Deck 12: Reading Difficulties

Question 1

Identifying prefixes, suffixes, and roots to figure out words uses which type of word recognition skill?

A)Sight word method
B)Phonics method
C)Context clues
D)Structural analysis
E)Configuration

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The goal of using a word web is to teach

A)phonics.
B)computer skills.
C)fluency.
D)vocabulary.
E)phonological awareness.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the informal reading inventory, the reading level at which the student can benefit from lessons with the teacher is called

A)the instructional reading level.
B)the independent reading level.
C)the frustration reading level.
D)the listening reading level.
E)None of these.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Explicit code-emphasis instruction emphasizes the teaching of

A)comprehension.
B)phonics.
C)vocabulary.
D)rapid reading.
E)study reading.

Question 5

Which of the following is a formal reading test?

A)Informal reading inventory
B)Miscue analysis
C)Standardized reading test
D)Teacher-made test
E)Portfolio analysis

Question 6

The literature-based or whole language method for teaching reading is based on using

A)stories and books.
B)phonics.
C)structural analysis.
D)phonological awareness.
E)explicit instruction.

Question 7

An example of a graphic organizer for teaching vocabulary through a pictorial design is called a

A)multisensory procedure.
B)cloze procedure.
C)portfolio assessment.
D)dialogue journal.
E)word web.

Question 8

In using an informal reading inventory, at which level can the student function without teacher help?

A)Instructional level
B)Frustration level
C)Hearing level
D)Independent level
E)None of these.

Question 9

The special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act-2004 (IDEA-2004), indicates that a student can be identified as having learning disabilities in which two areas of reading?

A)Basic reading skills and reading comprehension
B)Vocabulary and reading speed
C)Phonological awareness and reading comprehension
D)Reading speed and phonics
E)Phonics and content-area reading

Question 10

Which of the following components was not identified by the National Reading Panel in their research of elements of scientifically based reading instruction?

A)Fluency
B)Reading speed
C)Vocabulary
D)Phonemic awareness
E)Phonics

Question 11

In figuring out words, readers use

A)the sight word method.
B)phonics method.
C)context clues.
D)structural analysis.
E)All of these.

Question 12

Children should know the basic 220 sight words by the end of which grade?

A)First grade
B)Second grade
C)Third grade
D)Fourth grade
E)Fifth grade

Question 13

What reading method focuses on the match between a phoneme and a written letter grapheme?

A)Literacy-based instruction
B)Language experience
C)Phonics
D)Directed reading-thinking activity
E)Neurological impress

Question 14

The National Reading Panel identified all of the following elements of reading in their studies of scientifically based reading instruction except

A)phonemic awareness.
B)phonics.
C)fluency.
D)vocabulary.
E)reading speed.

Question 15

What method of teaching reading uses the student's own language and integrates the language modes of talking, writing, and reading?

A)Direct reading-thinking activity
B)Language experience method
C)Predictable books
D)Cloze procedure
E)Orton-Gillingham Method

Question 16

The condition of severe problems in reading that has a neurological basis is called

A)dysgraphia.
B)apraxia.
C)dyslexia.
D)aphasia.
E)childhood aphasia.

Question 17

All of the following are ways to build reading comprehension except

A)a directed reading-thinking activity.
B)the language experience method.
C)the cloze procedure.
D)learning strategies.
E)phonics.

Question 18

What percentage of students with learning disabilities have reading problems?

A)40 percent
B)50 percent
C)60 percent
D)70 percent
E)80 percent

Question 19

Which of the following words represents the most abstract concept?

A)Fairness
B)Chair
C)Eat
D)Hamburger
E)Jumping

Question 20

Which word recognition method involves recognizing a word from the meaning of surrounding text?

A)Sight word method
B)Phonics method
C)Context clues
D)Structural analysis
E)Configuration

Question 21

What elements of reading are essential as identified by the National Reading Panel?

Question 22

Which of the following is a method for teaching fluency?

A)Repeated reading
B)Study skills
C)Phonological awareness
D)Alphabet instruction
E)Structural analysis

Question 23

Which assessment technique evaluates a student through a collection of reading and written products?

A)Cloze procedure
B)Portfolio assessment
C)Standardized survey tests
D)Curriculum-based measurement
E)Speed reading tests

Question 24

DIBELS is a measurement system in reading designed for

A)primary age children.
B)people with dyslexia.
C)middle school children.
D)adolescents.
E)adults with reading problems.

Question 25

In figuring out words, readers use

A)context clues.
B)structural analysis.
C)sight word clues.
D)phonics clues.
E)All of these.

Question 26

What reading method uses carefully graded stories that increase in difficulty from the early stages of reading through grade six or eight?

A)Phonics
B)Language experience
C)Orton-Gillingham Method
D)Basal reader
E)Cloze procedure

Question 27

Reading fluency depends on

A)multisensory instruction.
B)rapid recognition of words.
C)superior spelling skills.
D)the ability to use a computer.
E)knowing the works of classical literature.

Question 28

An example of informational reading material is a

A)computer manual.
B)mystery story.
C)biographical novel.
D)love story.
E)fairy tale.

Question 29

Which of the following is a formal test of reading?

A)Informal reading inventory
B)Portfolio assessment
C)Standardized reading test
D)Observation of a student's reading
E)IOTA reading test

Question 30

The first step for building vocabulary is

A)using a dictionary.
B)memorizing word lists.
C)having primary concrete experiences related to the new words.
D)listening to speakers with large vocabularies.
E)copying new vocabulary words five times.

Question 31

An example of narrative reading material is a(n)

A)calculus book.
B)fictional short story.
C)science textbook.
D)American history textbook.
E)biology textbook.

Question 32

The ability to read passages aloud quickly, easily, and smoothly is called

A)phonics.
B)phonological awareness.
C)the multisensory method.
D)Reading Recovery.
E)fluency.

Question 33

Which informal measure of reading proficiency requires students to read a graded set of reading passages out loud?

A)Miscue analysis
B)Phonological awareness test
C)Standard reading test
D)Portfolio assessment
E)Informal reading inventory

Question 34

An example of informational reading text materials is a

A)mystery book.
B)short story.
C)story of a famous athlete.
D)history textbook.
E)fairy tale.

Question 35

What medical term is used to describe a severe reading disability related to an organic problem?

A)Dyslexia
B)Agraphia
C)Aphasia
D)Dysnomia
E)Apraxia

Question 36

A graphic organizer for teaching vocabulary through a pictorial design is a

A)word web.
B)cloze procedure.
C)dialogue journal.
D)multisensory procedure.
E)basal reader.

Question 37

In which of the following methods does the reader use word parts (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, root words)to figure out a word?

A)Phonics
B)Neurological impress
C)Structural analysis
D)Context clues
E)Phonemic awareness

Question 38

An example of narrative reading text materials is a

A)geography textbook.
B)world history textbook.
C)computer manual.
D)fiction book.
E)mathematics textbook.

Question 39

The special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act-2004 (IDEA-2004), indicates that a student can be identified as having learning disabilities in two areas of reading. They are

A)phonological awareness and reading comprehension.
B)phonics and content-area reading.
C)vocabulary and reading speed.
D)reading speed and phonics.
E)basic reading skills and reading comprehension.

Question 40

What percentage of students with learning disabilities have reading problems?

A)30 percent
B)50 percent
C)60 percent
D)80 percent
E)95 percent

Question 41

What is meant by the K-W-L method?

Question 42

Explain the concepts underlying the multisensory approaches to teaching reading.

Question 43

Why is the study and report of the National Reading Panel so important?

Question 44

What is meant by reading fluency?

Question 45

Name four word recognition strategies.

Question 46

Compare and contrast narrative reading text and informational reading text.