Session 1, Part 2 RISE ELB18056

Phonics instruction should continue throughout all grade levels, but what does that look like for general education intermediate and secondary educators?

• a. Specific times set aside for independent reading

• b. Morphology, or word study, with vocabulary words

• c. Decoding and fluency practice with decodable text

• d. Print awareness instruction with new texts

It's commonly heard that the English language is "crazy" or "random," but that is not the case. About what percentage of English words do not follow any spelling patterns or rules?

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Many students have been instructed to read through visual memorization of high frequency words. How do learners actually anchor words for permanent word storage?

• a. Through emotional connections

• b. Auditorily

• c. Through rote memorization

• d. Visually

According to Commissioner Key, why should educators search out and trust "evidence-based" practices over those labeled "research-based"?

• a. "Evidence-based" is a strictly policed term with a specific list for what it can be used to label.

• b. "Research-based" is a term used exclusively by companies selling a product backed by research.

• c. "Research-based" means there are theoretical suggestions, but no actual evidence that the practice is effective.

• d. "Evidence-based" means there is a higher chance a practice will be effective with any student or group of students.

What is the most effective way to group high-frequency words?

• a. Spelling patterns

• b. Rhyming

• c. Meaning

• d. Word length