LETRS Unit 1 Session 1 8 (LETRS)

LETRS Unit 4 Session 1 Direct instruction in word structure ( as distinct from phonics instruction) improves accuracy and automaticity in reading - ANSWER True Many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek derived forms. - ANSWER False Proficient word reading requires using the mental process called: - ANSWER Orthographic mapping New scientific terms in the physical sciences for example most likely to be coined from which language? - ANSWER Latin Which sound-...

1. According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage of fourth-grade students have scored “basic” or”below basic” in reading? 64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount 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 t...

Phonics Correct Answer: relationship between letters and sounds. Code based instruction. Phonemic Awareness Correct Answer: awareness of individual speech sounds (consonants and vowels) in spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate those sounds. Alphabetic Writing is less than ___________ years old. Correct Answer: 5,000 90% of all spoken languages have no Correct Answer: written form, let alone an alphabet that represents the separate sounds of speech. Syllable Correct A...