Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Fluency

Question 1

Which three components define reading fluency?

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Accuracy, rate, and prosody

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Phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension

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Decoding, spelling, and writing

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Speed, stamina, and motivation

Question 2

What is the primary reason fluency is important for reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Fluency frees cognitive resources so attention can be devoted to meaning-making

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Fluent readers can finish tests faster

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Fluent readers always have larger vocabularies

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Fluency eliminates the need for background knowledge

Question 3

Which metric is most commonly used to measure oral reading fluency (ORF)?

Accepted Answer

Words correct per minute (WCPM) on grade-level passages

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Number of words read silently per minute

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Percentage of questions answered correctly after reading

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Number of unknown words encountered per page

Question 4

A student reads with accurate word recognition but in a slow, word-by-word manner with no expression. This reader lacks:

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Automaticity and prosody

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Phonemic awareness

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Phonics knowledge

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Vocabulary breadth

Question 5

Which instructional practice has the strongest research support for building reading fluency?

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Repeated oral reading with feedback

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Silent independent reading only

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Listening to audiobooks without following along

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Completing vocabulary worksheets

Question 6

Prosody in reading is best described as:

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Expressive, meaningful oral reading that reflects punctuation and phrasing

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The speed at which a student reads words per minute

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The ability to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words

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Reading silently with high comprehension accuracy