LETRS Unit 5 Session 5 Exam Questions and Answers Graded A (2024)

FAQs

What is a passing score for letrs training? ›

A Certificate of Completion means the participant earned a Unit Score of less than 80%. A Certificate of Mastery means that you earned a Unit Score of 80% or higher.

In unit 5, Oral Language and Vocabulary, participants will gain an understanding of the importance of vocabulary, knowing vocabulary words in depth, determining which words to directly teach, techniques for introducing new words, effective ways to practice new words, and how to create a language-rich classroom.

Research shows that practicing a skill in multiple related ways is far more effective than repeated practice in same way over and over again.

Final answer: The Acadience® Reading Word Use Fluency subtest is used for both vocabulary screening and progress monitoring. It is uniquely suited for this dual purpose, unlike other tests that may focus more narrowly on receptive or expressive vocabulary skills.

You may only take each posttest one time. You are not able to retake the posttest, with the following exception: If you are seeking to become a LETRS facilitator, and you scored 80-87% on your posttest, you can request to retake the posttest by contacting customer support.

Attend all four days of Unit training, with one full day dedicated to each Unit in the Volume (Units 1–4 or 5–8). These can be virtual or in person, spread across several months. Pass the end-of-course exam following Unit 4 or Unit 8 with a score of 88% or better.

Time to complete LETRS

The time to complete the reading, online, and Bridge to Practice activities will vary, but as a rough guide, each volume takes approximately 48-60 hours of individual study to complete. Online course (including reading/participant manual): approximately eight hours per unit.

LETRS instructs teachers in what literacy skills need to be taught, why, and how to plan to teach them. And it delves into the research base behind these recommendations. The program is long, intensive, and expensive. It can take upwards of 160 hours to complete over the course of two years.

Featuring LETRS co-authors and keynote speaker Dr. Kymona Burk, senior policy fellow at ExcelinEd, this unique conference is dedicated to embracing the science of reading and boosting pre-K–5 literacy outcomes.

Both decoding (D) skills and language comprehension (LC) abilities are necessary for reading, and both must be strong to achieve strong reading comprehension. The Simple View formula demonstrates that a reading must have strong decoding skills and strong language skills to achieve strong reading comprehension.

Which are the three main types of practice? ›

There are four practice structures: fixed practice, variable practice, massed practice and distributed practice. During a fixed practice a skill is practised repeatedly in the same way.

Deliberate practice is the best technique for achieving expert performance in every field—including writing, teaching, sports, programming, music, medicine, therapy, chess, and business.

Alternatives to Running Records

(finding these patterns is more efficient with skills-based measures rather than with a running record). For language comprehension, use a listening comprehension assessment or a measure of receptive vocabulary such as the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT).

Oral Reading Fluency (ORF): Students are given a passage to read, typically at their instructional level. They have 1 minute to read the passage to the teacher or the teacher's assistant. The teacher marks the words read incorrectly. The score is the total number of words read correctly in one minute.

Progress monitoring can serve a variety of purposes. However, the three main reasons teachers conduct student progress monitoring include (a) evaluating student learning outcomes, (b) considering instructional change, and (c) determining eligibility for other educational services.

Each feature that is correctly spelled is circled and given a point. If a word is spelled correctly, the student also gets another point for the whole word in the Word Correct row. Use the Basic Spelling Screener for grades K–2.

How long does LETRS take? The current estimate is 70 hours. Time may be more or less depending on your learning style.

Each LETRS course* can be counted toward one three-credit graduate-level degree, for a total of 12 graduate credits. To be eligible for credit, registrant must score 80% or higher (mastery) in the LETRS course for each unit.

These graduate credit hours can be applied toward a masters degree at an accredited university. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy skills to students in grades K–3 or older students who struggle with reading.