Reading Specialist Flashcards

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

Answer: ILTS Reading Specialist test 176

ILTS test 176 (Reading Specialist) assesses the knowledge and skills required for the Illinois Reading Specialist endorsement.

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

Answer: Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension

The National Reading Panel identified phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as the five essential components of reading.

What is the difference between a phoneme and a grapheme?

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

A phoneme is the smallest unit of spoken sound, while a grapheme is the written symbol (letter or letter cluster) that represents that sound.

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

Answer: Running record

A running record documents a student's oral reading behavior in real time, capturing substitutions, omissions, and self-corrections to assess accuracy and strategy use.

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

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

Reading Specialists serve multiple roles including direct intervention with struggling readers, literacy coaching for teachers, and leading assessment-driven literacy improvement efforts.

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

Answer: Systematic synthetic phonics

Systematic synthetic phonics explicitly teaches letter-sound correspondences in a planned, sequential progression from simple to complex patterns.