Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science Quiz

What is the most fundamental responsibility of schools according to the text?

• Teaching students to read

• Teaching students science

• Teaching students mathematics

• Teaching students history

By what year had the scientific community achieved broad consensus on how children learn to read?

• 2020

• 2000

• 2010

• 1990

What percentage of elementary school students nationwide have serious problems learning to read?

• 30%

• 20%

• 10%

• 40%

What is the estimated percentage of children who can be taught to read by the end of first grade?

• 100%

• 90%

• 95%

• 85%

What is the Simple View of Reading?

• Reading comprehension is the product of listening and speaking

• Reading comprehension is the product of word recognition and language comprehension

• Reading comprehension is the product of vocabulary and grammar

• Reading comprehension is the product of phonics and spelling

What does the development of automatic word recognition depend on?

• Phoneme awareness and sound-symbol correspondences

• Grammar and syntax

• Listening and speaking skills

• Mathematical skills

What becomes more important from about fourth grade onward in reading achievement?

• Phoneme awareness

• Language comprehension

• Word recognition

• Spelling

What is the critical factor in preventing reading problems according to the text?

• Community support

• Parental involvement

• Tutoring services

• Classroom instruction

What should reading and language arts instruction include?

• Focus solely on vocabulary

• Random and incidental teaching of word recognition

• Focus solely on grammar

• Deliberate, systematic, and explicit teaching of word recognition

What is necessary for children to learn language concepts effectively?

• Independent study

• Organized, systematic, efficient teaching

• Incidental teaching

• Random exposure to language