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MS Foundations of Reading Test Exam
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Affix - Answer✔an attachment to the end or beginning of base or root word. a generic term that
describes prefixes and suffixes
alliteration - Answer✔repetition of initial phoneme either across syllables or across words
allophone - Answer✔phonetic variant of a phoneme in a particular language ex. star tar city
alphabetic principle - Answer✔understanding that spoken words are decomposed into phonemes,
and that the letters in written words represent the phonemes in spoken words when spoken words
are represented in text
balanced literacy - Answer✔an approach to reading instruction that strikes a compromise
between phonics approaches and whole language approaches-- ideally the most effective
strategies are drawn from the two approaches and synthesized together
basal reader - Answer✔kind of book that is used to teach reading. it is based on an approach in
which words are used as a whole. the words are used over and over in each succeeding lesson,
new words are added regularly
blending - Answer✔combining parts of a spoken word into a whole representation of the word
decodable texts - Answer✔texts which do not contain irregular words. usually designed to
reinforce certain rules that have previously been taught in phonics lessons
decoding - Answer✔using knowledge of the conventions of spelling-sound relationships and
knowledge about pronunciation of irregular words to derive a pronunciation of written words
term that relates to the phonics and other word-level skills students learn that help them figure
out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word encountered in print
"Sound it out"
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Sometimes referred to as "word attack skills" or "word identification skills" because the purpose
of the skill learning is to break the code of written words down and translate the letters, affixes,
syllables, and other word parts in a spoken word.
digraph - Answer✔group of 2 successive letters who phonetic value is a single sound
diphthong - Answer✔a gliding monosyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory
position for one vowel and move to or toward the position of another ex oy in toy or ou in out
extrinsic phonics - Answer✔phonics taught as a supplemental learning aid rather than as an
integral part of the program of reading instruction, often in separate workbooks during special
time periods
fluent reading - Answer✔fast, smooth, effortless and automatic reading of text (can be silent
reading or not) with attention focused on the meaning of the text
grapheme - Answer✔a unit (letter or letters) of a writing system that represents one phoneme: a
single symbol the has one phonemic correspondent within any particular word
homonym - Answer✔word which is spelled and pronounced identically to another word, but has
a different meaning ex. pool and pool table
homophone - Answer✔a word which is spelled differently from another word, but pronounced
identically ex. two to too and hoarse vs. horse
idiom - Answer✔a phrase or expression that is understood in a given language. this expression
has a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patters or that differs from the literal meaning of
its parts taken together
intrinsic phonics - Answer✔phonics taught implicitly in the context of authentic reading
activities
lexical - Answer✔refers to the words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its
grammar and construction
lexicon - Answer✔often called the mental dictionary, the lexicon is a representation of all a
knowledge a person has about individual words
listening comprehension - Answer✔understanding speech.
described in levels-- lower levels of listening comprehension would include understanding only
the facts explicitly stated in a a spoken passage that has very simple syntax and uncomplicated
vocabulary. advanced levels of listening comprehension would include implicit understanding
and drawing inferences from spoke n passages that feature more complicated syntax and more
advanced vocabulary
matthew effect - Answer✔the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. in reading, this describes
the difference between good readers and poor readers. gap widens with age
metalinguistic - Answer✔language and terminology used to describe language and the
component parts of language
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MS Foundations of Reading Test Exam
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Affix - Answer✔an attachment to the end or beginning of base or root word. a generic term that
describes prefixes and suffixes
alliteration - Answer✔repetition of initial phoneme either across syllables or across words
allophone - Answer✔phonetic variant of a phoneme in a particular language ex. star tar city
alphabetic principle - Answer✔understanding that spoken words are decomposed into phonemes,
and that the letters in written words represent the phonemes in spoken words when spoken words
are represented in text
balanced literacy - Answer✔an approach to reading instruction that strikes a compromise
between phonics approaches and whole language approaches-- ideally the most effective
strategies are drawn from the two approaches and synthesized together
basal reader - Answer✔kind of book that is used to teach reading. it is based on an approach in
which words are used as a whole. the words are used over and over in each succeeding lesson,
new words are added regularly
blending - Answer✔combining parts of a spoken word into a whole representation of the word
decodable texts - Answer✔texts which do not contain irregular words. usually designed to
reinforce certain rules that have previously been taught in phonics lessons
decoding - Answer✔using knowledge of the conventions of spelling-sound relationships and
knowledge about pronunciation of irregular words to derive a pronunciation of written words
term that relates to the phonics and other word-level skills students learn that help them figure
out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word encountered in print
"Sound it out"
1|Page
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Sometimes referred to as "word attack skills" or "word identification skills" because the purpose
of the skill learning is to break the code of written words down and translate the letters, affixes,
syllables, and other word parts in a spoken word.
digraph - Answer✔group of 2 successive letters who phonetic value is a single sound
diphthong - Answer✔a gliding monosyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory
position for one vowel and move to or toward the position of another ex oy in toy or ou in out
extrinsic phonics - Answer✔phonics taught as a supplemental learning aid rather than as an
integral part of the program of reading instruction, often in separate workbooks during special
time periods
fluent reading - Answer✔fast, smooth, effortless and automatic reading of text (can be silent
reading or not) with attention focused on the meaning of the text
grapheme - Answer✔a unit (letter or letters) of a writing system that represents one phoneme: a
single symbol the has one phonemic correspondent within any particular word
homonym - Answer✔word which is spelled and pronounced identically to another word, but has
a different meaning ex. pool and pool table
homophone - Answer✔a word which is spelled differently from another word, but pronounced
identically ex. two to too and hoarse vs. horse
idiom - Answer✔a phrase or expression that is understood in a given language. this expression
has a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patters or that differs from the literal meaning of
its parts taken together
intrinsic phonics - Answer✔phonics taught implicitly in the context of authentic reading
activities
lexical - Answer✔refers to the words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its
grammar and construction
lexicon - Answer✔often called the mental dictionary, the lexicon is a representation of all a
knowledge a person has about individual words
listening comprehension - Answer✔understanding speech.
described in levels-- lower levels of listening comprehension would include understanding only
the facts explicitly stated in a a spoken passage that has very simple syntax and uncomplicated
vocabulary. advanced levels of listening comprehension would include implicit understanding
and drawing inferences from spoke n passages that feature more complicated syntax and more
advanced vocabulary
matthew effect - Answer✔the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. in reading, this describes
the difference between good readers and poor readers. gap widens with age
metalinguistic - Answer✔language and terminology used to describe language and the
component parts of language
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