OAE (Reading) Flashcards
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A student can decode words accurately but reads slowly and word-by-word with little expression. Which reading component most needs support?
Answer: Fluency
Slow, word-by-word reading with poor prosody despite accurate decoding indicates a fluency deficit.
Which activity best develops phonemic awareness in a kindergarten student?
Answer: Segmenting the spoken word 'cat' into /k/ /a/ /t/
Phonemic awareness is the oral ability to isolate and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.
A teacher wants to assess a student's ability to determine word meaning from surrounding text. This is a measure of what skill?
Answer: Using context clues
Deriving meaning from surrounding words and sentences is the use of context clues.
Which of the following is the best example of an inferential comprehension question?
Answer: Why do you think the character slammed the door?
Inferential questions require readers to draw conclusions beyond what is stated explicitly.
The morpheme 'un-' in 'unhappy' is best described as a:
Answer: Prefix that changes meaning
'Un-' is a prefix meaning 'not,' which alters the meaning of the base word.
During guided reading, a teacher notices a student says 'house' for 'home.' This miscue is primarily a:
Answer: Semantic (meaning) substitution
Substituting a word close in meaning reflects reliance on semantic cues over graphophonic ones.
Which text feature best helps students locate specific information in an informational text?
Answer: Index
An index lists topics and page numbers, letting readers quickly find specific content.