LETRS Unit 3 Test Q&A 2023

2023 Teachers who take a code-emphasis approach to instruction generally do not discuss the meanings of words being taught. - False The ability to decode a new, previously unknown printed word, in or out of context, depends on - knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and the ability to blend phonemes and graphemes quickly. The term phonics may be used to refer to - the system of phoneme-grapheme correspondences that are the basis for an alphabetic orthography, an essential component of effective reading instruction and a strategy for decoding new words and storing them in orthographic memory. Which of the following are typical of meaning-emphasis approaches to instruction? - emphasis on reading leveled texts individually and use of context (such as illustrations) to read words in texts Which of the following is typically done as an extended practice activity in phonics lessons? - timed reading of learned words Regularly spelled words - three, day, bird, goose, mouse, maybe, go, have Irregularly spelled words - yacht, love, father, you Why is the letter "x" referred to as an odd letter? - Letter "x" can represent two phonemes. Which word contains a consonant trigraph? - ditch (-tch) Which is an example of a consonant blend? - shr What is the difference between a digraph and a blend? - Blends represent more than one sound; digraphs represent one sound. Which of the following sets includes ONLY consonant blends? - fl, br, nd How many phonemes are in the word "flax"? - 5 How many