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Print Awareness is: - ANSWER Understanding the function of print and how it is organized 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 students 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. 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? - ANSWER 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 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 blending 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 remembering how to read words. The alphabetic principle is understanding: - ANSWER The relationship between letters and spoken words. The written letter A is a: - ANSWER Grapheme Phonics programs are effective when they: - ANSWER Include a carefully selected set of letter-sound relationships organized into a logical sequence, include a set of precise directions for teaching these relationships, and include lots of opportunities for children to apply learning to reading and writing. Phonics instruction is most effective when it is taught: - ANSWER In primary grades. Which is an example of systematic phonic instruction? - ANSWER Teaching a set of letter-sound relationships in a clearly defined sequence. Effective phonics programs provide students with opportunities to practice applying their knowledge about phonics as they: - ANSWER Read, write, and blend sounds to form words. A teacher who is explaining how to place a set of words into categories based on their spelling patterns is engaged in: - ANSWER Phonics instruction Phonics instruction is important because it helps students to: - ANSWER Understand the relationship between letters and sounds, recognize unfamiliar words, and improve reading comprehension. Fluent readers read text: - ANSWER Accurately, quickly, and with expression.