Practice MTEL Cards Flashcards
A third-grade teacher is planning differentiated reading instruction for an entering-level
English learner who has grade-level reading skills in a language that uses the Roman
alphabet. The teacher could best accelerate the student’s progress in reading English by
using which of the following approaches?
A. providing instruction to promote the student’s development of the alphabetic principle
by drawing explicit connections between oral and written language
B. supporting the student in identifying consonant sounds that both languages have in
common while systematically teaching common English syllable types to introduce
English vowel patterns and pronunciations
C. introducing systematic, explicit phonics skills to the student by showing the student
how to sound out and blend the letter-sounds in simple English words
D. modeling how to use textual and graphic context clues to decode unfamiliar words in
texts while providing the student with predictable, illustrated texts to use in practicing
context as a word-identification strategy
B, the approach builds on the student’s
knowledge of reading in the home language, which can accelerate the student’s progress in
learning to read in English.
According to basic principles of evidence-based, systematic phonics instruction, which of
the following common English letter combinations would be most appropriate for a firstgrade teacher to introduce first?
A. ir
B. kn
C. th
D. oi
C, systematic phonics instruction, phonics elements are
introduced according to their utility for beginning readers, and therefore according to their
frequency of use in words appearing in primary-grades texts
What is a diphthong?
A blend of vowels
What is structural analysis?
The process of recognizing the morphemic structure of words
What is a derivational suffix?
A type of suffix that can create a new word
What is the relationship between word decoding and reading comprehension in beginners’ reading development?
Decoding skills are essential for developing fluency, which supports comprehension
How can teachers promote accurate reading fluency and comprehension?
Apply knowledge of common syllables and inflections to read words
Why do students who read aloud fluently demonstrate better comprehension?
Readers who read fluently are able to focus on the meaning of the text rather than word recognition
What is automaticity?
Fast, automatic word recognition
How can teachers promote comprehension with ELL students?
By activating the students’ prior knowledge about the topic and providing visual aids such as illustrations to clarify new vocabulary
What is the relationship between phonemic awareness and phonological awareness?
Phonemic awareness is a subset of phonological awareness
Why is onset-rime segmentation important for students to master?
It promotes the phonemic awareness skill
What are the five cues?
Syntax (structure), semantics (meaning), phonics (visual)
What is the alphabetic principle?
The understanding that letters represent the sounds (phonemes) of spoken language and that phonemes have a predictable, systematic relationship to letters and letter combinations
How can a student demonstrate that they have phonemic awareness?
They can identify phonemes in a word
