nized on a page.
An example of print awareness is: - ANSWER A child points to a McDonald's billboard and
yells, "Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!"
Which is not an example of print awareness? - ANSWER A child indicates that he can sing
the alphabet song.
Print awareness tasks: - ANSWER Can be given by the classroom teacher, can help stu-
dents to develop print awareness, and are related to children's later success in reading.
Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop: - ANSWER Before children
begin school.
A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possess: - ANSWER Print
awareness
Print awareness is an understanding that print: - ANSWER is different from pictures on a
page, carries meaning, and has practical uses.
What is the relationship between spoken and written language? - ANSWER Print is used
to represent the words we speak.
Which is an example of print awareness? - ANSWER Print is read from left to right.
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,Phonemic awareness is: - ANSWER 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: - ANSWER More than
40.
Phoneme blending is: - ANSWER Harder than onset and rime.
The onset sound(s) is the: - ANSWER Sounds before the vowel in a syllable.
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _____________ language." - ANSWER
Spoken
The word eight has how many phonemes? - ANSWER 2
Phonological awareness is: - ANSWER 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? - AN-
SWER By placing the letters between slashes /b/.
How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges? - ANSWER 3
Which is an example of phoneme segmentation? - ANSWER 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
______________: - ANSWER Phonological awareness
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, The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate discrete, individual sounds in words is called: -
ANSWER Phonemic awareness
How many speech sounds are there in the English language? - ANSWER Between 42-44
An example of phonemic awareness is: - ANSWER A child categorizing pictures that begin
with the same sound.
Phonemic awareness activities include: - ANSWER 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 ________________: - ANSWER Syllable blend-
ing
Digraphs such as "sh" make ________________ sound(s). - ANSWER 1
When teaching phonological awareness, teachers should: - ANSWER 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: - ANSWER Phonological awareness
Phonics instruction: - ANSWER Should be taught because it teaches a system for remem-
bering how to read words.
The alphabetic principle is understanding: - ANSWER The relationship between letters
and spoken words.
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