KPEERI Study Guide #2 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 100% Correct | 2024

KPEERI Study Guide #2 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 100% Correct | 2024 Print awareness: a. develops faster in girls than in boys b. develops through child/adult interaction with various forms of print c. is present at the time of a child's birth d. none of the above b. develops through child/adult interaction with various forms of print Which of the following is NOT an example of print awareness? a. knowing that print proceeds from top to bottom on a page b. knowing that print proceeds from left to right on a page c. knowing that print is easier than cursive handwriting for most children d. knowing that print is an expression of written language c. knowing that print is easier than cursive handwriting for most children Children's performance on print awareness tasks: a. cannot predict future reading achievement b. can be a predictor of future reading achievement c. is a way of measuring how fast they can read d. none of the above b. can be a predictor of future reading achievement Activities that help children become aware of print include: a. being read to by adults b. playing with magnetic letters c. pretend reading d. all of the above d. all of the above Children with print awareness are able to: a. count the number of words in a sentence b. distinguish between a word and a letter on a page c. recognize the logo for McDonald's on a billboard d. all of the above d. all of the above _______ does NOT encourage development of print awareness: a. teaching a lesson about the parts of a book (cover, title page, author, illustrator) b. using a "big book" to read a story aloud c. leading the song,Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star d. helping a student write his name c. leading the song,Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Activities that help promote print awareness in children include: a. labeling objects in a classroom b. reading aloud to students c. pointing out punctuation marks at the end of sentences d. all of the above d. all of the above Children who begin school without print awareness: a. tend to be better readers than other students b. will never learn to read c. may be at risk for reading difficulty d. none of the above c. may be at risk for reading difficulty Pretending to write a shopping list: a. can help a child develop print awareness b. may be bad if the child does not know the alphabet c. has no effect on learning d. none of the above a. can help a child develop print awareness Phonemic awareness is: a. a strong predictor of future reading success b. a sub skill of phonological awareness c. a foundational reading skill d. all of the above d. all of the above There are _______ sounds in the English language: a. exactly 26 b. more than 60 c. more than 40 d. exactly 52 c. more than 40 Phoneme blending is: a. easier than syllable blending b. harder than onset and rime c. easier than identifying rhyming words d. easier than phoneme addition, deletion, and substitution b. harder than onset and rime The onset sound(s) is the: a. last sound in a syllable b. the vowel and any following consonant sounds at the end of a syllable c. the vowel sound in a syllable d. sounds before the vowel in a syllable d. sounds before the vowel in a syllable The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _________ language." a. spoken b. written c. informal d. formal a. spoken The word eight has how many phonemes? a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2 d. 2 Phonological awareness is: a. a person's ability to hear sound structures of speech b. a person's ability to manipulate sound structures of speech c. a print-free skill set d. all of the above d. all of the above How are phonemes represented in writing to differentiate them from actual words? a. by placing the letters between slashes /b/ b. by placing the letters between asterisks b c. by placing the letters in parentheses (b) d. by placing the letters between percent signs %b% a. by placing the letters between slashes /b/ How many syllables do you hear in the word submerges? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 c. 3 Which of the following is an example of phoneme segmentation? a. a child telling his teacher that the first sound in run is /r/ b. a child sounding out an unknown word ("/b/ /e/ /s/ /t/ ... best") c. a child telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/ d. a child telling his teacher that the last sound in cup is /p/ c. a child telling his teacher there are four sounds in truck, /t/ /r/ /u/ /ck/ Phonics instruction teaches: a. the relationship between letters and sounds in written form b. the understanding that speech is made up of individual sounds c. the awareness that print carries meaning d. none of the above a. the relationship between letters and sounds in written form Phonics instruction has an impact on a child's: a. reading ability b. writing ability c. both reading and writing ability d. neither reading nor writing ability c. both reading and writing ability Teaching students that the letters ph represent the /f/ sound is an example of what type of instruction? a. whole language b. vocabulary c. phonics d. all of the above c. phonics Which of the following is a true statement? a. phonics involves looking at the sounds letters make in spoken words b. phonics involves looking at the relationship between letters and sounds in written form c. phonics involves looking at how print works d. phonics involves looking at the difference between consonants and vowels b. phonics involves looking at the relationship between letters and sounds in written form Phonics instruction is most effective when it begins in: a. preschool or pre-kindergarten b. kindergarten or first grade c. second or third grade d. none of the above b. kindergarten or first grade Which of the following is an approach used for phonics instruction? a. children learning the letters or letter combinations that represent sounds b. children using word parts or families to identify unknown words c. children learning to segment words into sounds and writing letters for these sounds d. all of the above d. all of the above Effective phonics instruction may improve: a. fluency b. word recognition c. spelling d. all of the above d. all of the above Phonics instruction: a. is an entire reading program b. is one component of a reading program c. should be introduced in grades two and three d. none of the above b. is one component of a reading program The best way to teach letter-sound relationships is to: a. use an "I do", "We do", "You do" teaching method b. provide ample practice to all students c. continue to practice one set of skills until all students achieve mastery d. all of the above d. all of the above Phonics instruction is effective for which of the following groups of children? a. learners of the English language b. children from low socioeconomic level households c. children who are struggling with comprehension d. all beginning readers d. all beginning readers Fluent readers read text: a. accurately b. at an appropriate rate c. with expression d. all of the above d. all of the above Readers who are "fluent": a. read very quickly