Phonemic Awareness
The word queen has __ phonemes (sounds).
4
When teaching beginning readers, which of the following would be most appropriate to teach first: ea, ar, sh, or magic E?
sh
Fluency consists of accuracy, prosody, and __.
automaticity
After 2nd grade, students acquire most of their vocabulary from ___.
reading
What is often said to open the door to comprehension?
fluency
The most advanced form of phonemic awareness
Manipulation
Which syllable type is the most complex: closed, vowel team, open, or magic E?
vowel team
Instructional, independent, and frustration levels are based on a student's __.
accuracy rate
The smallest unit of meaning is called a ___ and can be a prefix, suffix, root, or base.
morpheme
Fiction text is called __ and nonfiction text is called ___.
narrative; expository
A student is segmenting the word "truck" and says /tr/ /u/ /k/. What do they need to work on?
Segmenting consonant blends
A student reads the word farmer as /f/ /a/ /r/ /m/ /e/ /r/. What do they need to work on?
r-controlled vowels
ORF is based on the size of a student's __ vocabulary.
sight
Vocabulary instruction focused on individual words should include tier __ words.
2
An example of a universal screener for comprehension is the ____.
MAZE
If a student continues to struggle with rhyming, we should create an intensive intervention plan to remediate rhyming.
False
A fourth grade student's ORF is well below benchmark. What is the first thing the teacher should do?
Assess decoding
Words including the, was, people, and said are considered ______ words.
high-frequency
Instead of teaching a list of words for a Friday test, vocabulary instruction should include a language-rich environment, word learning strategies, and __ instruction.
morphology
A student who can respond to questions, discuss a text, etc. orally likely has average or above average ____ comprehension.
listening
The word Olympics has __ phonemes.
8
You notice these errors when a student is reading: /dest/ for best, /dig/ for big, /hab/ for had, and /sab/ for sad. What is the common error, and is this an urgent red flag?
B/D reversals; depends on age
The goal for each phonics skill (from letter names/sounds to reading passages) is for a student to recognize the word by ___.
sight
A student with dyslexia may have what kind of listening or oral vocabulary?
average or above average
An average or below average reader with high levels of ____ may score very high on tests of reading comprehension compared to higher readers with less of this.