fluency.
b. Oral reading fluency and verbal comprehension are equally important throughout childhood
and adolescence.
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