LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test Questions and Answers 2024

LETRS Units 1-4 Post-Test Questions and Answers 2024

8. What is the main reason that the ability to identify, segment, blend, and manipulate individual phonemes in spoken words is important for reading an alphabetic writing system? This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight." Each letter in a word represents an individual phoneme. Semantic (meaning-making) processes are our primary concern. Wordplay and love of language are important characteristics of independent readers.: This skill ultimately supports the ability to read words "by sight." 9. Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most likely to make progress if the teacher provides which practice? shows a letter and asks the students to produce a corresponding phoneme asks students to listen to words such as flap, rap,snap, and boat and choose the one that doesn't rhyme models how to repeat and clap the syllables in words asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the mouth: asks students to look in a mirror while they describe the way that target phonemes are formed in the mouth 10. Which student is demonstrating the most advanced level of phonemic awareness? the student substituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word the student saying each syllable in a three-syllable word the student breaking a word into its onset and rime the student identifying the firstsound in a word: the studentsubstituting a sound in a given word and saying the new word 11. A student spells skin as "sgin."What type of phonological error did she make? consonant substitution due to visual confusion of letters substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant substitution of a voiceless consonant for an unvoiced consonant substitution of a nasal for a nonnasal consonant: substitution of a voiced for an unvoiced consonant 12. Having students listen to a word, say it, and then mentally reverse the sounds in the word is an instructional activity that would be most appropriate for which students? those who have mastered matching uppercase and lowercase letters those not reaching mastery in letter recognition those with a relatively low level of phonological awareness those who have mastered basic phonemic awareness: those who have mas- tered basic phonemic awareness 13. How can phonics instruction be organized to be most effective? around a preplanned progression through a logical skill sequence around the vocabulary words from science and social studies to take advantage of teachable moments during authentic literature study so that students can work independently in centers: around a preplanned pro- gression through a logical skill sequence 14. Which word group might a teacher include in a lesson focused on identifi- cation of consonant blends? wreck, doubt, gnat plan, squirm, train thick, short, much all of the above: plan, squirm, train