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

Answer

Universal screening is a brief, efficient assessment given to all students at regular intervals to identify those needing additional support before they fall significantly behind.

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

Answer

Substituting semantically appropriate but visually dissimilar words indicates over-reliance on meaning cues rather than phonics-based decoding.

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

Answer

Diagnostic assessment digs deeper than screening to identify the specific nature and source of a student's reading difficulties to inform targeted intervention.

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

Answer

RTI uses a tiered model where students who don't respond to Tier 1 (core) instruction receive increasingly intensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

An end-of-year state reading test

Answer

Summative assessments evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional period and are used to judge overall achievement, not to guide daily instruction.

Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

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