1.
Which of the following exercises would demonstrate students are beginning to understand the alphabetic principle?
A
Students can remember all 26 letters in the alphabet.
B
Students can associate pictures with letters on flashcards.
C
Students can spell phonetically using their letter-sound correspondence.
2.
Which of the following would NOT be a systematic instructional strategy used in phonemic awareness?
A
Identifying the beginning sounds in words
B
Clapping syllables in words
C
Deleting sounds in words.
3.
Which of the following would be a sign of early print awareness?
A
A student knows that in English we read from left to right, top to bottom, and front to back.
B
A student can prounounce all the sounds in the word forgetful.
C
A student can substitute the /b/ sound in bat with a /p/ sound and make the word pat.
4.
A teacher is outside with students and asks them to identify objects that have the same beginning sounds. Students choose fence, flowers, and fish. Then they find a bug, ball, and bird. Which of the following skills is the teacher working on?
A
Using alphabetic principle to attach letters to objects
B
Using phonemic awareness by identifying alliteration
C
Distinguishing between letter and sound correspondence.
5.
Which of the following is a precursor for phonics and strong indicator of success in acquiring reading skills?
A
Understanding onset and rime.
B
Understanding phonemic awareness
C
Being able to break apart compound words.
6.
When a student is substituting different sounds in words, the student is using:
A
Basic phonemic awareness skills
B
Advanced blending skills
C
Phonological working memory
7.
A kindergarten teacher displays an oversized book in the front of the class. As the teacher reads the lines in the book, she sweeps her hand from left to right, indicating how students read in English. The teacher is working on:
A
Leveling
B
Sequencing
C
Directionality
8.
A Kindergarten teacher wants to help students identify words by exposing students to environmental print. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy in this situation?
A
Post words next to common objects in a room like door, pencils, desk, etc.
B
Use an interactive word wall for academic words used in context
C
Provide students with dictionaries so they can look up unfamiliar words.
9.
A teacher holds up cards with familiar pictures on them - sun, ball, hat. The teacher has students identify & pronounce only the ending sound in each word. This is most appropriate for a student struggling with:
A
Syllabication
B
Isolation
C
Word recognition
10.
A student is taking a spelling test & struggling. Which of the following skills should the teacher focus on when working with the student? Word (sign) Spelled (sing); word (depend) spelled (depned); word (girl) spelled (gril)
A
Phoneme sequencing
B
Onset and rime
C
Silent letters
11.
A teacher wants students to take an analytic approach to phoneme-grapheme relationships. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy in this situation?
A
Have students break down familiar words based on sound-letter correspondence patterns.
B
Have students identify unfamiliar words and segment them into different sounds.
