Complete Questions and Answers
(Latest Review)
Revised A Grade Standard.
Table of Contents
Section Topic
Part 1 Reading Approaches & Foundations
Part 2 Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
Part 3 Phonics Instruction
Part 4 Syllable Types & Patterns
Part 5 Vocabulary & Language Development
Part 6 Fluency
Part 7 Comprehension
Part 8 Spelling & Writing
Part 9 Literacy Development Stages
,Section Topic
Part 10 English Language Learners & Dyslexia
PART 1: READING APPROACHES & FOUNDATIONS
Question 1
Phonics based approach
Answer: direct, no guessing - learning letter sounds and decoding words - need
to know letter codes/rules - controlled text- decodable - includes phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
Question 2
Whole language-based approach
Answer: learn whole words and use context clues to figure them out - guess,
make inferences, emphasize meaning - authentic text
Question 3
National Reading Panel Report
Answer: 5 domains for effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
Question 4
Print awareness is
Answer: recognizing written language and understanding how it's used -
knowing that print proceeds from top to bottom on a page and from left to
,right on a page, and print is an expression of written language - does not have
anything to do with handwriting
Question 5
Children with print awareness are able to
Answer: count the number of words in a sentence - distinguish between a
word and a letter on a page - recognize the logo for McDonalds on a billboard
(logo represents a concept)
Question 6
Children's performance on print awareness tasks
Answer: is a reliable predictor of future reading achievement
Question 7
Activities that help children become aware of print
Answer: being read to by adults - playing with magnetic letters - pretend
reading
Question 8
Children who begin school without print awareness
Answer: are at risk for developing reading difficulties
Question 9
Prefix
Answer: a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its
meaning
, Question 10
Suffix
Answer: an affix that is added at the end of the word
Question 11
Syllable
Answer: a unit of speech organized around a vowel sound - every syllable
contains a vowel
Question 12
Onset
Answer: initial consonant sound of a syllable - sounds before the vowel in a
syllable
Question 13
Rime
Answer: A Vowel and any following consonants of a syllable
PART 2: PHONOLOGICAL & PHONEMIC AWARENESS
Question 14
Phonemic awareness
Answer: a strong predictor of future reading success - a subskill of phonological
awareness - a foundational reading skill