STR Reading Fluency 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which component of reading fluency refers to reading at an appropriate speed without sacrificing accuracy?
- Rate (Correct answer)
- Prosody
- Automaticity
- Decoding
Correct answer: Rate
Rate refers to how quickly a reader reads, and an appropriate rate supports comprehension without sacrificing accuracy.
Question 2: What term describes the ability to read words accurately and quickly without conscious effort?
- Prosody
- Automaticity (Correct answer)
- Fluency
- Decoding
Correct answer: Automaticity
Automaticity means recognizing words rapidly and effortlessly, freeing cognitive resources for comprehension.
Question 3: A student reads aloud with appropriate expression, phrasing, and intonation. This aspect of fluency is called:
- Rate
- Accuracy
- Prosody (Correct answer)
- Automaticity
Correct answer: Prosody
Prosody encompasses the expressive elements of reading aloud, including intonation, stress, and phrasing.
Question 4: Which assessment tool is most commonly used to measure oral reading fluency (ORF) in the STR framework?
- Running record
- CBMR (Curriculum-Based Measure of Reading) (Correct answer)
- Informal Reading Inventory
- Cloze procedure
Correct answer: CBMR (Curriculum-Based Measure of Reading)
Curriculum-Based Measures of Reading (CBMR) are standardized, timed probes used to measure oral reading fluency.
Question 5: Repeated reading practice most directly improves which literacy skill?
- Phonemic awareness
- Reading fluency (Correct answer)
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Correct answer: Reading fluency
Repeated reading of the same text increases word recognition speed and prosody, directly building fluency.
Question 6: According to the Simple View of Reading, fluency acts as a bridge between:
- Phonemic awareness and vocabulary
- Decoding and language comprehension (Correct answer)
- Spelling and writing
- Prosody and rate
Correct answer: Decoding and language comprehension
Fluency bridges decoding and language comprehension by allowing readers to recognize words automatically and focus on meaning.
STR Reading Fluency 1
Which component of reading fluency refers to reading at an appropriate speed without sacrificing accuracy?