How Much Do You Know About the Science of Reading?

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    Phonics is a helpful method for students who want to learn how to decode words.

    • True
    • False
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Reading is not as simple as it seems. How much do you know about the science of reading? Would you like to play a quiz that we have made to test your knowledge and understanding of the science of reading? In simple words, the science of reading is known as the converging evidence of what matters and what is useful in literacy instruction. It is organized around models that tell how and why. These are a few questions that let you know more about the science of reading.

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  • 2. 

    Phonics instruction has also benefited students who suffer from reading difficulties.

    • True

    • False

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  • 3. 

    Teaching methods that include __________ practice are essential in the development of early literacy skills.

    • Listening

    • Reading

    • Speaking

    • All of these

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  • 4. 

    Which of these skills and techniques are based on the “science of reading?”

    • Phonemic awareness

    • Reading

    • Writing

    • All of these

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  • 5. 

    In the United States, the number of dual-language programs is

    • Static

    • Growing

    • Shrinking

    • Shrinking fast

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  • 6. 

    It has been found that most popular curriculum programs and teaching methods are unable to optimize phonics.

    • True

    • False

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  • 7. 

    In the long term, early ability grouping helps in _________ reading gaps.

    • Killing

    • Narrowing

    • Widening

    • Using

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  • 8. 

    Third graders should be able to be reading

    • 100 words per minute

    • 150 words per minute

    • 180 words per minute

    • 200 words per minute

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  • 9. 

    According to some major surveys of early reading teachers, ________ percentage tell that beginning reader should use decodable books.

    • 11 percent

    • 18 percent

    • 23 percent

    • 33 percent

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  • 10. 

    Research has shown that teaching students to read in their mother tongue helped them get better at reading in English as well.

    • True

    • False

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