EDUC303: DLI Chapters 4-9 + Field placement check-in

What is the benefit of direct teaching of word structure?

• It confuses students

• It builds decoding skills

• It reduces vocabulary

• It increases errors.

What is a 'schwa', and what is the main challenge with longer words in decoding?

• A sound that is very strong-

  longer words are easy to spell

• A consonant sound-

  longer words have few vowels

• An unstressed (soft) sound- longer words often contain schwa vowel sounds

• An irregular verb- longer words have too many vowels

What is the main content aspect of Tier 2 decoding lessons?

• Memorization

• Strategies for division of words

• Ignoring syllables

• Avoiding long words

What does the 'T' in the DISSECT method stand for?

• Try the dictionary

• Test the word

• Translate the word

• Trace the letters

What happens in the dot strategy? (multiple answers)

• Place a dot above each vowel.

• Connect the dots with a line if it makes a single sound.

• For a sliding sound, use a squiggle

• Separation of the prefix and siffix

What are the benefits of students reading words to a partner (multiple answers)?

• Hearing a peer read can give them clues about tone, expression, pacing

• It helps them read each syllable separately

• Increased motivation

• It speeds up the decoding process

Instructional planning for literacy, no matter your content area/grade level, is important because...

• Randomized instruction

• It helps one shape the scope and sequence

• Implicit learning

• Unstructured learning

After teaching prefixes and suffixes in the first 6 weeks, what syllable types are taught after this skill?

• VC-e

• Consonant-/e Syllable

• Closed Syllables

• Vowel team syllables

What does the text suggest about fluency practice in upper elementary grades?

• It should engage nearly all of the students' time

• It should be avoided

• It is not necessary

• It should be minimal.

What should teachers plan for to build fluency according to the text?

• Variety of reading and rereading

• Only silent reading

• Only fast reading

• Only slow reading