ILTS 201: LITERACY -
COMPREHENSIVE SET EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Reading literacy - ANS ability to read ex. newspaper.
subsets include: phonological awareness, decoding, comprehension, and vocabulary
writing literacy - ANS spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
phonological awareness - ANS ability to perceive sound structures in a spoken word such as
syllables and individual phonemes within syllables.
Phonems - ANS sounds that are represented by letters in the alphabet
What is critical to develop reading and spelling skills? - ANS the ability to separate, blend,,
and manipulate sounds.
onset sounds - ANS initial sounds in a word (like the /k/ in 'cat')
rime - ANS the sounds that follow the onset word (like /at/ in 'cat')
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,What types of learning activities teach phonological awareness? - ANS language play (occurs
when people manipulate the forms and functions) and exposure to a variety of sounds and
contexts of sounds. Activities like:
- Clapping to sounds of individual words
- Practicing saying blended phonemes
- Sining songs that involve phoneme replacement
- Grouping objects by beginning sounds
- Playing games with rhyming chants
Phonics - ANS the process of learning to read by learning how spoken language is
represented by letters
How do students learn to read phonetically? - ANS by sounding out phonemes in words and
blending them together to produce the correct sounds in words.
Why are phonics important for teaching reading and decoding? - ANS using this method,
students can eventually learn to recognize words automatically and advance to decoding multi-
syllable words.
Alphabetic Principle - ANS The use of letters and combinations of letters to represent speech
sounds
Phonological - ANS when each letter stands for an individual sound and words are spelled
just as they sound
How can teachers promote language development? - ANS teachers can intensify
opportunities a child has to experience and understand language.
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,Teachers can prompt students to use:
- modeling vocabulary when teaching new words
- use questions/examples to extend descriptive language skills
- provide ample response time and encourage speech practice
- ask students for clarification to enhance communication skills
- give kids feedback about their languaging
How does oral language development occur? How can teachers support oral language
development? - ANS Does not occur naturally but does occur socially? It is important to
include children in conversations rather than taking at them.
How does written language development occur? How can teachers support written language
development? - ANS It can occur best with a mix of direct and non-direct instruction.
Teachers can support written language development by (1) providing students with a print rich
environment (2) build on what the student know (3) discuss relevant and meaningful events (4)
teaching vocabulary & literacy skills (5) provide opportunities to acquire more complex
language.
How can teachers provide students with a print-rich environment? - ANS Display: students'
written work, newspapers/magazines, instructional charts, written schedules, signs/labels,
printed songs/poems/rhymes.
Use: graphic organizers/KWL charts to (1) remind students about what was read./discussed, (2)
expand the lesson topic/theme. (3) demonstrate relationships between modes of literature
Big Books: to point out text features, track print, emphasize the concept of words.
What do print and book awareness help children understand? - ANS (1) the CONNECTION
between print/messages on signs, labels, other print forms
(2) Reading/Writing are ways to obtain info/communicate
(3) PRINT in english runs left to right
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, (4) books have PARTS (title, cover, contents)
(5) books have an AUTHOR and STORY
(6) ILLUSTRATIONS carry meaning
(7) LETTERS and WORDS are different
(8) WORDS and SENTENCES are separated by grammar
(9) print represents SPOKEN LANGUAGE
(10) how to HOLD a book
decoding - ANS the method/strategy used to make sense of printed words and figure out
how to correctly pronounce them
What do students need to know in order to decode? - ANS (1) relationships between letters
and sounds like letter patterns
(2) words are constructed from phonemes and phoneme blends
(3) printed word represents a word that can be spoken
What is the difference between decoding and comprehension? - ANS Decoding is simply
being able to recognize and pronounce the word. Comprehension is understanding the meaning
of the word.
Decoding: In terms of meaning - ANS the skills a student uses to determine the meaning of a
sentence: i.e: applying vocab knowledge, sentence structure, context.
Fluency - ANS the goal of literacy development: the ability to read accurately and quickly
How can teachers help students build fluency? - ANS (1) reading discussions about the text
with increasing difficulty
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COMPREHENSIVE SET EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Reading literacy - ANS ability to read ex. newspaper.
subsets include: phonological awareness, decoding, comprehension, and vocabulary
writing literacy - ANS spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
phonological awareness - ANS ability to perceive sound structures in a spoken word such as
syllables and individual phonemes within syllables.
Phonems - ANS sounds that are represented by letters in the alphabet
What is critical to develop reading and spelling skills? - ANS the ability to separate, blend,,
and manipulate sounds.
onset sounds - ANS initial sounds in a word (like the /k/ in 'cat')
rime - ANS the sounds that follow the onset word (like /at/ in 'cat')
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,What types of learning activities teach phonological awareness? - ANS language play (occurs
when people manipulate the forms and functions) and exposure to a variety of sounds and
contexts of sounds. Activities like:
- Clapping to sounds of individual words
- Practicing saying blended phonemes
- Sining songs that involve phoneme replacement
- Grouping objects by beginning sounds
- Playing games with rhyming chants
Phonics - ANS the process of learning to read by learning how spoken language is
represented by letters
How do students learn to read phonetically? - ANS by sounding out phonemes in words and
blending them together to produce the correct sounds in words.
Why are phonics important for teaching reading and decoding? - ANS using this method,
students can eventually learn to recognize words automatically and advance to decoding multi-
syllable words.
Alphabetic Principle - ANS The use of letters and combinations of letters to represent speech
sounds
Phonological - ANS when each letter stands for an individual sound and words are spelled
just as they sound
How can teachers promote language development? - ANS teachers can intensify
opportunities a child has to experience and understand language.
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,Teachers can prompt students to use:
- modeling vocabulary when teaching new words
- use questions/examples to extend descriptive language skills
- provide ample response time and encourage speech practice
- ask students for clarification to enhance communication skills
- give kids feedback about their languaging
How does oral language development occur? How can teachers support oral language
development? - ANS Does not occur naturally but does occur socially? It is important to
include children in conversations rather than taking at them.
How does written language development occur? How can teachers support written language
development? - ANS It can occur best with a mix of direct and non-direct instruction.
Teachers can support written language development by (1) providing students with a print rich
environment (2) build on what the student know (3) discuss relevant and meaningful events (4)
teaching vocabulary & literacy skills (5) provide opportunities to acquire more complex
language.
How can teachers provide students with a print-rich environment? - ANS Display: students'
written work, newspapers/magazines, instructional charts, written schedules, signs/labels,
printed songs/poems/rhymes.
Use: graphic organizers/KWL charts to (1) remind students about what was read./discussed, (2)
expand the lesson topic/theme. (3) demonstrate relationships between modes of literature
Big Books: to point out text features, track print, emphasize the concept of words.
What do print and book awareness help children understand? - ANS (1) the CONNECTION
between print/messages on signs, labels, other print forms
(2) Reading/Writing are ways to obtain info/communicate
(3) PRINT in english runs left to right
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, (4) books have PARTS (title, cover, contents)
(5) books have an AUTHOR and STORY
(6) ILLUSTRATIONS carry meaning
(7) LETTERS and WORDS are different
(8) WORDS and SENTENCES are separated by grammar
(9) print represents SPOKEN LANGUAGE
(10) how to HOLD a book
decoding - ANS the method/strategy used to make sense of printed words and figure out
how to correctly pronounce them
What do students need to know in order to decode? - ANS (1) relationships between letters
and sounds like letter patterns
(2) words are constructed from phonemes and phoneme blends
(3) printed word represents a word that can be spoken
What is the difference between decoding and comprehension? - ANS Decoding is simply
being able to recognize and pronounce the word. Comprehension is understanding the meaning
of the word.
Decoding: In terms of meaning - ANS the skills a student uses to determine the meaning of a
sentence: i.e: applying vocab knowledge, sentence structure, context.
Fluency - ANS the goal of literacy development: the ability to read accurately and quickly
How can teachers help students build fluency? - ANS (1) reading discussions about the text
with increasing difficulty
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