Alphabetics
26 letters
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
It starts a word.
What is a prefix?
Speaking naturally
What should reading out loud sound like?
STAR calls this reading strategy The 5 Ws and H
What is Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
A, E, I, O, and U
Which letters are vowels?
It can be in the middle of a word.
What is the word base or root word?
Rate
What is how fast or slow you read called?
This STAR reading comprehension strategy makes a summary of what was read.
What is Get the Gist?
Y
What is the letter that can be a vowel or a consonant?
It ends a word.
What is a suffix?
Commas, periods, and other punctuation
What shows the reader when to pause briefly or pause for a longer time?
Reflect and Evaluate
What is a STAR strategy that the GED calls evidence-based reading and writing?
Every syllable must have this.
What is a vowel?
Act, action, enacted, actively
What is an example of the same word as a verb, noun, adjective, and adverb?
Monotone
What is it called when the reader speaks in the same tone without any emphasis?
Main idea and supporting details
What is the most frequently missed types of questions on the RLA GED test?
f, ph, and gh
What is an example of different letters that make the same sound?
Re-reading
What is an example of a word with both a prefix and a suffix?
What a reader must do to read more fluidly.
What is practice?
Levels 2, 3, and 4
What are the NRS Reading Levels for STAR participants?