LETRS Unit 2 Session 1-8 Check For Understanding Answers

LETRS Unit 2 Session 1 Check For Understanding A student with general phonological awareness can learn to read fluently, even if the student has not yet developed awareness of speech sounds at the phoneme level. False If a student analyzes the sounds and syllables in a word, it is easier for the student to store the word in semantic memory. True Read the following list of classroom activities. Select the one that targets phonological awareness only, without attempting to address other language skills. b. Ms. Chang says a word and has students repeat it, clap for each syllable, and count the syllables. Which of these skills should not be a direct focus of classroom instruction? (Select all that apply.) a. phonological working memory (PWM) c. rapid automatic naming (RAN) The term coarticulation means the ability to: d. say the phonemes within a syllable so that all of the segments are seamlessly joined. LETRS Unit 2 Session 1-8 Check For Understanding Answers LETRS Unit 2 Session 2 Check For Understanding T/F Even after first grade, skills such as phoneme segmentation and blending of single-syllable words without consonant blends are good predictors of reading ability. False Students’ ability to acquire phonemic awareness is not dependent on which of the following factors? a. general language development and listening abilities b. word comprehension c. familiarity with vocabulary used in tasks d. the amount of practice received b. word comprehension Which of these tasks could a student at the early phonological awareness level perform? Select all that apply. a. determining whether cat and kiss begin with the same sound b. segmenting and tapping the phonemes in the word slap c. clapping and counting the syllables in the word pencil d. saying the word marker, then deleting the last syllable and saying it again, mark a & c determining whether cat and kiss begin with the same sound clapping and counting the syllables in the word pencil Which of these tasks could a student at the basic phonemic awareness level perform? Select all that apply. a. saying the word flame, then deleting the phoneme /l/ and saying the word without it b. saying the compound word rainbow, then deleting the first part and saying the new word c. LETRS Unit 2 Session 1-8 Check For Understanding Answers determining which sound should be changed to make the word stream into scream d. segmenting and tapping the phonemes in the word beak b& d saying the compound word rainbow, then deleting the first part and saying the new word, segmenting and tapping the phonemes in the word beak Which of these advanced phonemic awareness skills do children typically develop last? a. the ability to delete the final sound from a word b. the ability to substitute sounds within words of 5- 6 phonemes c. the ability to reverse the first and final sounds in a word d. the ability to delete the initial sound from a word that begins with a blend c. the ability to reverse the first and final sounds LETRS Unit 2 Session 3 Check For Understanding Phonemic awareness instruction for young learners is most beneficial when linked with phonics instruction. true false True The inventory of phonemes used in Spanish is nearly identical to that used in English. true false False A third-grade teacher wants to determine whether any of her students are at risk for reading failure. She should use a screening measure that assesses which of the following? a. their ability to segment phonemes b. their ability to manipulate phonemes c. their ability to represent LETRS Unit 2 Session 1-8 Check For Understanding Answers phonemes with letters (as shown in spelling samples) d. their ability to perform advanced phonemic awareness tasks d. their ability to perform advanced phonemic awareness tasks How much phonological awareness training should be done with students for maximum effectiveness? a. at least 45 minutes a day b. once a week, for about 30 minutes c. a few minutes a day, several days per week d. about 30 minutes each day c. a few minutes a day, several days per week Which of the following changes typically take place once a child has grasped the alphabetic principle? Select all that apply. a. Spelling becomes more phonetically accurate. b. The student can easily delete, substitute, or otherwise manipulate phonemes in words. c. Attempts to decode text focus more on blending sounds. d. Recognition improves for high-frequency words that are phonetically irregular. a. Spelling becomes more phonetically accurate. c. Attempts to decode text focus more on blending sounds. LETRS Unit 2 Session 4 Check For Understanding T/F In many instances, two different consonant phonemes in English are formed the same way in the mouth, but one is voiced and the other is unvoiced. True LETRS Unit 2 Session 1-8 Check For Understanding Answers T/F Adults often miscount the number of phonemes in a word because they tend to recall how a word looks in print and count the letters, not the sounds. True