LETRS Study Set: Ongoing Practice First Half - Phonics Training Units 1-4 Exam

What characteristic makes English a "deep" alphabetic orthography? - Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds. Which statement most accurately describes how the human brain has evolved to process spoken and written language? - Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than alphabetic writing. Which skills are least correlated with reading comprehension in children? - visualmotor skills and visual-spatial reasoning According to the Simple View of Reading model, which is more important to reading comprehension—word recognition or language comprehension? - Both are equally important. According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, what percentage of fourth-grade students have scored "basic" or "below basic" in reading? - 64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a disproportionate amount Which of these is an example of morphology? - We know the words unique, uniform, united, and universe all contain the root uni, meaning "one." How does the language system of pragmatics help us to understand why written language is more structured than spoken language? - Social context and nonverbal gestures help the listener understand spoken language, so there is less need for it to be highly structured. Which statement best describes the relative importance of oral reading fluency and verbal comprehension as factors in reading comprehension? - As children get older, verbal comprehension becomes more important than oral reading fluency. What adds to the challenge of becoming literate? Select all that apply. - All meaning resides in the written words alone; there is no additional physical context or gestures, facial expressions, etc., to support meaning. -AND- Reading and writing require learning new forms of language, such as changes to sentence structure, discourse, and presentation of vocabulary and semantics. Which is a characteristic of discourse in spoken language? - It does not use paragraphs and tends to be disorganized. English vowels are easier for students to pronounce and write than consonants. - False What makes r-controlled vowel sounds so confusing for students? - The r takes over the preceding vowel sound. Which of the following sounds is considered a front vowel? - /ā/ Which of the following vowels require that the mouth shift position during production of the sound? Select all that apply. - /oi/ -AND- /ou/