Deck 1: A Child Learns to Read

Question 1

Reading entails reconstructing the author's message and doing which of the following?

A) Encoding the printed symbols
B) Concentrating on decoding and word meaning
C) Constructing one's own meaning using print as stimulus
D) Predicting meaning from surface features of print

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following are visual and sound features of words?

A) Graphophonic information
B) Semantic information
C) Syntactic information
D) Pragmatic information

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The nonstage theory suggests which of the following?

A) Skilled and unskilled readers use the same strategies to unlock unknown words.
B) Skilled and unskilled readers use different strategies to unlock unknown words.
C) Miscues are errors.
D) Both b and c

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT be included in a definition of reading?

A) Following a blog
B) Listening to a podcast
C) Exploring a repair manual
D) Looking at a tweet
E) All of the above.

Question 5

Meaning making and vocabulary are part of which cueing system?

A) Graphophonic
B) Syntactic
C) Semantic
D) Pragmatic

Question 6

Which of the following are skills used in the reading process?

A) Using letter-sound relationships
B) Acquiring a sight vocabulary of immediately recognized words
C) Gaining meaning from context
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements is NOT true of sight vocabulary words?

A) They should be decoded in approximately two seconds.
B) Children should recognize them as quickly as they recognize their own names.
C) Their repetition, over time, fixes them in a child's memory.
D) They must be taught whole.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to using the surrounding information to figure out an unknown word?

A) Using the phonics approach
B) Using the context
C) Using sight vocabulary
D) Using letter-sound relationships

Question 9

Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic of the reading process?

A) It is a memorizing process.
B) It is a summarizing process.
C) It is a strategic process.
D) It is a cumulative process.

Question 10

Which of the following is the best strategy a teacher can use to expand and reinforce the sight vocabulary of learners?

A) Drill with flashcards
B) Start a word file
C) Play word games
D) Use shared reading with big books

Question 11

The __________ should always be meaningful because it is the reader's transaction with the writer's printed ideas.

Question 12

Reading is a __________ process whereby the various subskills-such as decoding, finding the main idea, and locating important details-must be integrated to form a smooth, coherent whole.

Question 13

Proficient readers use different strategies depending on their purposes for reading and the __________ of the material.

Question 14

Reading involves the mechanical skill of turning the printed symbols into the __________ of our language.

Question 15

Reading entails both reconstructing an author's message and __________ one's own meaning using the print on the page as a stimulus.

Question 16

To achieve the most effective __________ between author and reader, any decoded message must have some connection to the child's life and experience.

Question 17

Effective teachers of beginning literacy are aware of the four __________ and model and support students' use of them in all areas of communication.

Question 18

The new literacies require children to be proficient in reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and ________________________ .

Question 19

Describe the skills used in the reading process. Explain how each skill is necessary for becoming a proficient reader.

Question 20

Suppose that someone in your class tells you that reading is "simply decoding." Detail a conversation that the two of you might have, as you describe the complexities of the reading process and product.

Question 21

Describe the stage and nonstage theories. Explain how either one of these theories offers important insights about how children think about reading.