FL3L1 Review Questions

Lesson 1 - What is Structured Literacy

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The teaching of reading and writing, based on years of research that directly and explicitly teaches students how to work with written language

Making curricular decisions that impact literacy instruction

The facilitation of classroom activities related to silent reading

Facilitating oral reading activities

1. Structured Literacy is a systematic approach to...

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Structured Literacy is a systematic approach to the teaching of reading and writing, based on years of research that directly and explicitly teaches students how to work with written language

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Leveled books, decodable books, and silent reading opportunities

Morphology, word features, and implicit teaching

Phonology, the alphabet, and context

Phonology, sound-symbol associations, and morphology

2. Which of the following are representative elements of Structured Literacy?

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Phonology, sound-symbol associations, and morphology are representative elements of Structured Literacy

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Reading, writing, and memorizing

Communication and coordination

Reading, writing, speaking, and listening

Vision, hearing, and speech

3. What skills fall under the umbrella of language and should therefore be included in literacy instruction?

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Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are all language skills that should be included in literacy instruction

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Systematic, explicit, linear, and diagnostic

Explicit, balanced, cumulative, and repetitive

Implicit, random, and diagnostic

Systematic, cumulative, explicit, and diagnostic

4. The ways in which the elements of Structured Literacy should be taught are?

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The ways in which the elements of structured literacy should be taught are systematic, cumulative, explicit, and diagnostic

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To enable schools to increase the amount of instructional time they devote to oral presentation

To enable students to progress from simple to complex language structures in both reading and writing

To enable teachers to have predetermined lesson plans

To enable students to have practice with simple sentence structures

5. What is the main purpose of Structured Literacy instruction?

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The main purpose of Structured Literacy instruction is to enable students to progress from simple to complex language structures in both reading and writing

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It is teacher directed and requires little interaction from a student, it is predictable and repeptitive in nature

It is student-led and reinforces constructivist theory, which allows for discovery of new information through repeated interaction with curricular materials

It provides students with a balanced selection of independent practice and direct instruction

It is teacher directed, where the teacher directly demonstrates or explains a concept and provides opportunities for students to have guided practice with corrective feedback as well as independent practice

6. What are some characteristics of explicit instruction?

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Explicit instruction is teacher directed, where the teacher directly demonstrates or explains a concept and provides opportunities for students to have guided practice with corrective feedback as well as independent practice

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