Structured Lesson Plan Design and Implementation Flashcards
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During a structured literacy lesson, a student consistently confuses the vowel teams 'ea' (as in bread) and 'ea' (as in bead). Which instructional approach best addresses this ambiguity?
Answer: Explicitly teach both pronunciations as a concept and provide a keyword for each sound
Explicitly teaching both pronunciations with anchor keywords helps students develop flexible decoding strategies for ambiguous vowel teams.
A CALT is planning a lesson for a student with dyslexia who is transitioning from CVC words to CCVC words. Which sequencing principle should guide the introduction of consonant blends?
Answer: Begin with two-letter initial blends using already-mastered phonemes before moving to three-letter blends
Structured literacy sequencing requires building on mastered skills, so blends should use known phonemes and progress from simpler to more complex patterns.
When designing a lesson plan, a CALT includes a 'warm-up' review of previously learned phoneme-grapheme correspondences. What is the PRIMARY purpose of this component?
Answer: To activate prior knowledge and ensure automaticity before introducing new material
Review warm-ups build automaticity with previously learned material and activate prior knowledge, creating a foundation for new instruction.
A student with dyslexia is learning the suffix '-tion.' The CALT teaches the student that '-tion' says /shun/ and never /t/-/i/-/o/-/n/ when reading. This instruction reflects which principle?
Answer: Teaching morphemes as units with consistent pronunciations
Teaching '-tion' as a morpheme unit with a consistent pronunciation helps students decode multisyllabic words efficiently without over-segmenting.
Which scenario BEST illustrates appropriate pacing within a structured literacy lesson plan?
Answer: Dividing time among review, new concept introduction, word reading practice, and text reading
Effective structured literacy lessons distribute time across multiple components including review, new learning, and application in connected text.
A CALT notices that a student reads the nonsense word 'fleep' as 'flip.' This error most likely indicates a deficit in which skill area?
Answer: Accurate application of the vowel team 'ee' during decoding
Reading 'fleep' as 'flip' shows the student is not accurately applying the 'ee' vowel team, substituting a known short vowel pattern instead.
When a CALT incorporates decodable text into a structured lesson, the PRIMARY criterion for selecting the text should be:
Answer: Text that contains only phoneme-grapheme correspondences the student has already been taught
Decodable texts should align with the student's current phonics scope and sequence so they can apply taught skills independently.