Reading Theories
Phonological Awareness
Hodge Podge
Phonics
Spelling and Early Writing
100

According to the Simple View of Reading, ____ X _____ = Reading Comprehension

Word Recognition X Language Comprehension

100

Define phonological awareness.

The ability to hear, recognize and manipulate the sounds in spoken language.

100

Pointing out environmental print in text addresses which print concept domain?

Print as an object of meaning

100

Short e spells

/e/

100

True or False: Scribbling is not a form of written communcation.

False

200
Students with dyslexia struggle with which component of the Simple View of Reading?

Word Recognition

200

How many syllables are in the word volunteer?

3

200

Asking a student to count the number of words on a page addresses which print concept domain?

concept of word

200

The br in branch is a

blend

200

True or False: If a student is reluctant to write because he doesn't know how to spell, the teacher should encourage invented spelling?

True
300

If a student decodes a word letter by letter, in which one of Ehri's phases are they?

Full Alphabetic

300

How many phonemes are in the word sting?

4

300

What is a symbol that represents a sound?

Grapheme

300

The sh in fish is a

digraph

300

If a student has mastered the following features: initial/final consonants, short vowels, digraphs and blends, what 2 stages has she mastered.

emergent and letter name alphabetic

400

If a student reads the word pizza as popcorn, in which of Ehri's reading phases are they?

Partial Alphabetic

400

What are the 4 skills included in the phonological awareness umbrella?

word awareness

syllables

onset/rime

phoneme

400

What is the difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness?

Phonemic awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words while phonological awareness is the umbrella term it falls under which also includes hearing and manipulating sounds in words, syllables and onset/rime.

400

The ow in flower is a

diphthong

400

A student wrote "Git yoor lemunade." (Get your lemonade). Which of Ehri's phases does this most closely align?

Full Alphabetic

500

What are the 3 strands that lead to reading comprehension according to the Cognitive Model?

word recognition

language comprehension

strategic knowledge

500
At the phoneme level, what 2 skills should be practiced the most?

blending and segmenting

500

What are the Big 5 pillars of early literacy identified by the National Reading Panel?

phonemic awareness

phonics

vocabulary

fluency

comprehension

500

What is the alphabetic principle?

The systematic and predictable relationship between written letter and spoken sounds

500

What are the 5 stages of spelling development on the Words Their Way spelling inventory?

emergent, letter name alphabetic, within word pattern, syllables and affixes, and derivational relations