Illinois Licensure Testing System Reading Specialist

Question 1

Which ILTS test is required for the Illinois Reading Specialist endorsement?

Accepted Answer

ILTS Reading Specialist test 176

Answer

ILTS Elementary Education test 305

Answer

ILTS APT test 101

Answer

ILTS English Language Arts test 111

Question 2

Which five components of reading were identified by the National Reading Panel as essential for effective literacy instruction?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension

Answer

Vocabulary, fluency, spelling, writing, comprehension

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Phonics, grammar, writing, fluency, listening

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Phonemic awareness, decoding, encoding, syntax, pragmatics

Question 3

What is the difference between a phoneme and a grapheme?

Accepted Answer

A phoneme is a spoken sound; a grapheme is a written letter or letter combination representing a sound

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A phoneme is a written unit; a grapheme is a spoken sound

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A phoneme is a unit of meaning; a grapheme is a syllable

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They are synonyms for the same concept

Question 4

Which assessment tool provides a detailed picture of a student's decoding, word recognition, and oral reading accuracy?

Accepted Answer

Running record

Answer

DIBELS Next

Answer

STAR Reading test

Answer

Maze fluency probe

Question 5

What is the primary role of a Reading Specialist in an Illinois school according to ILA and ISBE standards?

Accepted Answer

Provide assessment, intervention, and coaching support to improve literacy outcomes

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Replace classroom teachers for reading instruction

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Administer only standardized reading tests

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Design state reading curricula exclusively

Question 6

Which approach to phonics instruction teaches letter-sound correspondences explicitly and systematically from simple to complex patterns?

Accepted Answer

Systematic synthetic phonics

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Whole language instruction

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Embedded phonics

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Incidental phonics