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-TestTeacher ToolboxThe Struggling ReaderAlphabetic PrinciplePhonological AwarenessDecodingClassroom ManagementDifferentiated InstructionLanguage Arts BlocksGlossaryResourcesBecoming a Certified Literacy Teacher Assessment: Pre-Test Which component(s) listed below, can teachers assess informally? a. comprehension b. fluency c. phonemic awareness d. all of the above Informal assessment tools provide information that teachers can use _____________: a. to plan ongoing instruction b. to identify struggling readers c. to determine instructional groups d. all of the above An Oral Reading Accuracy Assessment measures: a. phonemic awareness b. reading speed c. vocabulary knowledge d. none of the above Which of the following is an example of a common informal reading assessment? a. phonemic awareness assessment b. qualitative reading inventory c. running record d. all of the above Who should be given informal assessments? a. students who are struggling readers b. students who are good readers c. students who are average readers d. all of the above Informal assessment tools____________: a. can be used by teachers to help plan instruction b. should only be given by a professional diagnostician c. should count as a portion of a students' grade in reading d. none of the above Which of the following is not an example of a phoneme awareness task? a. phoneme deletion b. phoneme concentration c. phoneme segmentation d. phoneme isolation A teacher is sitting with a student, with a book in front of them. The teacher asks a question to assess the student's understanding of concepts of print. Which question listed below assesses concepts of print? a. "Can you show me the front of the book?" b. "Can you show me a word?" c. "Can you show me where I should begin reading?" d. all of the above Phoneme deletion tasks assess a child's ability to: a. insert a sound into a word b. remove a sound from a word c. repeat a sound in a word d. none of the above Informal assessment provides information that allows teachers to: a. administer a reading grade on students' report cards b. deliver instruction at the right level of difficulty c. identify those students who will never learn to read d. all of the above Next: Assessment In Depth > Reading 101 is a collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.