Structured Lesson Plan Design and Implementation Flashcards

A student has mastered phoneme segmentation with three-phoneme words but struggles with four-phoneme words containing consonant blends. Which lesson plan modification is MOST appropriate?

Answer: Add a phoneme segmentation practice step using four-phoneme words with blends before linking to print

Targeting the specific skill gap—segmenting four-phoneme words with blends—at the phoneme level before connecting to print follows the diagnostic-prescriptive approach of structured literacy.

In the Orton-Gillingham approach, 'simultaneous multisensory instruction' in a lesson plan means the student is engaging which pathways at the same time?

Answer: Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile simultaneously

OG-based instruction engages visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously to strengthen neural connections for language learning.

A structured lesson plan includes a 'Discovery' or 'Socratic' teaching step for a new rule. What is the teacher doing during this step?

Answer: Guiding the student through examples to help them infer the rule themselves

Discovery teaching guides students to notice patterns in examples and articulate the rule themselves, promoting deeper encoding of orthographic patterns.

A CALT is writing a lesson plan for a student who reverses 'b' and 'd.' Which instructional strategy is MOST evidence-based for addressing this specific reversal?

Answer: Use a mnemonic with an anchor image (e.g., a bed) and consistent verbal-kinesthetic cues for each letter

Mnemonics paired with consistent verbal and kinesthetic cues provide a reliable retrieval strategy for students who confuse visually similar letters.

During the encoding (spelling) portion of a structured lesson, the teacher dictates words containing the newly taught pattern and also review patterns. This mixed practice is designed to promote:

Answer: Discriminative learning and generalization of phoneme-grapheme correspondences

Mixed encoding practice requires students to discriminate between current and previously learned patterns, supporting generalization and preventing over-reliance on a single rule.

A CALT's lesson plan includes reading words in isolation before reading sentences and then connected text. This sequence reflects which instructional principle?

Answer: Building from decontextualized skill practice to contextualized application for automaticity and transfer

Progressing from isolated word reading to sentences to connected text allows skills to become automatic before the cognitive demands of text comprehension are added.

A student with language-based learning disabilities is ready to begin multisyllabic word instruction. Which syllable type should a CALT introduce FIRST when designing the lesson sequence?

Answer: Closed syllables because they follow a predictable short-vowel pattern and are typically taught earliest in the sequence

Closed syllables are introduced first in most structured literacy sequences because the short-vowel pattern is predictable and foundational for multisyllabic decoding.