Reading and Language arts Final

Question 1

This is the ability to detect and manipulate sounds in spoken language

Answer 1

Phonological Awareness

Question 2

This is the ability to detect and manipulate phonemes in spoken language

Answer 2

Phonemic Awareness

Question 3

Clapping the number of syllables in a word is an example of what type of activity?

Answer 3

A phonological awareness activity

Question 4

Say make. Now change /m/ to /b/. What word do you have?
What kind of activity is this?

Answer 4

Phonemic Awareness

Question 5

What is it called when you begin to associate written letters with the letter sounds?

Answer 5

Phonics

Question 6

What is the smallest unit of sound called?

Answer 6

Phoneme

Question 7

What is the smallest unit of writing called?

Answer 7

Grapheme

Question 8

What stage involves pretend or memory reading?

Answer 8

Emergent Reading

Question 9

What stage is characterized by word-by-word (dysfluent reading?)

Answer 9

Beginning Reading

Question 10

What is one example of an assessment for early literacy skills?

Answer 10

Letter naming
Letter sound
Sight word
Concepts of print
Concepts of word

Question 11

What are the 3 components of fluency?

Answer 11

Rate, Accuracy, Prosody/Expression

Question 12

What is a diagraph?

Answer 12

Two letters that make one sound

Question 13

What is a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another?

Answer 13

Diphthong

Question 14

What is the study of different word parts called?

Answer 14

Morphology

Question 15

What is it called when you are able to make meaning out of text?

Answer 15

Comprehension

Question 16

What type of syllable ends with a long vowel sound?

Answer 16

Open Syllable

Question 17

What type of syllable includes a short vowel sound and ends in one or more consonants?

Answer 17

Closed Syllable

Question 18

What is the smallest unit of meaning called

Answer 18

Morpheme

Question 19

What stage is characterized by reading in phrase groups and moving to silent reading?

Answer 19

Transitional

Question 20

Which stage is characterized by reading longer books with more complex plots, as well as reading a wider range of books?

Answer 20

Intermediate/Advanced

Question 21

Which stage is characterized by a move towards more fluent reading and writing (less word by word), in part due to better sight word knowledge?

Answer 21

Transitional

Question 22

What stage is characterized by drawing pictures, scribbling, or writing single letters?

Answer 22

Emergent

Question 23

Which stage is characterized by not being able to point and follow along while reading?

Answer 23

Emergent

Question 24

Which stage is characterized by pointing to words as they read?

Answer 24

Beginning

Question 25

Which stage makes use of choral reading and echo reading?

Answer 25

Beginning (Emergent also ok)

Question 26

Which stage is characterized by writing for a variety of purposes and using a strong voice in your writing?

Answer 26

Intermediate/Advanced