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Practice Test

Practice Test


This activity contains 10 questions.

	Dysgraphia   Refers to a disorder with reading that makes it difficult for a child to read cursive writing Refers to a disorder with written language that concerns the mechanical writing skill Refers to an disorder that makes it difficult for a child to understand material displayed in graph form

	In elementary school, according to Graham, 1999   All children should be taught cursive writing once they have mastered manuscript It may not be necessary to introduce cursive to all students with LD, but if we do, then it must be after the child has mastered manuscript All children should be taught cursive writing in second grade

	Orthography refers to   Any of the abstract units of the phonetic system of language that correspond to a set of similar speech sounds The system of representing the correct manner of writing The set of units of a writing system

	Phoneme   The set of units of a writing system Any of the abstract units of the phonetic system of language that correspond to a set of similar speech sounds The system of representing the correct manner of writing

	Grapheme   The set of units of a writing system Any of the abstract units of the phonetic system of language that correspond to a set of similar speech sounds The system of representing the correct manner of writing

	Handwriting   Does not play a role with regard to spelling May be hampered by spelling problems Will not be hampered by spelling problems

	Which of the following is a less effective teaching strategy for teaching spelling?   Presenting words in lists Using brief lists of only three words per day Presenting extensive lists of words to be learned each week

	Which is NOT an effective remedial intervention   Create a spelling list with words students have misspelled in their compositions Present only a few spelling words each day Provide distributed practice

	Students with learning disabilities who have spelling problems   Will not catch up with their peers without powerful corrective instruction May fall further behind as they get older Both A and B

	The teaching of writing   Must include the teaching of mechanics Should be restricted to simple drills on mechanical rules Should not include mechanics because researchers feel that creativity is thus hampered

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