DLM English Language Arts Flashcards

In DLM ELA, what does 'reading foundational skills' primarily address for students with significant cognitive disabilities?

Answer: Building phonological awareness, print concepts, and decoding at accessible entry points

DLM ELA foundational skills target phonological awareness, concepts of print, and beginning decoding through entry points appropriate for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Which of the following is an example of a DLM ELA Essential Element at the Initial Precursor linkage level for reading?

Answer: The student indicates awareness of print by looking at or touching text

At the Initial Precursor level, DLM ELA targets very early literacy behaviors such as indicating awareness of print, which is the entry point for beginning readers.

In DLM ELA, what does 'informational text' comprehension focus on for students?

Answer: Understanding key details, main topics, and text features in nonfiction materials

DLM ELA informational text comprehension targets skills like identifying main topics, key details, and text features in nonfiction materials at accessible complexity levels.

What is the DLM ELA skill focus when a student is expected to 'identify the topic of a text'?

Answer: Recognizing the subject or main idea the text is about

Identifying the topic means recognizing the overarching subject of a text, which is an accessible reading comprehension skill targeted at lower DLM ELA linkage levels.

Which DLM ELA domain addresses a student's ability to express ideas through writing or alternative modes?

Answer: Writing

The Writing domain in DLM ELA covers expressing ideas through text composition, including alternative communication modes for students who cannot write conventionally.

In DLM ELA, 'vocabulary' Essential Elements are designed to help students do which of the following?

Answer: Understand and use words and phrases appropriate to their communication level

DLM ELA vocabulary targets understanding and using words and phrases within the student's communication abilities, not rote memorization or conventional spelling.