Guiding Principles of Structured Literacy

How does Balanced Literacy primarily inform student progress and achievement?

• Through diagnostic teaching.

• Through a scope and sequence.

• Through reading levels in leveled readers.

• Through explicit instruction.

What is a key difference in how Balanced Literacy and Structured Literacy approach reading acquisition?

• Balanced Literacy assumes reading acquisition through exposure and repetition, while Structured Literacy uses explicit, systematic instruction.

• Balanced Literacy focuses on phonics, while Structured Literacy emphasizes whole language.

• Balanced Literacy uses leveled readers, while Structured Literacy avoids all leveled texts.

• Balanced Literacy is for all students, while Structured Literacy is only for neurodiverse students.

What assumption does Balanced Literacy make about how students acquire reading skills?

• Students acquire reading through explicit instruction.

• Students acquire reading through exposure and repetition.

• Students acquire reading through systematic phonics.

• Students acquire reading through diagnostic assessments.

What is the ultimate goal of Structured Literacy regarding text types?

• To keep students on decodable texts indefinitely.

• To transition students from decodable texts to more authentic texts.

• To focus solely on phonetic texts.

• To encourage reading only leveled readers.

Which of the following is considered an element of Structured Literacy?

• Whole language immersion

• Phonology

• Unstructured reading practice

• Incidental learning

What does the "Systematic and Cumulative" guiding principle in Structured Literacy imply?

• Concepts are taught randomly.

• Concepts are taught from complex to basic.

• Concepts are taught from basic to more complex.

• Concepts are taught only when a student requests them.

What are the guiding principles of Structured Literacy?

• Implicit instruction, random practice, and informal assessment.

• Systematic and cumulative, explicit instruction, and diagnostic teaching.

• Whole language, leveled readers, and exposure.

• Student-led learning, minimal teacher intervention, and broad literature.

How is diagnostic teaching utilized in Structured Literacy?

• To allow students to self-assess their progress.

• To make decisions based on data and student progress.

• To assign random reading levels.

• To encourage independent learning without teacher input.