TERG 3720 MIDTERM EXAM 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
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What is the simple view of reading?
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A simplified model that illustrates
The understanding that letters and
how the brain reads or recognizes
letter combinations represent the
words.
sounds of spoken language, forming
-includes phonological,
the foundation for reading and
orthographic, meaning, and context
writing.
processors.
Word Recognition X Language
A collection of research that
Comprehension = Reading
determines the most effective way to
Comprehension
teach children how to read.
(and explain in numbers)
, Don't know?
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What are the three strategies we learned from the writing revolution?
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Literal: Directly from the text
Inferential: Using clues and one's own knowledge
Evaluative: Evaluating the text in depth
Fragments, sentences, and scrambled sentences.
Example: The pigs played in the mud.
*The pigs (fragment)
*The pigs played (sentence)
*The pigs played in the mud (sentence)
the mud. played in The pigs --> The pigs played in the mud.
The ability to recognize printed words accurately and quickly to efficiently gain
access to the appropriate word meaning contained in the internal mental lexicon
(dictionary).
The ability to extract and construct literal and inferred meaning from linguistic
discourse represented in speech.
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What is scaffolding?
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The process of interpreting and organizing the meaning of words, phrases, and
sentences in a text so that readers can understand and retain the information.
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.
(Awareness of sounds in words when learning to read and spell)
A simplified model that illustrates how the brain reads or recognizes words.
-includes phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context processors.
Adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's
current level of performance (TEMPORARY SUPPORT!)
Examples: Graphic organizers and rereading
Don't know?
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
1 of 27
Term
What is the simple view of reading?
Give this one a go later!
A simplified model that illustrates
The understanding that letters and
how the brain reads or recognizes
letter combinations represent the
words.
sounds of spoken language, forming
-includes phonological,
the foundation for reading and
orthographic, meaning, and context
writing.
processors.
Word Recognition X Language
A collection of research that
Comprehension = Reading
determines the most effective way to
Comprehension
teach children how to read.
(and explain in numbers)
, Don't know?
2 of 27
Term
What are the three strategies we learned from the writing revolution?
Give this one a go later!
Literal: Directly from the text
Inferential: Using clues and one's own knowledge
Evaluative: Evaluating the text in depth
Fragments, sentences, and scrambled sentences.
Example: The pigs played in the mud.
*The pigs (fragment)
*The pigs played (sentence)
*The pigs played in the mud (sentence)
the mud. played in The pigs --> The pigs played in the mud.
The ability to recognize printed words accurately and quickly to efficiently gain
access to the appropriate word meaning contained in the internal mental lexicon
(dictionary).
The ability to extract and construct literal and inferred meaning from linguistic
discourse represented in speech.
, Don't know?
3 of 27
Term
What is scaffolding?
Give this one a go later!
The process of interpreting and organizing the meaning of words, phrases, and
sentences in a text so that readers can understand and retain the information.
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.
(Awareness of sounds in words when learning to read and spell)
A simplified model that illustrates how the brain reads or recognizes words.
-includes phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context processors.
Adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's
current level of performance (TEMPORARY SUPPORT!)
Examples: Graphic organizers and rereading
Don't know?
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