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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
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,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.
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
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,Print awareness is an understanding that print: --ANSWER--is different from
pictures on a page, carries meaning, and has practical uses.
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.
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, 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.
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