What every teacher should know Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing Introduction: How Children Learn to ReadCourse ModulesPrint AwarenessPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestPhonological and Phonemic AwarenessPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestPhonicsPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestFluencyPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestVocabularyPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestSpellingPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestComprehensionPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestWritingPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestAssessmentPre-TestIn DepthIn PracticeAssignmentsPost-TestBecoming a Certified Literacy Teacher Assessment: Post-Test Which is an example of an informal reading assessment? a. informal reading inventory b. letter/sound recognition c. concepts of print d. all of the above Which informal assessment requires a student to read aloud from a text? a. oral reading accuracy b. letter/sound identification c. concepts of print d. all of the above A letter/sound recognition assessment can reveal whether or not a student knows the ________ : a. capital letters b. letter sounds c. lowercase letters d. all of the above Informal assessment tools help teachers to: a. determine which students have dyslexia b. determine which students need extra support c. determine which students are 'gifted' d. none of the above _______________ assessment can be given as part of an Informal Reading Inventory or combined with a comprehension assessment. a. letter/sound identification b. concepts of print c. oral reading accuracy d. phonemic awareness Assessments should be given: a. only at the beginning of the school year b. several times during the school year c. only during state-wide assessment days d. none of the above The best informal assessment measures students' ___________: a. phonemic awareness ability b. understanding of speech sounds c. knowledge of letters d. there is not one best informal assessment Assessments can serve to ____________: a. "test" the teacher's teaching skill b. "monitor" students' progress c. "guide" classroom instruction d. all of the above Which assessment asks students to "point to a word"? a. comprehension b. reading accuracy c. concepts of print d. none of the above Informal assessment can be part of an instructional plan that includes: a. delivering instruction b. administering standardized evaluation c. revising lesson plans d. all of the above Reading 101 is a collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.