SOLUTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Consonants. Answer: sounds produced through a partially or
completely closed vocal tract
◉ Place of articulation. Answer: relates to where the sounds starts in
the mouth and how different mouth parts collaborate to produce
sound
◉ Manner of articulation. Answer: concerns airflow and whether its
affected while forming the sounds
◉ Morphology. Answer: includes word parts like roots and affixes
and various word endings that make a word change in number or
part of speech
◉ Semantics. Answer: refers to the meaning of words and the
relationship between words
◉ Syntax. Answer: refers to how speakers combine morphemes to
form meaningful sentences
,◉ Pragmatics. Answer: refers to the social rules and conventions
that guide how language is used in different situations to effectively
communicate and interact with others
◉ Morphological Awareness. Answer: the recognition and
understanding that words and word parts carry meaning.
◉ Print Concepts. Answer: a term that refers to the knowledge of
how written language works, including letters, words, directionality,
and punctuation.
◉ Concepts of Print Classroom Strategies. Answer: Label objects and
parts of the classroom, Reading predictable books with language
patterns, Posting word walls with thematic or high-frequency words,
Writing morning messages on the board, Posting simple messages
that reinforce classroom etiquette or new concepts, Directing
attention to print that provides information such as "exit", Having
students dictate stories
◉ Phonological Awareness. Answer: the awareness of and ability to
work with sounds in spoken language.
◉ Phonological Awareness Umbrella Term. Answer: Senetence
Segmentation, Syllabication, Rhyme, Alliteration, Onset & Rime,
Phonemic Awareness
, ◉ Levels Of Complexity In Phonological Awareness (Least to Most).
Answer: Word Awareness and Sentence Segmentation, Rhyming and
Alliteration, Syllables, Onset and Rime, Phonemic Awareness
◉ Phonological Awareness Instruction Should be.... Answer: Explicit,
Systematic, Multisensory
◉ Explicit Instruction. Answer: Direct instruction that does not leave
learning to chance
◉ Systematic Instruction. Answer: The use of specific instructional
sequence, starting the simple concepts and moving to more complex
◉ Multisensory Instruction. Answer: Engages more than one sense
at a time
◉ Phonemic Awareness. Answer: The understanding that words can
be broken down into individual phonemes (sounds). It is the ability
to blend, segment, and manipulate speech sounds in spoken words.
◉ Phonemic Awareness Subskills (Least to Most Complex). Answer:
Isolation (Identifying the beginning, middle, or ending phoneme),
Blending (Putting Phonemes together to say the word), Segmenting