Science of Reading

What is the correct equation for the simple view of reading?

• Phonics + Decoding+ Word Attack

• WR (word recognition) x LC (language comprehension) = Reading Comprehension

• Reading Fluency + Deocoding = Reading Comprehension

When should a student be given a diagnostic assessment?

• When progress monitoring data shows no improvement.

• When adequate progress is being made.

• At the start of any unit of instruction.

The 3 processors in the brain are...

• The phonemic, orthographic, and memory processor.

• The decoding processor, meaning making, and working memory.

• The phonological, orthographic, and the semantic processor.

Skilled reading includes fluent execution and coordination of both word recognition and text/language comprehension. True or False?

• True

• False

What readers remember from a text is not the wording (the "linguistic" form) but the meaning. True or False?

• True

• False

Students with language based learning disabilities need to ___.

• apply cognitive and metacognitive strategies

• incorporate questioning approaches

• use collaborative engagement involving verbal interactions

• all of the above

What is the most critical part of the Focus Folder for planning targeted instruction driven by data?

• The Group Focus, determined by data, leads to effective Targeted Activities

• Identifying which students are becoming skilled readers.

• Showing the progression of learning to become skilled readers.

Validity refers to the accuracy of an assessment, whether or not it measures what it is supposed to measure. Even if a test is reliable, it may not provide a valid measure. True or False?

• True

• False

What is used to measure whether an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results? This is measured by administering the same test twice over a period of time to a group of individuals

• Validity

• Reliability

• Consistency

• Relevancy

Which assessment type is given on a regular basis to see if students' sills are improving or not?

• Screeners

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Progress Monitoring