CEP Reading & Literacy Support 3

Question 1

A paraprofessional is asked to help a student improve reading comprehension using 'text-to-self connections.' What does this strategy involve?

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Linking information in the text to the student's personal experiences

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Comparing two different texts on the same topic

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Connecting ideas within the same text

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Relating text content to historical world events

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'decodable text' used in early literacy instruction?

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Text written primarily with words that follow phonics patterns already taught

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Books chosen by students based on personal interest

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Text containing many high-frequency sight words to build automaticity

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Any book at or below the student's independent reading level

Question 3

When a student self-corrects a reading error without prompting, the paraprofessional should:

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Praise the self-correction to reinforce the monitoring behavior

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Interrupt and confirm the correction was correct

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Ignore it, as self-corrections indicate confusion

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Record it as an error on the running record

Question 4

A student struggles to retell a story in order. Which graphic organizer would best support this skill?

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Story map with beginning, middle, and end

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Venn diagram

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K-W-L chart

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Concept web

Question 5

What does 'reading at the instructional level' mean for a student?

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Reading text with 90–94% accuracy where some support is needed

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Reading text that the student can read with 100% accuracy independently

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Reading text that is two grade levels above the student's current level

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Reading text chosen by the teacher regardless of student accuracy

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a morphemic analysis strategy for vocabulary instruction?

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Breaking a word into its prefix, root, and suffix to determine meaning

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Using context clues from surrounding sentences to guess meaning

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Looking up the word in a dictionary after reading

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Asking a peer to explain the meaning of the word

Question 7

A paraprofessional is supporting a student with an IEP goal related to reading fluency. What is the most appropriate way to track progress toward this goal?

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Administer timed oral reading probes and record words read correctly per minute

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Observe the student informally and share impressions at the next staff meeting

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Have the student self-report how easy or hard reading felt each day

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Collect a weekly writing sample to monitor language development