READING 360 CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the critical competencies of research-based, sounds first
reading foundational skills instruction (as codified in the TN Academic
Standards for Literacy)? Answer: Phonological and phonemic
awareness, comprehension, fluency, phonics and word recognition, print
concepts
◉ Early success in acquiring reading skills usually leads to later
successes in reading as the learner grows, while failing to learn to read
before the third or fourth year of schooling may be indicative of life-
long problems in learning new skills. The term used to describe this
phenomenon is. Answer: The Matthew Effect
◉ How many phonemes are in the word shape? Answer: 3
◉ According to Scarborough's Rope model of reading, what are the two
main "strands" of skilled reading? Answer: Language comprehension
and word recognition
◉ Phonological Awareness is an umbrella term that that means hearing,
identifying and manipulating all units of oral language, including words,
syllables, and other word parts. Which of the following are examples of
, activities to support phonological awareness? Answer: Rhyming: "bat"
and "hat"
Separating words into onset-rime: "/k/ - /at/"
Naming words that begin with the same sound: "cat" and "cake"
Segmenting words by syllables. "catapult"- ca-ta-pult
All of the Above
◉ A prekindergarten teacher frequently engages children in circle time
activities such as the activities described below.
The teacher leads children in clapping the syllables of each classmate's
name.
The teacher helps children count how many syllables they hear in their
classmates' names.
The teacher has children with the same number of syllables in their
names stand up and clap their classmates' names as a group.
According to convergent research, activities such as these are most
effective in helping young children. Answer: build phonological
awareness by attending to the phonological structure of meaningful
words such as names.
◉ A kindergarten teacher begins every year by teaching her students the
alphabet and the sound for each letter. Given what we know about
sounds-first reading instruction, what should the teacher do instead?
Answer: The teacher should follow a systematic phonics program that
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the critical competencies of research-based, sounds first
reading foundational skills instruction (as codified in the TN Academic
Standards for Literacy)? Answer: Phonological and phonemic
awareness, comprehension, fluency, phonics and word recognition, print
concepts
◉ Early success in acquiring reading skills usually leads to later
successes in reading as the learner grows, while failing to learn to read
before the third or fourth year of schooling may be indicative of life-
long problems in learning new skills. The term used to describe this
phenomenon is. Answer: The Matthew Effect
◉ How many phonemes are in the word shape? Answer: 3
◉ According to Scarborough's Rope model of reading, what are the two
main "strands" of skilled reading? Answer: Language comprehension
and word recognition
◉ Phonological Awareness is an umbrella term that that means hearing,
identifying and manipulating all units of oral language, including words,
syllables, and other word parts. Which of the following are examples of
, activities to support phonological awareness? Answer: Rhyming: "bat"
and "hat"
Separating words into onset-rime: "/k/ - /at/"
Naming words that begin with the same sound: "cat" and "cake"
Segmenting words by syllables. "catapult"- ca-ta-pult
All of the Above
◉ A prekindergarten teacher frequently engages children in circle time
activities such as the activities described below.
The teacher leads children in clapping the syllables of each classmate's
name.
The teacher helps children count how many syllables they hear in their
classmates' names.
The teacher has children with the same number of syllables in their
names stand up and clap their classmates' names as a group.
According to convergent research, activities such as these are most
effective in helping young children. Answer: build phonological
awareness by attending to the phonological structure of meaningful
words such as names.
◉ A kindergarten teacher begins every year by teaching her students the
alphabet and the sound for each letter. Given what we know about
sounds-first reading instruction, what should the teacher do instead?
Answer: The teacher should follow a systematic phonics program that
