KPEERI Exam
phonology - correct answerspeech sound system of a language, how the sounds can be produced,
sequenced, and combined to make words
morphology - correct answersmallest unit of meaning in a language, how the units combine to change
meaning, prefixes, suffixes, base elements
morpheme - correct answersmallest unit of meaning
phoneme - correct answersmallest unit of sound
semantics - correct answermeanings of words, phrases, and sentences, and their relationship in a
language, expressions and figurative language
syntax - correct answerrules for organizing words, phrases, and clauses to form sentences in a language,
parts of speech, sentence types
pragmatics - correct answerrules for how language is used appropriately in different social contexts,
linguistic and nonlinguistic, discourse
orthography - correct answerwritten or spelling system of a language
What provides the foundation for working with written language (reading and writing)? - correct
answerOral language
Oral language is - correct answerinherent.
Literacy, the ability to read and write, is - correct answernot inherent and must be learned.
,expressive language - correct answerour ability to put thoughts and feelings into words and sentences
receptive language - correct answerour ability to understand information in spoken or written form
Orthography deals with - correct answerword recognition (alphabetic principal, decoding, spelling
patterns, syllable patterns).
Phonology deals with - correct answerword recognition (phonological awareness, decoding, and
spelling).
Morphology deals with - correct answerreading comprehension (vocabulary, word recognition,
phonological awareness, decoding, and spelling).
Semantics deals with - correct answerreading comprehension (vocabulary and figurative language).
Syntax deals with - correct answerreading comprehension and written expression (sentence
comprehension and sentence composition).
Pragmatics deals with - correct answerreading comprehension and written expression (audience
participation, use of dialogue, cohesive texts, etc.).
Simple view of reading - correct answerword recognition X language comprehension = reading
comprehension
Language comprehension (deriving meaning from oral/written language) includes - correct
answerbackground knowledge, vocabulary, language structures (syntax/semantics), verbal reasoning
(making inferences, predicting, figurative language), and literacy knowledge (text structure/genres).
Word recognition (decoding) includes - correct answerphonological awareness, decoding, and sight
recognition.
, Inferior frontal gyrus controls - correct answerspeech-sound awareness, phonological processor, and
expressive language.
Parieto temporal lobe controls - correct answerreceptive language, context and meaning processor,
word analysis.
Occipito temporal lobe controls - correct answerletter recognition, orthographic processor, words
recognized by sight. Known as the brain's letterbox.
dyslexia - correct answerA specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is a deficit in the
phonological component of language and is characterized by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
What are some secondary consequences of dyslexia? - correct answerproblems in reading
comprehension
reduced reading experience (impedes vocabulary and background knowledge)
Part of the brain that allows you to sound out words - correct answerparieto temporal lobe
Part of the brain that recognizes words by sight - correct answeroccipito temporal lobe
Part of the brain that thinks about how to pronounce words - correct answerinferior frontal gyrus
People with dyslexia - correct answerhave little to no neuronal activation in posterior reading systems
and rely only on the inferior frontal gyrus (which causes an overactivation and disruption in gyrus).
What percentage of the world's population have at least some symptoms of dyslexia? - correct
answer15-20%
What is an essential prerequisite to understanding that the sequences of individual spoken sounds are
represented by sequences of printed letters on a page? - correct answerphonological awareness
phonology - correct answerspeech sound system of a language, how the sounds can be produced,
sequenced, and combined to make words
morphology - correct answersmallest unit of meaning in a language, how the units combine to change
meaning, prefixes, suffixes, base elements
morpheme - correct answersmallest unit of meaning
phoneme - correct answersmallest unit of sound
semantics - correct answermeanings of words, phrases, and sentences, and their relationship in a
language, expressions and figurative language
syntax - correct answerrules for organizing words, phrases, and clauses to form sentences in a language,
parts of speech, sentence types
pragmatics - correct answerrules for how language is used appropriately in different social contexts,
linguistic and nonlinguistic, discourse
orthography - correct answerwritten or spelling system of a language
What provides the foundation for working with written language (reading and writing)? - correct
answerOral language
Oral language is - correct answerinherent.
Literacy, the ability to read and write, is - correct answernot inherent and must be learned.
,expressive language - correct answerour ability to put thoughts and feelings into words and sentences
receptive language - correct answerour ability to understand information in spoken or written form
Orthography deals with - correct answerword recognition (alphabetic principal, decoding, spelling
patterns, syllable patterns).
Phonology deals with - correct answerword recognition (phonological awareness, decoding, and
spelling).
Morphology deals with - correct answerreading comprehension (vocabulary, word recognition,
phonological awareness, decoding, and spelling).
Semantics deals with - correct answerreading comprehension (vocabulary and figurative language).
Syntax deals with - correct answerreading comprehension and written expression (sentence
comprehension and sentence composition).
Pragmatics deals with - correct answerreading comprehension and written expression (audience
participation, use of dialogue, cohesive texts, etc.).
Simple view of reading - correct answerword recognition X language comprehension = reading
comprehension
Language comprehension (deriving meaning from oral/written language) includes - correct
answerbackground knowledge, vocabulary, language structures (syntax/semantics), verbal reasoning
(making inferences, predicting, figurative language), and literacy knowledge (text structure/genres).
Word recognition (decoding) includes - correct answerphonological awareness, decoding, and sight
recognition.
, Inferior frontal gyrus controls - correct answerspeech-sound awareness, phonological processor, and
expressive language.
Parieto temporal lobe controls - correct answerreceptive language, context and meaning processor,
word analysis.
Occipito temporal lobe controls - correct answerletter recognition, orthographic processor, words
recognized by sight. Known as the brain's letterbox.
dyslexia - correct answerA specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is a deficit in the
phonological component of language and is characterized by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
What are some secondary consequences of dyslexia? - correct answerproblems in reading
comprehension
reduced reading experience (impedes vocabulary and background knowledge)
Part of the brain that allows you to sound out words - correct answerparieto temporal lobe
Part of the brain that recognizes words by sight - correct answeroccipito temporal lobe
Part of the brain that thinks about how to pronounce words - correct answerinferior frontal gyrus
People with dyslexia - correct answerhave little to no neuronal activation in posterior reading systems
and rely only on the inferior frontal gyrus (which causes an overactivation and disruption in gyrus).
What percentage of the world's population have at least some symptoms of dyslexia? - correct
answer15-20%
What is an essential prerequisite to understanding that the sequences of individual spoken sounds are
represented by sequences of printed letters on a page? - correct answerphonological awareness
