The student uses the picture below to identify the first letter in the word sun. What is the next step in this partial-alphabetic phase?

• Su

• Sn

• Sun

• Sune

If a teacher wants students to understand etymology, which group of words would be most appropriate to analyze?

• cat, bat, sat, trap

• uneven, unruly, undone

• station, transition, lamination

• prescription, transcript, manuscript

3. _________________ and _________________ are productive skills, while _________________ and _________________ are receptive skills.

• speaking and writing; reading and listening

• reading and listening; speaking and writing

• listening and writing; reading and speaking

• writing and reading; listening and speaking

A teacher is going over word structure in this order: cvc, cvcc, cvvc, ccvcc. What method is she using?

• systematic word arrangement

• semantic word arrangement

• comprehensive word arrangement

• metacognitive word arrangement

Student scores on state tests and student scores on classroom assessments vary by -0.66. What is the likely cause of this discrepancy?

• The student did not study properly.

• The parents were not involved enough.

• The teacher’s assessments were not aligned to state assessments.

• The school did not provide the student with enough reading instruction.

What skill would students need to understand how the word pizza is used in text?

• using context clues

• conducting a structural analysis

• using phonemic analysis

• having phonological awareness

All students are reading together in unison to help with fluency. What strategy is this?

• repeated reading

• choral reading

• popcorn reading

• round robin reading

What would be the best tool for whole group instruction on grammar and mechanics?

• computers with headsets

• journals

• grammar textbooks

• interactive white board/SMART Board

Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?

• sincerely

• seperate

• receive

• achieve

How should a peer review be conducted?

• The peer reviewer reads the essay and corrects grammar, only reading the essay once.

• The peer reviewer quickly skims the essay, checking for understanding and content.

• The peer reviewer line edits for grammar first and then rereads for content and understanding.

• The peer reviewer reads the essay all the way through first for content and understanding, and then rereads and checks grammar along the way.