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During reading, your eyes typically stop on a word for about 250 milliseconds. In what situation(s) do your eyes need to fixate longer on a word? a. when you read silently b. when you read aloud c. when you read an unfamiliar word Select the lobe of the brain that is responsible for higher-level thinking and planning, and for processing the sounds of speech. - Frontal Lobe Select the lobe of the brain that is responsible for recognizing print, letters, and letter patterns. - Occipital lo...

Which of the following is not one of the strands in Scarborough's Reading Rope? - not vocabulary How can code-emphasis or phonics-emphasis instruction be used most effectively? - when organized around a logical progression of pattern words that have been taught Which word group might a teacher include in a lesson focused on identification of consonant blends? - blink, frog, twist

How is the word pl - ay divided in this example? - onset-rime How many spoken syllables are there in buttered? - 2 How many spoken syllables are there in possible? - 3

Informed teachers are _____ assurance against reading failure. - >>>>> - our best phonics - >>>>> - the study of the relationships between letters and the sounds they represent phonemic awareness - >>>>> - conscious awareness of the individual speech sounds (constants and vowels) in spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate those sounds. syllable - >>>>> - Unit of pronunciation that is organized around a vowel; it m...

What is one important distinction between the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition and the Three Cueing Systems model? a. The Four-Part Processing Model emphasizes visual processes. b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. c. The Three Cueing Systems model emphasizes the role of phonology. d. The Three Cueing Systems model omits semantic processing. students at risk for reading problems enter school without exposure to the academic language use...

Key ideas to _______ the selection and use of assessments; not all poor readers are alike, phase of development will determine focus, assessments should be used as intended and use assessments to make good instructional decisions. - guide The ________ questions to answer with assessments are as follows; who needs help?, what kind of help do they need?, Is the help helping? and If not, what needs to change? - basic Curriculum-Based Measurements are standardized measurements that assess conte...

early literacy - >>>>>foundational skills learned from birth to 5-6 years of age. Big 5 Ideas in Reading - >>>>>phonemic awareness phonics vocal fluency comprehension three areas used to predict of well kids read - >>>>>oral language phonological processing print knowledge literacy factors with strongest impact - >>>>>alphabet knowledge phonological awareness rapid naming of letters and numbers naming of objects or colors w...

Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and word decoding in a beginning reader's development? - ANS - Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text comprehension. Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development prim...

Why did the National Institute of Health and Human Development classify reading difficulties as a major health concern? - The inability to read well is associated with social ills such as dropping out of school, delinquency, inadequate health care, unwanted pregnancy, and chronic underemployment. They cannot read prescription bottles, but can still open them, cant read road signs, and cant read the instruction on anything. Discuss the types of writing systems in the world. (Pictogram, logo...

Proficient word reading requires rapid recognition of all relevant layers of word structure in a mental process called ___________ ________________. - ANS - orthographic mapping English is a _________ orthography, knowing a word well means being able to identify all the aspects of language represented in the printed word, including the meaningful parts, syllables, graphemes, and phonemes. - ANS - deep A ___________ is a letter or letter combination that spells a phoneme; can be one, two, th...