OAE Writing, Language, and Literacy Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Print concepts assessed in early literacy include all of the following EXCEPT:
- Identifying vowel sounds in isolation (Correct answer)
- Directionality (left-to-right reading)
- Understanding that print carries meaning
- Recognizing letters vs. words on a page
Correct answer: Identifying vowel sounds in isolation
Print concepts relate to understanding how print works (directionality, spacing, letters vs. words), not to identifying isolated vowel sounds, which is a phonics/phonemic awareness skill.
Question 2: Concepts about print (CAP) assessments evaluate a student's understanding of:
- How books and print function (e.g., front of book, left-to-right, word/letter distinction) (Correct answer)
- Phoneme segmentation and blending skills
- Decoding multisyllabic words
- Reading comprehension strategies
Correct answer: How books and print function (e.g., front of book, left-to-right, word/letter distinction)
CAP assessments measure foundational understanding of how print works, including book orientation, directionality, and word/letter concepts.
Question 3: Which writing form requires students to state and support a position with evidence?
- Argumentative/opinion writing (Correct answer)
- Narrative writing
- Descriptive writing
- Expository writing without a claim
Correct answer: Argumentative/opinion writing
Argumentative writing requires stating a clear claim and supporting it with relevant evidence and logical reasoning.
Question 4: A running record is used by teachers to assess:
- Oral reading accuracy, error patterns, and self-correction during reading (Correct answer)
- Phonemic awareness in isolation
- Vocabulary knowledge from a word list
- Listening comprehension after a read-aloud
Correct answer: Oral reading accuracy, error patterns, and self-correction during reading
Running records capture a student's oral reading behaviors — accuracy, miscue types, and self-corrections — to determine instructional level and reading strategies used.
Question 5: Progress monitoring assessments differ from screening assessments in that they are used to:
- Track the growth of students receiving intervention over time (Correct answer)
- Identify at-risk students at the beginning of the year
- Determine a student's grade-level equivalency score
- Compare students to national norms
Correct answer: Track the growth of students receiving intervention over time
Progress monitoring assessments are frequent, repeated measures used to track whether students in intervention are making adequate growth.
Question 6: Which statement BEST describes the purpose of an error analysis in a reading assessment?
- To identify patterns in student miscues that reveal specific skill gaps (Correct answer)
- To count the total number of words read incorrectly
- To determine the student's overall reading level only
- To compare performance against grade-level benchmarks
Correct answer: To identify patterns in student miscues that reveal specific skill gaps
Error analysis examines the types of miscues students make to identify underlying skill deficits and inform targeted instruction.
OAE Writing, Language, and Literacy Assessment 2
Print concepts assessed in early literacy include all of the following EXCEPT: