Deck 6: Beginning Literacy

Question 1

In teaching, a set of procedures that can be used over and over again is known as a(n):

A) lesson.
B) assessment.
C) summary.
D) routine.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The foundation for decoding and comprehension is:

A) phonemic awareness.
B) rime.
C) graphemes.
D) oral language.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When explicitly teaching letter-sound associations, you must always include:

A) concepts of print.
B) segmentation.
C) fluency.
D) making words.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

If you become a first-grade teacher, which of the following will you need to consider as you plan your daily schedule using routines?

A) the six blocks of the balanced literacy program
B) using a variety of routines each day
C) using learning centers and independent reading as fillers to have students constructively occupied when their work is completed
D) all of the above

Question 5

The /br/ in the word brook is an example of:

A) onset.
B) rime.
C) a syllable.
D) a prefix.

Question 6

Research shows that readers who use analogy must first learn:

A) some letter-sound correspondences.
B) all letter names.
C) all cueing systems.
D) concepts of print.

Question 7

Which of the following elements are most important in helping students independently decode words?

A) oral language, phonemic awareness, concepts of print
B) comprehension, phonics, analogy
C) letter-sound associations, analogy, comprehension
D) concepts of print, structural analysis, word walls

Question 8

Phonemic awareness is most important in learning to:

A) read words and spell.
B) comprehend.
C) write.
D) none of the above

Question 9

Words that students learn to recognize automatically are called:

A) known words.
B) sight words.
C) instant words.
D) decodable words.

Question 10

When students need help learning beginning sounds, you should use the:

A) Making Words Routine.
B) Word Wall Routine.
C) Explicit Phonics Routine.
D) Observational Guided Reading Routine.

Question 11

English Language Learners develop academic language fluency in approximately:

A) 6 months.
B) 2-5 years.
C) 4-7 years.
D) 10 years.

Question 12

Knowing that the sound of /a/ as in cat is represented by the letter a is an example of:

A) letter-sound associations.
B) the alphabetic principle.
C) phonics.
D) all of the above

Question 13

Reading aloud books containing many rhyming words and having students chant lines of the text will help students develop:

A) phonemic awareness.
B) concepts of print.
C) structural analysis.
D) spelling.

Question 14

Which of the following instructional routines can be helpful in developing phonic skills, expanding meaning vocabulary, and improving fluency?

A) Word Wall Routine
B) Phonemic Awareness Routine
C) Explicit Comprehension Routine
D) none of the above

Question 15

The process of automatically, smoothly, and accurately reading words is known as:

A) structural analysis.
B) analogy.
C) fluency.
D) the alphabetic principle.

Question 16

When a student comes to the word would and recognizes that it is similar to the word could, he is using:

A) phonemic awareness.
B) context.
C) structural analysis.
D) analogy.

Question 17

When a student knows left-right and top-bottom page orientation and recognizes a sentence in a text, he or she is using:

A) phonics.
B) structural analysis.
C) concepts of print.
D) phonology.

Question 18

Which routine should you use to help students who are having difficulty reading words quickly and accurately?

A) Phonemic Awareness Routine
B) Fluency Reading Routine
C) Analogy Routine
D) Explicit Comprehension Routine

Question 19

For students who need to focus on applying the phonics skills they have been taught, you should use the:

A) Decodable Text Reading Routine.
B) Read-Aloud Routine.
C) Shared Reading Routine.
D) Cooperative Reading Routine.

Question 20

Beginning reading should focus:

A) only on decoding and fluency.
B) heavily on decoding with some emphasis on comprehension.
C) primarily on constructing meaning.
D) only on oral language and decoding.

Question 21

Select a routine for teaching decoding in beginning reading, describe the procedure, and tell when and why you would use it.

Question 22

List and describe the cueing systems that readers use.

Question 23

The idea that each sound in the English language is represented by a graphic symbol is called the___________.(2 words)

Question 24

Teaching students to use strategies like summarizing and predicting is an important part of____________.

Question 25

List and define the steps in the Explicit Phonics Routine. Explain when and why you would use this routine.

Question 26

Select one routine for reading texts, describe it, and tell when you would use it in beginning reading.

Question 27

Segmenting and blending of onset and rime are a part of___________. (2 words)

Question 28

List and describe the five stages in English Language Proficiency. How is this knowledge important when teaching English Language Learners?

Question 29

The printed letters in the language are known as____________.