The LETRS Units 1-4 Posttest covers foundational reading science, including phonology, phonics, and spelling, requiring an 80-88% passing score. Key topics include phoneme segmentation, syllable types, syllable division (e.g., fright-en-ing has 3), and advanced decoding. Key concepts focus on the role of phonemic awareness, orthographic mapping, and explicit, systematic instruction.
LETRS Unit 1-4 Post Test
Comprehensive Study Guide with Answers
This study guide contains verified questions and answers for the LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of
Reading and Spelling) Unit 1-4 Post Test. LETRS provides professional development in literacy instruction with
a focus on the science of reading. This guide covers foundational concepts in reading comprehension, word
recognition, phonological awareness, phonics, and literacy assessment.
Reading Comprehension & Word Recognition
Q1. Which statement best describes the relationship between reading
comprehension and word decoding in a beginning reader's development?
ANSWER: Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading
fluency and text comprehension
Q2. What is the most important implication of the Four-Part Processing Model
for Word Recognition?
ANSWER: Reading depends on constructing pathways between the phonological,
orthographic, and meaning processors
Q3. Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in
conversation about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large
chart paper, then reads it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy
development primarily by promoting which skill?
ANSWER: Oral language comprehension
Assessment & Screening
Q4. After results of a winter screening, six second-graders scored in the
'somewhat at risk' range. What is the next step the teacher team should take?
ANSWER: Analyze the screening results and gather additional diagnostic assessment
data
Q5. Students with relative weaknesses in basic phonemic awareness are most
likely to make progress if the teacher provides which practice?
ANSWER: Frequent practice with segmenting and blending phonemes in spoken words
Phonological Awareness
Q6. How is the word sn-ow divided?
ANSWER: Onset-rime
Q7. How many spoken syllables are there in frightening?
ANSWER: 3 (fright-en-ing)
Q8. How many phonemes are in the word 'grass'?
ANSWER: 4 (/g/ /r/ /a/ /s/)
Q9. How many phonemes are in the word 'string'?
ANSWER: 5 (/s/ /t/ /r/ /i/ /ng/)
Q10. How many phonemes are in the word 'through'?
ANSWER: 3 (/th/ /r/ /oo/)
Q11. Which word has four phonemes?
ANSWER: Crash (c-r-a-sh)
Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping
Q12. In phoneme-grapheme mapping, students first segment and mark boxes
for the phonemes. Then, they map the graphemes. If students were mapping
the graphemes in the word 'wife', how many boxes (phonemes) would they
need?
ANSWER: 3 phonemes (/w/ /i/ /f/)
Q13. If students were mapping graphemes in the word 'streamed', how many
boxes (phonemes) would they need?
ANSWER: 6 phonemes
Q14. When mapping phonemes on a worksheet, a student puts the /k/ sound in
one box and the /s/ sound in another for the word 'box'. What type of error is
this?
ANSWER: The student is demonstrating difficulty with final consonant blends and needs
more practice
Phonics Instruction & Word Walls
Q15. A teacher has posted a word wall in first grade, using alphabetical order to
list the words (e.g., under T: to, too, them, the, this, then). How could the
teacher best ensure that students will recognize and spell these words?
ANSWER: By removing regularly spelled 'th' words and teaching them through sound
blending
Q16. A good phonics lesson should include opportunities for students to apply
the phoneme-grapheme relationships that have been explicitly taught. Which
text type would best provide the practice needed?
ANSWER: Decodable text
Q17. Which of the following is the best example of a well-designed word list for
a word chain activity?
ANSWER: rat, chat, chap, chip, rip, rap (changes one phoneme at a time)
Syllable Types & Word Structure
Q18. Students blend these word parts to make a whole word: /s/ /p/ /r/ /i/ /ng/.
The activity is called:
ANSWER: Phoneme blending
Q19. What is the main reason why knowledge of syllable types is useful for a
student?
ANSWER: It helps students decode multisyllabic words
Q20. Which syllable type is the most common in English?
ANSWER: Closed syllable
