Assessing Skills

Question 1

WPM (words per minute)

Answer 1

the number of words a student reads correctly in a 60-second time span

Question 2

Accuracy (when reading)

Answer 2

the reader’s ability to correctly pronounce words

Question 3

Timed Reading

Answer 3

A strategy in which a teacher listens to a student read a passage from a grade level novel for a set period of time.

Question 4

Evaluative Comprehension

Answer 4

Ability to analyze text by questioning whether it’s a fact or opinion, determining if there’s a faulty reasoning, and explaining how the characters are developed.

Question 5

Inferential Comprehension

Answer 5

Understanding parts of the written text without it being stated explicitly such as determining cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and making preditions.

Question 6

Speed (when reading)

Answer 6

pace at which the reader reads the text

Question 7

Metacognition

Answer 7

ability to think about one’s own thought process

Question 8

Exit slips

Answer 8

Short FORMATIVE assessment given by a teacher after completing a lesson to determine the degree to which students have learning the material taught in the lesson.

Question 9

Prosody

Answer 9

Reader’s ability to convey expression, including using correct emphasis, punctuation, and tone, while reading aloud.

Question 10

Literal comprehension

Answer 10

Understanding of the facts in the written text such as stated main idea or specific details.

Question 11

Schema (when reading)

Answer 11

Background knowledge a reader brings to a text.

Question 12

Phoneme

Answer 12

Smallest individual sounds in a word