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Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test
Study Guide Solutions
phonological awareness - ANSWER✔✔-the ability to recognize & produce the sounds that are used in a
language
phonemic awareness - ANSWER✔✔-the ability to focus on, hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes, or
the individual sounds that make up spoken words
syllable - ANSWER✔✔-In phonology, a minimal unit of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel
sound or vowel-consonant combination
rhyme - ANSWER✔✔-repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in
poems and songs
Sharing identical or at least similar medial and final phonemes in the final syllable-- be similar in sound,
especially with respect to the last syllable
phonemes - ANSWER✔✔-individual sounds
blend - ANSWER✔✔-a sequence of two or more consonant sounds within a syllable, such as cl, br, or st;
it is the written language equivalent of consonant cluster.
high frequency sight words - ANSWER✔✔-the words the reader recognizes almost instantly and with
little conscious effort, or automatically.
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letter-sound correspondence - ANSWER✔✔-recognizing the corresponding sound of a specific letter
when that letter is seen or heard.
decode/decoding - ANSWER✔✔-process students use to sound out written words they don't recognize.
It is the ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing knowledge of sound-
symbol correspondences.
context - ANSWER✔✔-the use of words surrounding an unknown word to determine the unknown
word's meaning
onset - ANSWER✔✔-all of the sounds in the syllable before the vowel
rime - ANSWER✔✔-the vowel sound in a syllable & everything following it
silent letter - ANSWER✔✔-letter that is written but usually left unpronounced
consonant - ANSWER✔✔-sounds represented by any letter of the English alphabet except a,e,i,o,u.
Consonants are sounds that are made by closing or restricting the breath channel. a speech sound that
constricts the air as it is stopped and released through the vocal tract, teeth, mouth, and lips
initial consonant sounds - ANSWER✔✔-???...
vowel - ANSWER✔✔-all the sounds represented by the letters a, e, i, o, u. The letter y serves as one of
these when it is not the initial sound of a word. These sounds are influenced heavily by the location in a
word and by the letters accompanying them. Vowels are sounds made without closing or restricting the
breath channel
word identification skills - ANSWER✔✔-the skills students learn that help them to figure out the
pronunciation of a word in print-- to sound out
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pretend reading - ANSWER✔✔-make believe reading—turning the pages of a book while inventing
words; repeating the content of a book from memory after listening to it before being able to read
independently
book handling skills - ANSWER✔✔-knowing how to handle a book and how books "work" For example
knowing books have a front and a back cover,and readers read by using the left to right sweep
concept of print - ANSWER✔✔-knowing the parts of the book, what the print & pictures do & know
uppercase & lowercase letters are different versions of the same thing
recognize word boundaries, know purpose of punctuation, and track words from left to right, etc.
directionality - ANSWER✔✔-The left to right tracking of print while reading and the return sweep
language experience approach - ANSWER✔✔-dictated stories-- effective in developing the skills of
emergent readers.
interactive shared writing - ANSWER✔✔-writing process in which the teacher and students write a text
together, using a 'shared pen" technique that involves the students in the writing. The teacher acts as
the scribe
environmental print - ANSWER✔✔-The print of everyday life. It's the name given to the print that
appears in signs, labels, and logos. For many emergent readers, environmental print helps bridge the
connection between letters and first efforts to read.
automaticity - ANSWER✔✔-fast, accurate, and effortless word identification at the single word level--- is
a prerequisite for fluent reading.
print awareness - ANSWER✔✔-learner's growing recognition of connections & characteristics of a
written language-- Knowing about print and books and how they are used.
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Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test
Study Guide Solutions
phonological awareness - ANSWER✔✔-the ability to recognize & produce the sounds that are used in a
language
phonemic awareness - ANSWER✔✔-the ability to focus on, hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes, or
the individual sounds that make up spoken words
syllable - ANSWER✔✔-In phonology, a minimal unit of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel
sound or vowel-consonant combination
rhyme - ANSWER✔✔-repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in
poems and songs
Sharing identical or at least similar medial and final phonemes in the final syllable-- be similar in sound,
especially with respect to the last syllable
phonemes - ANSWER✔✔-individual sounds
blend - ANSWER✔✔-a sequence of two or more consonant sounds within a syllable, such as cl, br, or st;
it is the written language equivalent of consonant cluster.
high frequency sight words - ANSWER✔✔-the words the reader recognizes almost instantly and with
little conscious effort, or automatically.
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letter-sound correspondence - ANSWER✔✔-recognizing the corresponding sound of a specific letter
when that letter is seen or heard.
decode/decoding - ANSWER✔✔-process students use to sound out written words they don't recognize.
It is the ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing knowledge of sound-
symbol correspondences.
context - ANSWER✔✔-the use of words surrounding an unknown word to determine the unknown
word's meaning
onset - ANSWER✔✔-all of the sounds in the syllable before the vowel
rime - ANSWER✔✔-the vowel sound in a syllable & everything following it
silent letter - ANSWER✔✔-letter that is written but usually left unpronounced
consonant - ANSWER✔✔-sounds represented by any letter of the English alphabet except a,e,i,o,u.
Consonants are sounds that are made by closing or restricting the breath channel. a speech sound that
constricts the air as it is stopped and released through the vocal tract, teeth, mouth, and lips
initial consonant sounds - ANSWER✔✔-???...
vowel - ANSWER✔✔-all the sounds represented by the letters a, e, i, o, u. The letter y serves as one of
these when it is not the initial sound of a word. These sounds are influenced heavily by the location in a
word and by the letters accompanying them. Vowels are sounds made without closing or restricting the
breath channel
word identification skills - ANSWER✔✔-the skills students learn that help them to figure out the
pronunciation of a word in print-- to sound out
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pretend reading - ANSWER✔✔-make believe reading—turning the pages of a book while inventing
words; repeating the content of a book from memory after listening to it before being able to read
independently
book handling skills - ANSWER✔✔-knowing how to handle a book and how books "work" For example
knowing books have a front and a back cover,and readers read by using the left to right sweep
concept of print - ANSWER✔✔-knowing the parts of the book, what the print & pictures do & know
uppercase & lowercase letters are different versions of the same thing
recognize word boundaries, know purpose of punctuation, and track words from left to right, etc.
directionality - ANSWER✔✔-The left to right tracking of print while reading and the return sweep
language experience approach - ANSWER✔✔-dictated stories-- effective in developing the skills of
emergent readers.
interactive shared writing - ANSWER✔✔-writing process in which the teacher and students write a text
together, using a 'shared pen" technique that involves the students in the writing. The teacher acts as
the scribe
environmental print - ANSWER✔✔-The print of everyday life. It's the name given to the print that
appears in signs, labels, and logos. For many emergent readers, environmental print helps bridge the
connection between letters and first efforts to read.
automaticity - ANSWER✔✔-fast, accurate, and effortless word identification at the single word level--- is
a prerequisite for fluent reading.
print awareness - ANSWER✔✔-learner's growing recognition of connections & characteristics of a
written language-- Knowing about print and books and how they are used.
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