Illinois Licensure Testing System Reading Specialist 3

Question 1

Which text structure is characterized by explaining similarities and differences between two or more topics?

Accepted Answer

Compare and contrast

Answer

Compare and contrast text structure organizes information by showing how two or more subjects are similar and different.

Question 2

A Reading Specialist is coaching a new teacher on guided reading. What is the MAIN purpose of the introduction in a guided reading lesson?

Accepted Answer

To orient students to the text and activate schema before reading

Answer

The introduction in guided reading activates prior knowledge, previews key vocabulary, and sets a purpose so students can access the text more successfully.

Question 3

What does 'reading stamina' refer to in literacy development?

Accepted Answer

The capacity to sustain focused, independent reading over an extended period

Answer

Reading stamina is the ability to sustain focused, independent reading for increasing amounts of time without distraction or loss of comprehension.

Question 4

Which type of fluency goes beyond reading rate to include appropriate expression, phrasing, and intonation?

Accepted Answer

Prosody

Answer

Prosody encompasses the expressive, rhythmic qualities of oral reading — including appropriate phrasing, stress, and intonation — that signal comprehension.

Question 5

A Reading Specialist uses Concept of Word (COW) tasks to assess beginning readers. What does COW measure?

Accepted Answer

A student's ability to point to individual words while reading memorized text

Answer

Concept of Word (COW) measures whether a beginning reader understands that spoken words correspond to printed words, assessed by finger-pointing to memorized text.

Illinois Licensure Testing System Practice Test

Illinois Licensure Testing System Practice Test

Illinois Licensure Testing System Reading Specialist 3