Phonics
What sound does the letter 'c' make?
/k/
What word do you make when you push the syllables /car/ and /pet/ together?
/carpet/
What is the first sound in the following words: tap, tear, try, tape?
/t/
When should you be asking questions about something you are reading?
Throughout reading the text.
What goes at the beginning of a sentence?
An uppercase or capital letter.
What other words can you make from the word stop?
pot, pots, top, tops, opt
What individual sounds do you hear in the word pet?
/p/ /e/ /t/
What is a word that rhymes with mark?
Park, stark, dark, bark, etc.
What can you use to make predictions or inferences from the text?
Clues from the author and your existing knowledge.
What is missing that should go at the end of this sentence
A question mark.
What is another word that can be made from the letters in the word cat?
What word do you make when you blend the sounds /m/ /a/ /t/ togethers?
/mat/
How many words are in the sentence: "I made a cake"?
4
What does it mean to summarize text?
Explain information from the text in your own words.
What do you put in between the words in a sentences?
Spaces
What letters come together to make the /ch/ sound?
c and h
What word do you make when you change the /b/ in /bat/ to /s/?
/sat/
How many syllables are in the word "beautiful"?
3
Good readers use repair strategies to improve their understanding. What are some specific repair strategies?
Rereading, reading ahead, clarifying words by looking them up, and asking for help when they need it.
What do you put on the end of a verb to make it past tense?
ed
What does phonics teach us?
The relationship between letters and sounds in the written form.
How many phonemes are in the English language?
44
What is the difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness?
Phonemic awareness is part of phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is the ability to manipulate units of sound. Phonemic awareness is the ability to manipulate the smallest units of sound.
How can educators assess reading comprehension in students?
"Regular observation during conferences or guided reading. Ask, can they retell the main events of a story? Are their predictions appropriate? Are they able to identify and accurately describe events from the text?" (Balanced Literacy Diet)
What is an inflectional ending?
A word part that is added to the root word to change the number or tense of the root word.