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As 9-year-old Chad encounters the word tall in his reading, he tells his teacher, I know that word is tall because the last two letters go way up high. Which one of the following is the most accurate interpretation of what Chad has just said?
 
  a. Chad appears to have developed a large sight vocabulary.
  b. Chad's strategy is a bit worrisome, because it's more commonly seen in 5-year-olds.
  c. Chad probably has greater reading comprehension ability than most of his classmates.
  d. Chad is showing remarkable creativity in his word recognition skills and a potential for considerable creativity in writing later on.

Question 2

Three of the following teachers are employing strategies to promote phonological awareness in their students. Which teacher is using a strategy that, although potentially beneficial for other reasons, will not necessarily promote phonological awareness?
 
  a. Ms. Leach asks her class, Who can think of a word that rhymes with boat?
  b. Mr. Gray has his students collect items that begin with the featured letter of the week.
  c. Mr. Schofield plays a game with his students called Making the Word. A sample question is What letter do we add to it to make sit?
  d. Ms. Noble has the words to, too, and two posted on her wall. When students use those words in their speech, she asks them to point to the one they are using.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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