LETRS Unit 2 Session 1 Check For
Understanding
A student with general phonological
awareness can learn to read fluently, even if False
the student has not yet developed awareness
of speech sounds at the phoneme level.
If a student analyzes the sounds and syllables
in a word, it is easier for the student to store True
the word in semantic memory.
Read the following list of classroom activities.
Select the one that targets phonological b. Ms. Chang says a word and has
awareness only, without attempting to address students repeat it, clap for each
other language skills. syllable, and count the syllables.
Which of these skills should not be a direct
focus of classroom instruction? (Select all a. phonological working memory
that apply.) (PWM) c. rapid automatic naming
(RAN)
The term coarticulation means the ability
to: d. say the phonemes within a syllable so
that all of the segments are seamlessly
joined.
LETRS Unit 2 Session 2 Check For
Understanding
T/F Even after first grade, skills such as
phoneme segmentation and blending of False
single-syllable words without consonant
blends are good predictors of reading ability.
Students’ ability to acquire phonemic
awareness is not dependent on which of the b. word comprehension
following factors? a. general language
development and listening abilities b. word
comprehension c. familiarity with vocabulary
used in tasks d. the amount of practice
received
, Which of these tasks could a student at the
early phonological awareness level perform? a & c determining whether cat and
Select all that apply. a. determining whether kiss begin with the same sound
cat and kiss begin with the same sound b. clapping and counting the syllables in
segmenting and tapping the phonemes in the the word pencil
word slap c. clapping and counting the
syllables in the word pencil d. saying the word
marker, then deleting the last syllable and
saying it again, mark
Which of these tasks could a student at the
basic phonemic awareness level perform? b& d saying the compound word
Select all that apply. a. saying the word flame, rainbow, then deleting the first part
then deleting the phoneme /l/ and saying the and saying the new word, segmenting
word without it b. saying the compound word and tapping the phonemes in the
rainbow, then deleting the first part and saying word beak
the new word c. determining which sound
should be changed to make the word stream
into scream d. segmenting and tapping the
phonemes in the word beak
Which of these advanced phonemic
awareness skills do children typically develop c. the ability to reverse the first and
last? a. the ability to delete the final sound final sounds
from a word b. the ability to substitute sounds
within words of 5-6 phonemes c. the ability to
reverse the first and final sounds in a word d.
the ability to delete the initial sound from a
word that begins with a blend
LETRS Unit 2 Session 3 Check For
Understanding
Phonemic awareness instruction for young
learners is most beneficial when linked with True
phonics instruction. true false
The inventory of phonemes used in Spanish is
nearly identical to that used in English. true False
false
A third-grade teacher wants to determine
whether any of her students are at risk for d. their ability to perform advanced
reading failure. She should use a screening phonemic awareness tasks
measure that assesses which of the
following? a. their ability to segment
phonemes b. their ability to manipulate
phonemes c. their ability to represent
phonemes with letters (as shown in spelling
Understanding
A student with general phonological
awareness can learn to read fluently, even if False
the student has not yet developed awareness
of speech sounds at the phoneme level.
If a student analyzes the sounds and syllables
in a word, it is easier for the student to store True
the word in semantic memory.
Read the following list of classroom activities.
Select the one that targets phonological b. Ms. Chang says a word and has
awareness only, without attempting to address students repeat it, clap for each
other language skills. syllable, and count the syllables.
Which of these skills should not be a direct
focus of classroom instruction? (Select all a. phonological working memory
that apply.) (PWM) c. rapid automatic naming
(RAN)
The term coarticulation means the ability
to: d. say the phonemes within a syllable so
that all of the segments are seamlessly
joined.
LETRS Unit 2 Session 2 Check For
Understanding
T/F Even after first grade, skills such as
phoneme segmentation and blending of False
single-syllable words without consonant
blends are good predictors of reading ability.
Students’ ability to acquire phonemic
awareness is not dependent on which of the b. word comprehension
following factors? a. general language
development and listening abilities b. word
comprehension c. familiarity with vocabulary
used in tasks d. the amount of practice
received
, Which of these tasks could a student at the
early phonological awareness level perform? a & c determining whether cat and
Select all that apply. a. determining whether kiss begin with the same sound
cat and kiss begin with the same sound b. clapping and counting the syllables in
segmenting and tapping the phonemes in the the word pencil
word slap c. clapping and counting the
syllables in the word pencil d. saying the word
marker, then deleting the last syllable and
saying it again, mark
Which of these tasks could a student at the
basic phonemic awareness level perform? b& d saying the compound word
Select all that apply. a. saying the word flame, rainbow, then deleting the first part
then deleting the phoneme /l/ and saying the and saying the new word, segmenting
word without it b. saying the compound word and tapping the phonemes in the
rainbow, then deleting the first part and saying word beak
the new word c. determining which sound
should be changed to make the word stream
into scream d. segmenting and tapping the
phonemes in the word beak
Which of these advanced phonemic
awareness skills do children typically develop c. the ability to reverse the first and
last? a. the ability to delete the final sound final sounds
from a word b. the ability to substitute sounds
within words of 5-6 phonemes c. the ability to
reverse the first and final sounds in a word d.
the ability to delete the initial sound from a
word that begins with a blend
LETRS Unit 2 Session 3 Check For
Understanding
Phonemic awareness instruction for young
learners is most beneficial when linked with True
phonics instruction. true false
The inventory of phonemes used in Spanish is
nearly identical to that used in English. true False
false
A third-grade teacher wants to determine
whether any of her students are at risk for d. their ability to perform advanced
reading failure. She should use a screening phonemic awareness tasks
measure that assesses which of the
following? a. their ability to segment
phonemes b. their ability to manipulate
phonemes c. their ability to represent
phonemes with letters (as shown in spelling
