LETRS UNIT 4 SESSIONS 1-8
PLUS FINAL ASSESSMENT TEST.
LETRS Unit 4 Session 1
- Direct instruction in word structure ( as distinct from phonics instruction) improves
accuracy and automaticity in reading
True - Many common English words combine simple Anglo-Saxon words with Greek derived
forms.
False - Proficient word reading requires using the mental process called:
Orthographic mapping - New scientific terms in the physical sciences for example most likely to be coined
from which language?
Greek - Which sound-symbol correspondences are common in words of Anglo-Saxon origin?
Use of kn for the /n/ sound
Use of silent e
LETRS Unit 4 Session 2
- It is acceptable for students to use invented spelling occasionally in phonemegrapheme mapping activities.
False - In English, some letters of the alphabet never end a word.
True - Words in which the letter y stands for the short i sound (rthythm, polyp) are usually
from which language?
Greek - The “tch” spelling of the /ch// sound is usually used in which circumstance?
When the /ch/ sound follows an acccented short vowel - Which set of words does not follow the usual rules for pronunciation of c and g?
Gills, cello, get
LETRS Unit 4 Session 3 - Classifying syllable types in multisyllabic words should be considered a scaffolding
activity, not a goal in itself.
True - Consonant-le (Cle) syllables can occur anywhere within a word and be stressed or
unstressed