Reading aloud supports oral language development and helps students connect oral language to written material. Reading Comprehension the understanding of what has been read. Students are asked to read a passage and then asked both explicit and implicit questions based upon the passage the student read. Comprehension depends in large part from a student s understanding of word meaning, ability to extract meaning from groups of words and the ability to draw comparisons from what was read and what is known. The use of explicit questions assists students think about the literal meaning of the text.
Implicit questions help students think about the abstract and personal meaning of writing.
Grade Two Screening Section Word Reading the correct identification of words. Students are asked to identify words from a list of words that has been scaled for frequency and difficulty. Inventory Section Graphophonemic Knowledge the recognition of letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relationships. Students are asked to spell a list of 20 words. Words are grouped into individual tasks to assess student knowledge of orthographic patterns within words.