MTEL Foundations of Reading 3

Question 1

Which characteristic is most commonly associated with the definition of dyslexia?

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Persistent difficulty with accurate and fluent word recognition despite adequate instruction and intelligence

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Difficulty understanding spoken language in noisy environments

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Inability to comprehend grade-level text due to limited vocabulary

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Reluctance to read silently but willingness to read aloud to an audience

Question 2

A reading assessment that measures a student's accuracy, rate (words per minute), and prosody is most directly assessing which skill?

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Oral reading fluency

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Phonemic awareness

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Reading comprehension

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Vocabulary depth

Question 3

In a Response to Intervention (RTI) model, Tier 2 instruction is best characterized as:

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Supplemental small-group intervention for students who did not sufficiently respond to core instruction

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Specialized individual instruction for students with identified learning disabilities

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Intensive one-on-one tutoring provided exclusively by a special education teacher

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The general education classroom instruction provided to all students

Question 4

Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) in reading is primarily used to:

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Monitor student progress over time and inform instructional adjustments

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Determine whether a student qualifies for special education services

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Diagnose the specific type of reading disability a student has

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Assess reading comprehension through detailed retelling protocols

Question 5

Which reading intervention approach is most aligned with structured literacy principles recommended for students identified with dyslexia?

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Systematic and explicit instruction in phonology, phonics, and morphology

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Whole language instruction that emphasizes meaning-making in authentic contexts

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Guided reading with leveled texts matched to student instructional level

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Independent reading programs with student-selected books

Question 6

A second-grade student accurately reads CVC words with short vowel sounds but consistently misreads long vowel patterns such as vowel-consonant-e words. The most appropriate instructional response is to:

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Introduce explicit, systematic instruction in vowel-consonant-e (VCe) patterns

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Provide additional practice with CVC short-vowel words to build automaticity

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Focus instruction on building sight word recognition for the most common words

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Refer the student immediately for a special education evaluation

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the role of morphological awareness in reading development?

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It enables students to use knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots to decode and understand unfamiliar words

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It helps students identify rhyming patterns and phoneme units within words

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It allows students to adjust their reading rate based on the difficulty of the text

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It helps students identify main ideas and supporting details in expository passages