Foundations of Reading Study Guide with Questions and Answers

Foundations of Reading Study Guide with Questions and Answers 1st level of Phonemic awareness ANSWER Hearing rhymes and alliteration. 2nd level of Phonemic Awareness ANSWER Compare and contrast sounds of words from rhyme and alliteration. 3rd level of Phonemic Awareness ANSWER Ability to blend and split syllables. Automaticity ANSWER fluent processing of information that requires little effort or attention, as sign-word recognition. Background Knowledge ANSWER The knoweldge and understandings of the world that sutdents have acquired through their everyday experiences. Choral Reading ANSWER Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text - helps with oral reading fluency Closed Syllable ANSWER Syllable which ends in one of more consonants. Consonant Blend ANSWER In a syllable, a sequence of two or more distinguishable consonant sounds before or after a vowel sound. (Examples: cl, bl, st, or, tr) Consonant Digraph ANSWER Two consonants that represent one speech sound. (Examples: ch, sh, th)