CALT Reading Comprehension 2

Question 1

According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is the product of:

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Decoding multiplied by language comprehension

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Phonological awareness plus vocabulary

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Fluency plus background knowledge

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Phonics instruction plus reading practice

Question 2

A student who can decode words accurately but cannot understand what they read most likely has a deficit in:

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Language comprehension

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Phonological processing

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Fluency

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Phonemic awareness

Question 3

Reciprocal teaching involves students taking turns leading discussions using four strategies: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and:

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Predicting

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Visualizing

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Evaluating

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Connecting

Question 4

For students with dyslexia who struggle with reading fluency, reading comprehension can be supported by:

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Using audiobooks and text-to-speech tools to bypass decoding demands while building comprehension

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Requiring the student to read silently only

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Eliminating all comprehension instruction until fluency is mastered

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Reducing vocabulary instruction

Question 5

The strategy of text structure awareness helps readers comprehend informational text by:

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Identifying the organizational pattern such as compare-contrast or cause-effect to predict content organization

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Memorizing the table of contents

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Reading only the first and last paragraphs

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Skipping subheadings

Question 6

Building background knowledge before reading a text primarily supports comprehension by:

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Providing the conceptual and vocabulary foundation needed to construct meaning from the text

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Making the text easier to decode

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Reducing reading time

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Eliminating the need for decoding skills