IA Reading & Literacy Support 4

Question 1

A student reads at a rate of 40 words per minute with many errors. This student would BEST be characterized as reading at which level?

Accepted Answer

Frustration level

Answer

Frustration level is characterized by low reading rate combined with high error rate, indicating the text is too difficult for the student.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a 'running record'?

Accepted Answer

To document a student's oral reading accuracy, errors, and self-corrections

Answer

A running record is a diagnostic tool that captures reading behaviors including errors, self-corrections, and strategies used during oral reading.

Question 3

A student consistently omits the endings of words (e.g., reads 'jump' for 'jumping'). The aide should focus on:

Accepted Answer

Morphemic awareness and inflectional endings

Answer

Omitting word endings points to a weakness in recognizing morphemes such as inflectional suffixes (-ing, -ed, -s), which are part of morphemic awareness.

Question 4

Which sentence frame best supports English Language Learners in discussing a reading passage?

Accepted Answer

'The author says ___ because ___.'

Answer

Structured sentence frames scaffold academic language by providing a syntactic model that ELLs can complete with content-specific vocabulary.

Question 5

An aide notices a student skips unknown words and reads on. This student is using which reading strategy?

Accepted Answer

Context clue strategy (read on)

Answer

Reading past an unknown word to gather context from surrounding text is a legitimate comprehension strategy called the 'read on' or context clue approach.

(IA) Instructional Aide Practice Test

(IA) Instructional Aide Practice Test

IA Reading & Literacy Support 4