LETRS Unit 5 Assessment ( Updated 2024 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
- Which term relates to a students ability to use word meanings in both speaking and writing?
Answer: expressive vocabulary
- In teaching the antonyms and synonyms of a word such as generosity, a teacher would be
emphasizing which aspect of language?
Answer: semantics
- Once students have learned to decode printed words, which strand of the Reading Rope
model (Scarborough, 2001) is the best single predictor of reading comprehension?
Answer: vocabulary
- Which conclusion was documented by the Hart and Risley (1995) research team regarding
the relationship between home language exposure and later reading comprehension?Answer: The number of words to which preschoolers are ex- posed predicts their vocabulary knowledge at grade three.
- Which of these is the least effective way to foster implicit learning of the vocabulary
students need for classroom success?
Answer: providing several hours daily of children's television programs
- Good reasons for teaching a few words rexplicitly and in-depth include all of the following
except:
Answer: Students only need to know a few words to understand most texts.
- Which of the following is the least effective activity when a new word meaning is being
explicitly and directly taught?
Answer: Ask students if anyone knows what the word means.
- What consideration might distinguish vocabulary instruction for English Learners (ELs)
from the vocabulary instruction of native English?Answer: ELs may need more multisensory supports to understand the meanings of words.
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- The principle of teaching word meanings in relationship to other word meanings is best
exeplified by which activity?
Answer: explaining shades of meaning among synonyms
- Which of these is the most effective, research-supported practice to pro- mote vocabulary
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growth in students across a school year?Answer: ensure that the teacher regularly uses complex and sophisticated language