LETRS Unit 1 Study Guide with Practice
Questions and Correct Answers
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -interact with and provide support for the
meaning processing system
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -remembering and repeating the
words in a phrase or the sounds in a word
Meaning processor - CORRECT ANSWER -expands and reorganizes itself as new
vocabulary is learned
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -storage for our phonological
dictionaries or lexicon and their pronunciations
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -holding the sounds of a word in
memory so that a word can be written down
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing and distinguishing words
that sound familiar (reintegrate, reiterate; tenant, tenet; frustrate, fluster)
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -receives visual input from the
primary visual recognition center where information about printed words comes
into the brain through the optical nerve
, Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -transmits and re-codes within the
"brain's letter box"
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -taking apart the sounds in a word so
that they can be matched with alphabetic symbols
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -say pale. Say it again but don't say /l/
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -recognizes squiggles, curves, and
lines of letter shapes
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -In the sentence, "Medusa had locks made
of snakes," what does locks mean?
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -highly specialized for memory,
storage, recognition, and recall of printed words
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -mentally categorizing and identifying
the phonemes in our language
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -learns to recognize other aspects of
print such as punctuation marks, diacritical marks, and spaces
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -helps readers find or figure out a word's
intended meaning
Questions and Correct Answers
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -interact with and provide support for the
meaning processing system
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -remembering and repeating the
words in a phrase or the sounds in a word
Meaning processor - CORRECT ANSWER -expands and reorganizes itself as new
vocabulary is learned
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -storage for our phonological
dictionaries or lexicon and their pronunciations
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -holding the sounds of a word in
memory so that a word can be written down
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing and distinguishing words
that sound familiar (reintegrate, reiterate; tenant, tenet; frustrate, fluster)
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -receives visual input from the
primary visual recognition center where information about printed words comes
into the brain through the optical nerve
, Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -transmits and re-codes within the
"brain's letter box"
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -taking apart the sounds in a word so
that they can be matched with alphabetic symbols
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -say pale. Say it again but don't say /l/
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -recognizes squiggles, curves, and
lines of letter shapes
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -In the sentence, "Medusa had locks made
of snakes," what does locks mean?
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -highly specialized for memory,
storage, recognition, and recall of printed words
Phonological processor - CORRECT ANSWER -mentally categorizing and identifying
the phonemes in our language
Orthographic processor - CORRECT ANSWER -learns to recognize other aspects of
print such as punctuation marks, diacritical marks, and spaces
Context processor - CORRECT ANSWER -helps readers find or figure out a word's
intended meaning
