CEP Reading & Literacy Support

Question 1

Which of the following is a key component of phonemic awareness?

Accepted Answer

Manipulating individual sounds in spoken words

Answer

Recognizing sight words by shape

Answer

Understanding punctuation marks

Answer

Matching letters to their names

Question 2

When a paraprofessional uses an 'echo reading' strategy, what is the student asked to do?

Accepted Answer

Repeat the text aloud after the paraprofessional models it

Answer

Read silently while the paraprofessional reads aloud

Answer

Read the same passage on two consecutive days

Answer

Write down words they do not recognize

Question 3

A student consistently skips unknown words while reading aloud. Which cueing strategy should the paraprofessional encourage first?

Accepted Answer

Prompt the student to look at the beginning letter and think of a word that makes sense

Answer

Ask the student to re-read the entire paragraph

Answer

Tell the student the word immediately to maintain fluency

Answer

Have the student look up the word in a dictionary

Question 4

Which reading fluency component refers to reading with appropriate expression, phrasing, and rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Prosody

Answer

Accuracy

Answer

Rate

Answer

Automaticity

Question 5

A paraprofessional notices a student can decode words accurately but does not understand what was read. This difficulty is best described as a problem with:

Accepted Answer

Reading comprehension

Answer

Phonics

Answer

Phonemic awareness

Answer

Alphabetic principle

Question 6

Which strategy is most effective for building a student's sight word vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

Repeated exposure and practice through flashcards, games, and connected text

Answer

Having the student sound out each sight word phonetically every time

Answer

Asking the student to copy sight words in a list once per week

Answer

Introducing all Dolch sight words in a single lesson

Question 7

When supporting a struggling reader using the 'running record' technique, the paraprofessional is primarily assessing:

Accepted Answer

The student's oral reading accuracy, error patterns, and self-correction behavior

Answer

The student's spelling accuracy on a written test

Answer

How quickly the student can read a passage silently

Answer

The student's ability to answer comprehension questions after reading