Quiz - Writing: From Encoding to Empowerment

Each question has one or more correct responses. Choose all statements that are correct. This is NOT a multiple choice test.

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* 1. Complete the statement: Writing is...

hard wired into the brain.

the human communication act that requires the most coordination of processing skills.

learned through high-quality reading instruction.

reliant on oral language, among other things.

No statement is correct.

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* 2. Complete the statement: Spelling instruction...

improves reading fluency more than reading improves spelling.

is mostly unnecessary now that we have spell check.

relies primarily on building a strong visual image of the letters in a word through memorization.

builds and strengthens phonemic awareness and phonics

No statement is correct.

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* 3. Complete the statement: A speech-to-print approach to structured literacy instruction...

should be used instead of systematic, explicit, multisensory phonics instruction.

leverages the innate oral language skills children are hard-wired to develop naturally.

privileges decoding instruction over encoding instruction.

is best used once students have mastered all the sound/symbol connections in reading.

No statement is correct.

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* 4. Complete the statement: The term "multi-linguistic" means high-quality literacy instruction should include...

phonemic awareness and phonics.

spelling and reading.

morphology and etymology

morphology and orthography

No statement is correct.

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* 5. Complete the statement: Grammar instruction...

is outdated and mostly unnecessary, as long as the student reads a lot.

is important to develop a declarative knowledge of how language works.

should focus on the purpose and use of each word in a sentence.

should focus on grammar rules to allow the student to write the highest quality sentences.

No statement is correct.

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* 6. Complete the statement: Connecting images to pictures and pictures to images...

is a weakness in students with autism spectrum disorders.

is a weakness in students with dyslexia.

is a weakness in students with ADHD.

affects oral language, reading comprehension and writing quality.

No statement is correct.

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* 7. Complete the statement: Children with specific language disabilities...

always have dyslexia.

never have dyslexia.

have trouble with oral language but not written language.

have trouble with written language but not oral language.

No statement is correct.

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* 8. Complete the statement: The five paragraph essay...

is the best way to organize texts.

is a disposable crutch for some students and a more permanent scaffold for others.

has no place in writing instruction, which should focus on logic and voice.

is an appropriate structure for some types of text.

No statement is correct.

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* 9. Complete the statement: Story grammar...

are the predictable and limited elements of coherent, high-quality narrative.

should be explicitly taught to students.

positively correlates with the quality, length and organization of both oral and written language.

is appropriate for preschool and primary children but not for students over fifth grade.

No statement is correct.

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* 10. Complete the statement: The quality of a person's life story positively correlates with...

their academic writing skills.

their self-regulation skills.

their problem-solving ability.

their ability to take responsibility for, learn from, and respond resiliently to their own mistakes, as well as traumatic events in their lives.

No statement is correct.

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