A second-grade teacher administers spelling inventories periodically to help assess students' phonics knowledge. The following shows one student's performance on a spelling inventory at the beginning of the school year and again several months later.
DICTATED WORDS STUDENT SPELLING
set set set set
star ster star star
drive driv drive drive
peach pech peach peche
turn tarn turn turn
Join joyn join joyn
The student's performance on the second administration of the spelling inventory indicates that the student made the most improvement in which of the following areas?
A. initial and final consonants
B. short vowels and diphthongs
C. digraphs and blends
D. long and r-controlled vowels
Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate to use to promote second grade students ability to analyze key ideas and details in a literary text?
which of the following strategies would be most appropriate to use to promote second-grade students' ability to analyze key ideas and details in a literary text? Helping students crate a story map of the main characters in a story and the events with which they are involved.
Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective in promoting reluctant readers interest in independent reading outside of school?
Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective in promoting reluctant readers' interest in independent reading outside of school? Encourage students and parents to read books together on a regular basis, either silently or aloud, and discuss their personal responses to each chapter or key event.
Which of the following would be most appropriate to strengthen automatic word recognition skills?
look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary. A is the best answer since automatic word recognition (automaticity) is the quick recognition of a word without consciously applying the decoding process. Applying consistent phonics generalizations to develop this skill is appropriate for first grade.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between word decoding and reading comprehension in a beginning reader's development?
Reading fluency with respect to accuracy. #23 Which of the following best describes the relationship between word decoding and reading comprehension in a beginning reader's development? A. Decoding skills and reading comprehension skills tend to develop independently of one another.