Science of Reading Quiz

How can teachers help students develop phonemic awareness?

• By using activities that focus on identifying, saying, and manipulating individual sounds in words

• By focusing on reading comprehension instead of phonics

• By using activities that do not involve identifying individual sounds

• By teaching students to memorize whole words

What are some effective strategies for struggling readers?

• Guessing randomly and skipping words

• Silent reading

• Ignoring punctuation

• Phonemic Awareness, phonics instruction, sight word practice

Why is fluency important in reading?

• Fluency has no impact on reading comprehension

• Fluency is only important for advanced readers, not beginners

• Fluency allows students to practice their reading skills, comprehend, and analyze a variety of reading materials.

• Fluency only matters in speaking, not in reading

How can teachers use assessment data to inform their instruction?

• By randomly assigning students to different instructional groups

• By ignoring the assessment data and teaching the same way to all students

• By identifying students' strengths and weaknesses, tailoring instruction to meet individual needs, and tracking student progress over time.

• By using assessment data to punish students for their weaknesses

What is the role of phonics in reading instruction?

• Phonics is a method used for teaching math, not reading

• Phonics has no role in reading instruction

• Phonics is only important for writing, not reading

• Phonics helps students understand the connection between letters and sounds in order to decode words while reading.

What data can we use to determine needs and progress at PVUSD?

• Dibels, Star, Lexia

• Dibles, Star, Lexia, MAP

• Dibles, Star, Lexia, MAP, ELPAC, SIPPS Mastery Tests

• CAASPP, Dibles, STAR, Lexia, MAP, ELPAC