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PECT PreK-4 Module 2 Terms Questions and
Correct Answers
Emergent literacy Ans: A child's knowledge of reading and writing
skills before they learn how to read and write words.
Letter-sound correspondence Ans: Knowledge that letters are used
to represent sounds
Alphabetic principle Ans: An understanding that letters and letter
patterns represent sounds of spoken words
Fluency Ans: The ability to read phrases and sentences quickly
and smoothly
Print rich environment Ans: A setting in which printed materials
are used throughout the classroom in meaningful ways
Basal reader Ans: A technique used to teach children basic reading
skills with leveled readers individual for all students
Phonological awareness Ans: Refers to an individuals awareness of
the phonological structure, or sound structure, of spoken words
Phoneme Ans: The smallest unit of sound
Diphthong Ans: 2 vowel sounds that come together so quickly
they are considered one syllable
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Ear, chair, poor, say
Digraph Ans: A pair of letters that are joined together to represent
a single sound
Sh, ch, th
Orthographic processing Ans: The way an individual sees a word
or string of letters
Cat - cta
Phonics Ans: The awareness that alphabetic letters are used to
represent the specific sounds in words used in written language
Homophone Ans: Words that sound alike but are spelled
differently
Pick a flower
Bake with flour
Receptive language Ans: The ability to understand the spoken or
written communication of others
Expressive language Ans: The ability to express and or
communicate to others through words or symbols
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PECT PreK-4 Module 2 Terms Questions and
Correct Answers
Emergent literacy Ans: A child's knowledge of reading and writing
skills before they learn how to read and write words.
Letter-sound correspondence Ans: Knowledge that letters are used
to represent sounds
Alphabetic principle Ans: An understanding that letters and letter
patterns represent sounds of spoken words
Fluency Ans: The ability to read phrases and sentences quickly
and smoothly
Print rich environment Ans: A setting in which printed materials
are used throughout the classroom in meaningful ways
Basal reader Ans: A technique used to teach children basic reading
skills with leveled readers individual for all students
Phonological awareness Ans: Refers to an individuals awareness of
the phonological structure, or sound structure, of spoken words
Phoneme Ans: The smallest unit of sound
Diphthong Ans: 2 vowel sounds that come together so quickly
they are considered one syllable
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Ear, chair, poor, say
Digraph Ans: A pair of letters that are joined together to represent
a single sound
Sh, ch, th
Orthographic processing Ans: The way an individual sees a word
or string of letters
Cat - cta
Phonics Ans: The awareness that alphabetic letters are used to
represent the specific sounds in words used in written language
Homophone Ans: Words that sound alike but are spelled
differently
Pick a flower
Bake with flour
Receptive language Ans: The ability to understand the spoken or
written communication of others
Expressive language Ans: The ability to express and or
communicate to others through words or symbols
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