OAE Reading Fluency 3

Question 1

DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) is commonly used to:

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Screen and monitor students' early literacy and fluency development

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Assess reading comprehension through extended written responses

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Diagnose specific learning disabilities in reading

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Measure students' vocabulary knowledge at the end of the year

Question 2

A student reads 120 words in one minute and makes 8 errors. Her correct words per minute (CWPM) score is:

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112 CWPM

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120 CWPM

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128 CWPM

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108 CWPM

Question 3

When a student reads with inappropriate phrasing — ignoring punctuation and pausing in odd places — the teacher should address:

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Prosody and phrasing in oral reading

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Phonics decoding accuracy

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Phoneme segmentation skills

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Sight word recognition

Question 4

Which factor most directly impacts a student's reading fluency on a new, unfamiliar text?

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The percentage of words the student can automatically recognize

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The student's prior knowledge of fluency strategies

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The student's preference for fiction over nonfiction

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Whether the text is read silently or orally

Question 5

A teacher has students tape-record themselves reading a passage, then re-read and record again after feedback. This technique is an example of:

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Repeated reading with self-reflection

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Miscue analysis

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Self-monitoring comprehension

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Think-aloud protocol

Question 6

Reading fluency norms established by Hasbrouck and Tindal are useful for teachers because they:

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Provide grade-level benchmarks for expected CWPM scores at different times of year

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Replace the need for individual fluency assessment

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Identify specific phonics patterns students have not yet mastered

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Determine whether a student has a reading disability