ELAR Foundations of Reading Instruction 4

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'decodable text'?

Accepted Answer

Text that primarily uses phonics patterns students have been explicitly taught

Answer

Decodable text is specifically designed so that most words align with phonics patterns already taught, allowing students to practice applying decoding skills.

Question 2

A teacher says: 'The letters 'igh' in the word 'night' all work together to make the long /ī/ sound.' This instruction targets:

Accepted Answer

A vowel team grapheme-phoneme correspondence

Answer

The trigraph 'igh' is a vowel team (a multi-letter grapheme representing a single vowel sound), specifically making the long /ī/ phoneme.

Question 3

Which of the following is an evidence-based practice for building reading vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

Providing rich, robust instruction on high-utility Tier 2 words

Answer

Research supports explicit, rich instruction of Tier 2 (high-utility, cross-curricular) words through multiple exposures, student-friendly definitions, and meaningful use.

Question 4

What does 'prosody' refer to in the context of reading fluency?

Accepted Answer

Reading with appropriate expression, phrasing, and rhythm

Answer

Prosody is the expressive, rhythmic, and phrased quality of oral reading that reflects the reader's comprehension of the text's meaning.

Question 5

A student consistently omits the endings of words when reading aloud (e.g., reads 'jump' for 'jumping'). Which instructional focus is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Morphological endings and inflectional suffixes

Answer

Omitting word endings suggests the student is not attending to inflectional suffixes, making instruction on morphological endings the most targeted next step.

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

ELAR Foundations of Reading Instruction 4