Structured Literacy Staff Development

Act 55 is a state-wide mandate and will include teacher preparation programs in ______.

• phonemic awareness

• structured literacy

• project read

• asynchronous teaching

Two key features of Structured Literacy are: _____ and _____.

• systematic and explicit

• explicit and semi-important

• rigorous and synchronous

• pendulum and swinging

True or False. Students thrive on structure and routine.

• True

• False

"Say 'make'. Now change /m/ to /c/. This skill is an example of:

• Decoding

• Written Expression

• Phonics

• Phonological Awareness

The ability to read words quickly enough and with accurate phrasing to retain the meaning:

• vocabulary

• phonological awareness

• fluency

Instructional activities for this critical component of structured literacy include: teaching morphology, classroom conversation, read alouds, word-learning strategies and word play.

• vocabulary

• phonics

• phonological awareness

• fluency

43 million Americans are functionally _____.

• unwell

• illiterate

• unethical

• literate