LETRS Units 5 - 8 Pre & Post Test

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 of language was emphasized?

The Hart and Risley study (1995) identified a "30-million-word" gap. This gap refers to:

Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap between language-rich and language-poor students?

To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before reading, which of these strategies would be the least effective?

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?

When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following practices is most effective?

In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?

To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher should prioritize which types of words?

A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based vocabulary instruction should try to emphasize:

Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if they don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates:

When students read about a topic for which they already have well-developed background knowledge, they are more likely than uninformed students to:

A valuable first step before reading a text with a group of students is:

Which of the following is the best description of the comprehension process as it relates to reading?

Which teaching strategy is most likely to help students construct a mental model of a texts meanings?

Standardized tests of reading comprehension have been shown by research to:

Which technique would be least relevant for teaching an informational passage about the difference between frogs and toads?

Which of the following activities would help students identify cohesive ties in a text?

Which kind of text structure organization is suggested by the topic sentence, "Here are some easy steps for making pancakes"?

Which of the following would be a good example to use while teaching students to identify compound sentences?

Which criterion best describes a high-quality text for use in read-alouds or comprehension instruction?

When students are still learning foundational reading skills, the recommended division of instructional time between word work and language comprehension is:

The research consensus on the teaching of comprehension strategies during reading instruction indicates that:

During a teacher-mediated reading of a story such as The Three Little Pigs, which of these questions is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental model of the texts meanings?

One of the most important follow-up activities to deepen student understanding of and memory for the content of a specific text is:

Students with comprehension weaknesses benefit from teachers actively mediating comprehension because these students:

Which one of the following is not a key difference between narrative and informational text?

Dialect differences characterize students in many regions of the United States. Research supports handling these language differences by:

The most practical way for teachers to assess student progress in writing is to use:

If an English Learner (EL) is confused about the meaning of a reading passage, a teacher might be more successful conveying the meaning by:

During the editing phase of writing, a personal editing/proofreading checklist should contain:

Which of these techniques is least helpful for encouraging comprehension monitoring (e.g., students noticing and reacting when the text does not make sense to them)?

Of the topic sentences below, which one would be most appropriate for writing an opinion?

About how many American students demonstrate "proficient" or "advanced" writing skills by grade 8, according the National Assessment of Educational Progress (2007)?

Which would be the most essential step to take in preparing students to write a complete narrative?

Writing is sometimes called the "quintessential mental juggling act" because:

Which of the following sentence-writing skills is the most challenging for students to learn?

The act of transcribing words into print by hand or by keyboarding is part of which phase of the writing process?

The most important reason for systematically teaching and valuing good handwriting and spelling is that:

Which statement best describes the relationship between foundational writing skills (handwriting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization) and composition?