Ed Lit Midterm EXTRA STUFF

Question 1

What does systematic and explicit phonics instruction improve and why is it positive?

Answer 1

1) Significantly improves students’ reading and spelling in kindergarten and grade 1
2) Significantly improves students’ ability to comprehend what they read
3) Is beneficial for all students
4) Is effective in helping to prevent reading difficulties among students who are at risk
5) Is beneficial in helping students who are having difficulty learning to read

Question 2

What is the explicit phonics lesson sequence?

Answer 2

1) develop phonemic awareness
2) introduce sound/spelling
3) blend words
4) build automatic word recognition
5) apply decodable text
6) word work for decoding and encoding

Question 3

What does good phonics instruction include?

Answer 3

1) develops understanding of the alphabetic principle
2) incorporates phonemic awareness
3)provides sufficient practice in reading words
4) leads to automatic word recognition
5) Is one part of a comprehensive reading program

Question 4

What are the 11 phonic elements?

Answer 4

1) single consonants
2) consonant blends
3) consonant digraphs
4) silent consonants
5) short vowels
6) long vowels
7) long vowels with silent e
8) r-controlled vowels
9) vowel digraphs
10) variant vowel digraphs
11) diphthongs

Question 5

What are the 5 Phases of Word Recognition

Answer 5

1) Pre-alphabetic
2) Partial alphabetic
3) Full alphabetic
4) Consolidated alphabetic
5) Automatic

Question 6

What are the 7 Lesson steps?

Answer 6

1. Review previous steps
2. Introduce new concepts
3. Introduce irregular words
4. Play games
5. Student read aloud
6. Adult read aloud
7. Discuss home practice

Question 7

What is the simple view of reading?

Answer 7

Decoding x Language Comprehension= Reading Comprehension