MTTC English Language Arts 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is an example of an explicit phonics lesson?
- Students read silently and infer spelling patterns from context
- The teacher directly teaches the sound-spelling correspondence of 'sh' with examples (Correct answer)
- Students choose books based on personal interest
- The teacher reads aloud while students follow along
Correct answer: The teacher directly teaches the sound-spelling correspondence of 'sh' with examples
Explicit phonics instruction directly and systematically teaches the relationship between letters and sounds.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of using graphic organizers in reading comprehension instruction?
- To assess student spelling ability
- To visually organize ideas and relationships within a text (Correct answer)
- To replace reading of the actual text
- To provide decorative elements in student notebooks
Correct answer: To visually organize ideas and relationships within a text
Graphic organizers help students visually map relationships between concepts, supporting comprehension and recall.
Question 3: A student writes 'I goed to the store.' This error is best described as:
- A phonological error
- A random mistake with no pattern
- Overgeneralization of the regular past tense rule (Correct answer)
- A reading comprehension error
Correct answer: Overgeneralization of the regular past tense rule
The student has correctly learned the regular past tense '-ed' rule but overapplied it to an irregular verb, which is a normal developmental stage.
Question 4: Which reading comprehension strategy involves students generating questions before, during, and after reading?
- Summarizing
- Visualizing
- Questioning/Self-questioning (Correct answer)
- Text-to-self connections
Correct answer: Questioning/Self-questioning
The questioning strategy keeps students actively engaged and monitoring their own understanding throughout the reading process.
Question 5: What does 'close reading' emphasize in literacy instruction?
- Reading as many texts as possible for breadth
- Deep, analytical reading of a short, complex text with multiple re-readings (Correct answer)
- Reading only grade-level texts silently
- Partner reading with comprehension checks
Correct answer: Deep, analytical reading of a short, complex text with multiple re-readings
Close reading focuses on careful, repeated analysis of a short, rigorous text to extract deep meaning and craft.
Question 6: Which assessment best informs a teacher about a student's independent reading level?
- A standardized state achievement test
- An informal reading inventory (IRI) (Correct answer)
- A spelling test
- A grammar worksheet score
Correct answer: An informal reading inventory (IRI)
An IRI uses graded passages and running records to determine a student's independent, instructional, and frustration reading levels.
MTTC English Language Arts 2
Which of the following is an example of an explicit phonics lesson?