KPEERI Exam Prep #1
Print Awareness is: - -Understanding the function of print and how it is
organized on a page.
-An example of print awareness is: - -A child points to a McDonald's
billboard and yells, "Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!"
-Which is not an example of print awareness? - -A child indicates that he
can sing the alphabet song.
-Print awareness tasks: - -Can be given by the classroom teacher, can help
students to develop print awareness, and are related to children's later
success in reading.
-Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop: - -Before
children begin school.
-A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possess: - -
Print awareness
-Print awareness is an understanding that print: - -is different from pictures
on a page, carries meaning, and has practical uses.
-What is the relationship between spoken and written language? - -Print is
used to represent the words we speak.
-Which is an example of print awareness? - -Print is read from left to right.
-Phonemic awareness is: - -A strong predictor of future reading success, a
sub skill of phonological awareness, and a foundational reading skill.
-There are __________________ sounds in the English language: - -More than
40.
-Phoneme blending is: - -Harder than onset and rime.
-The onset sound(s) is the: - -Sounds before the vowel in a syllable.
-The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _____________ language."
- -Spoken
-The word eight has how many phonemes? - -2
, -Phonological awareness is: - -A person's ability to hear sound structures of
speech, a person's ability to manipulate sound structures of speech, and a
print-free skill set.
-How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual
words? - -By placing the letters between slashes /b/.
-How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges? - -3
-Which is an example of phoneme segmentation? - -A child telling his
teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/
-The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the onset and rimes in words is
called ______________: - -Phonological awareness
-The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate discrete, individual sounds in
words is called: - -Phonemic awareness
-How many speech sounds are there in the English language? - -Between
42-44
-An example of phonemic awareness is: - -A child categorizing pictures that
begin with the same sound.
-Phonemic awareness activities include: - -Blending sounds together to
make a word, identifying words that begin with the same letter, and breaking
a word into individual sounds.
-Phonological awareness activities include ________________: - -Syllable
blending
-Digraphs such as "sh" make ________________ sound(s). - -1
-When teaching phonological awareness, teachers should: - -Use
multisensory activities, teach each skill to mastery, and start with the
simplest skills and build to harder skills.
-Phonemic awareness is one part of _________________, which also includes
activities on phonemes, rhymes, syllables, and more: - -Phonological
awareness
-Phonics instruction: - -Should be taught because it teaches a system for
remembering how to read words.
-The alphabetic principle is understanding: - -The relationship between
letters and spoken words.
, -The written letter A is a: - -Grapheme
-Phonics programs are effective when they: - -Include a carefully selected
set of letter-sound relationships organized into a logical sequence, include a
set of precise directions for teaching these relationships, and include lots of
opportunities for children to apply learning to reading and writing.
-Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught: - -In primary grades.
-Which is an example of systematic phonic instruction? - -Teaching a set of
letter-sound relationships in a clearly defined sequence.
-Effective phonics programs provide students with opportunities to practice
applying their knowledge about phonics as they: - -Read, write, and blend
sounds to form words.
-A teacher who is explaining how to place a set of words into categories
based on their spelling patterns is engaged in: - -Phonics instruction
-Phonics instruction is important because it helps students to: - -Understand
the relationship between letters and sounds, recognize unfamiliar words, and
improve reading comprehension.
-Fluent readers read text: - -Accurately, quickly, and with expression.
-Readers who are "fluent": - -Read smoothly with appropriate phrasing.
-Fluent readers are able to ________________ as they read: - -Connect ideas,
focus on meaning, and recognize words.
-Fluency rate when reading fiction and non-fiction _____________: - -Is
sometimes different.
-Which instructional approach, is most effective for increasing fluency? - -
Students re-reading a passage aloud while receiving guidance.
-Repeated oral readings: - -Improve word recognition, improve speed, and
improve reading comprehension.
-"Round robin" reading does not increase fluency because: - -Passages
assigned to students to read are only read once, students only read small
amounts of text, and teachers do not give feedback.
-Students who are likely to need fluency support: - -Have a limited
vocabulary and limited background knowledge, have processing speed or
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