Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Writing, Language, and Assessment 2

Question 1

Which assessment type is administered to ALL students to identify those who may be at risk for reading difficulties?

Accepted Answer

Universal screening

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Diagnostic assessment

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Outcome assessment

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Progress monitoring

Question 2

A teacher reviews running records and notices a student substitutes words that make sense but don't look like the text word. This pattern indicates the student is over-relying on:

Accepted Answer

Meaning (semantic) cues while neglecting visual/phonics cues

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Phonics cues

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Punctuation cues

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Prior knowledge to decode every word

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of diagnostic reading assessment?

Accepted Answer

To provide detailed information about a specific student's reading strengths and weaknesses to guide targeted instruction

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To screen all students for general reading risk

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To measure reading growth across an entire grade level

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To determine end-of-year letter grades

Question 4

Which principle of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model describes increasingly intensive instruction for students not making expected progress?

Accepted Answer

Tiered instruction

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Universal design for learning

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Differentiated assessment

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Scaffolded curriculum

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a summative assessment?

Accepted Answer

An end-of-year state reading test

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An exit ticket at the end of a lesson

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Weekly oral reading fluency probe

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A teacher observation during guided reading

Question 6

In a writing conference, a teacher's most effective first move is to:

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Ask the student what they were trying to say or what they are working on

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Immediately correct all grammatical errors in the student's draft

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Rewrite the student's opening sentence

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Give the student a grade for the draft