Assessment & Data-Driven Instruction Flashcards

While conducting a running record, a student reads 'house' for 'home' and the meaning remains intact. Which cueing system is the student most likely using?

Answer: Semantic cues

A meaning-preserving substitution suggests use of semantic (meaning) cues.

A third grader reads 90 words in one minute with 6 errors. What is the student's words correct per minute (WCPM)?

Answer: 84

WCPM equals words read minus errors, so 90 minus 6 equals 84.

A running record shows a student read 92 of 100 words correctly. What is the accuracy rate and typical text level?

Answer: 92%, instructional level

Accuracy of 90-94% is generally considered the instructional level.

Which tool would best reveal whether a first grader can blend and segment individual phonemes?

Answer: Phoneme blending and segmentation task

Direct phoneme tasks assess phonemic awareness skills of blending and segmenting.

Using a nonsense-word fluency measure primarily assesses a student's ability to:

Answer: Apply decoding skills without relying on sight-word memory

Pseudowords cannot be memorized, so they show true decoding ability.

A teacher notes that a student's repeated errors consistently involve vowel digraphs. What is the most appropriate use of this miscue pattern?

Answer: Plan targeted instruction on vowel digraphs

Error patterns should drive explicit, targeted instruction on the identified skill.

Which is a characteristic of an informal reading inventory (IRI)?

Answer: It provides graded passages with comprehension questions to estimate reading levels

IRIs use leveled passages and questions to estimate independent, instructional, and frustration levels.