FLDOE Reading Instruction 3

Question 1

Under Florida's Dyslexia and Related Reading Disorders policy, teachers must be able to identify which early warning sign of dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty with phonological awareness and phoneme manipulation

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Difficulty with comprehension of grade-level passages

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Difficulty with vocabulary acquisition

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Difficulty with reading speed on silent reading tasks

Question 2

A teacher uses a running record to assess a student's reading. Which information does this tool primarily provide?

Accepted Answer

An analysis of the student's accuracy, self-correction, and error patterns

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The student's reading level based on a standardized norm group

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The student's vocabulary knowledge across grade-level domains

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A measure of the student's reading fluency in words per minute

Question 3

Florida's Explicit Systematic Instruction (ESI) model recommends which sequence when introducing a new phonics pattern?

Accepted Answer

Model → guided practice → independent practice

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Implicit discovery → practice → assess

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Assess → reteach → enrich

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Read → discuss → write

Question 4

Which Florida statute specifically requires public schools to provide reading intervention for students identified as having a substantial reading deficiency (SRD)?

Accepted Answer

Florida Statute 1008.25

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Florida Statute 1003.42

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Florida Statute 1012.56

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Florida Statute 1003.01

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of morphological instruction in a reading class?

Accepted Answer

Teaching students the meaning of prefixes, suffixes, and root words

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Teaching students to use context clues to infer word meaning

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Teaching students to identify the main idea of a paragraph

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Teaching students to use graphic organizers for text structure

Question 6

A Florida teacher wants to improve students' reading comprehension using text-dependent questions. Which question type best reflects this practice?

Accepted Answer

'What evidence in the text supports the author's central claim?'

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'Has anyone in your family ever experienced something like this character?'

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'What do you think will happen next based on your personal experience?'

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'Do you agree or disagree with the author? Explain your feelings.'

Question 7

When implementing Florida's 90-minute uninterrupted reading block, which activity would be LEAST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Whole-class mathematics instruction

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Small-group differentiated reading instruction

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Word study and phonics mini-lessons

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Independent reading with conferencing