2024 LETRS UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT TEST REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW / HIGHLY COMPREHENSIVE AND EXTREMELY ORGANISED

Assessing phonological skills is almost never appropriate after a child has completed first grade. true false -ANSWER-- False Phonemic awareness is difficult to measure directly as an isolated skill. true false -ANSWER-- True What features separate the PAST from other phonological skills assessments? Select all that apply. a. It can be successfully administered to preschool-age children. b. Automaticity is a factor in determining a student's score. c. It is much briefer and more convenient to administer than other phonological awareness assessments. d. The assessor gives corrective feedback if the student responds incorrectly. - ANSWER-- b. Automaticity is a factor in determining a student's score. d. The assessor gives corrective feedback if the student responds incorrectly. Which kinds of tasks are the primary focus of phonological skills assessment in grades K-1? a. counting and blending syllables b. identification of onset sounds, alliteration, and rhyme c. phoneme segmentation and blending d. phoneme deletion, substitution, and reversal -ANSWER-- c. phoneme segmentation and blending Kelsey is in grade 2. Previously a strong reader, she has now fallen behind. She reads grade-level texts haltingly, struggling to recognize words with blends. Which phonological task would she likely struggle with? Select all that apply. a. "Say rainbow. Now say rainbow but don't say rain.'" b. "Say crate. Now say crate but don't say /k/." c. "Say sun. Now say sun but instead of /s/, say /f/." d. "Say bask. Now say bask but don't say /s/." -ANSWER-- b. "Say crate. Now say crate but don't say /k/." d. "Say bask. Now say bask but don't say /s/." phonological processing system -ANSWER-- -Front of brain -processes the sounds of speech phonological processing -ANSWER-- ability to discriminate and remember sounds within words -speech perception / production -phonological working memory -rapid automatic naming -phonological and phonemic awareness phonological awareness -ANSWER-- in addition to phonemic awareness, includes the ability to identify, count, and manipulate the parts of words, including syllables, onsets and rimes, and phonemes. phoneme -ANSWER-- in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit Phonemic Awareness -ANSWER-- The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language. -do not involve print Phonology -ANSWER-- the study of speech sounds in language Phonetics -ANSWER-- study of speech sounds coarticulation -ANSWER-- when phonemes are spoken together to produce syllables or words phonological working memory -ANSWER-- Is a component of phonological processing that is important in reading comprehension, spelling, written expression, and retention. -the process of listening to language and extracting meaning rapid automatic naming -ANSWER-- the ability to quickly name a series of printed, repeating numbers, letters, objects, and/or colors Phonemic awareness instruction for young learners is most beneficial when linked with phonics instruction. true false -ANSWER-- True The inventory of phonemes used in Spanish is nearly identical to that used in English. true false -ANSWER-- False A third-grade teacher wants to determine whether any of her students are at risk for reading failure. She should use a screening 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 samples) d. their ability to perform advanced phonemic awareness tasks -ANSWER-- d. their ability to perform advanced phonemic awareness tasks How much phonological awareness training should be done with students for maximum effectiveness? a. at least 45 minutes a day b. once a week, for about 30 minutes c. a few minutes a day, several days per week d. about 30 minutes each day -ANSWER-- c. a few minutes a day, several days per week Which of the following changes typically take place once a child has grasped the alphabetic principle? Select all that apply. a. Spelling becomes more phonetically accurate. b. The student can easily delete, substitute, or otherwise manipulate phonemes in words. c. Attempts to decode text focus more on blending sounds. d. Recognition improves for high-frequency words that are phonetically irregular. - ANSWER-- a. Spelling becomes more phonetically accurate. c. Attempts to decode text focus more on blending sounds. In many instances, two different consonant phonemes in English are formed the same way in the mouth, but one is voiced and the other is unvoiced. true false -ANSWER-- True