ELA

Question 1

_____ does not follow typical spelling/pronunciation patterns

Answer 1

silent “e”

Question 2

define phonemic awareness

Answer 2

the ability to identify and manipulative sounds in spoken words

Question 3

what are phonemes?

Answer 3

individual sounds of a letter. think foundations— a-apple-/a/

Question 4

what is the English language derived from?

Answer 4

the 26 letter Latin alphabet

Question 5

what is the most effective approach to teach reading?

Answer 5

phonics instruction

Question 6

is independent reading proven to show improvement in reading achievement?

Answer 6

no

Question 7

what demonstrates the best understanding of phonemic awareness?

Answer 7

identifying the letter “w” in multiple words. (want, were, would)

Question 8

define metacognition

Answer 8

an awareness and understanding of individual thought processes… thinking about thinking

Question 9

true or false: detailed reading is an effective text comprehension

Answer 9

false

Question 10

what are onset and rimes?

Answer 10

an onset is an initial consonant and a rime is a vowel/ remainder of the word that follows

Question 11

what are possessive pronouns?

Answer 11

pronouns that show possession (mine, yours, theirs, hers, his)

Question 12

what are graphemes?

Answer 12

written symbols representing a sound (digraph, trigraph)

Question 13

an example of a metacognitive approach to reading comprehension is…

Answer 13

when a student adjusts their own reading speed

Question 14

what is the most effective reading instruction strategy?

Answer 14

phonics

Question 15

when is it most important to teach phonics?

Answer 15

in early elementary years

Question 16

what is phonics?

Answer 16

the predictable relationship between phonemes and graphemes

Question 17

what is a rhetorical question?

Answer 17

a question that doesn’t require or expect an answer

Question 18

what is the most common way that children learn words?

Answer 18

through every day experiences

Question 19

are scripts good or bad when reading?

Answer 19

typically bad as they lead to monotonous or repetitive patterns

Question 20

what’s the most effective phonemic awareness developmental tactic?

Answer 20

foundations… letter + sound

Question 21

what is a child doing when they examine the surrounding words and phrases in a sentence to identify the meaning of a word?

Answer 21

using context clues

Question 22

what is one of the best evaluation techniques for writing?

Answer 22

teacher made checklists

Question 23

what is not needed to pronounce a word?

Answer 23

language comprehension

Question 24

what is it called when a student and teacher go back in forth in conversation?

Answer 24

transactional teaching

Question 25

what is one of the most effective ways to teach reading?

Answer 25

guiding students in their thinking

Question 26

what is one of the least effective ways to teach reading?

Answer 26

independent work, as it lacks peer/teacher interaction

Question 27

what is at the very top of blooms taxonomy?

Answer 27

creating

Question 28

what is at the very bottom of blooms taxonomy?

Answer 28

remembering

Question 29

from top to bottom, what is blooms taxonomy?

Answer 29

C E A A U R: create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, remember

Question 30

what is one of the best learning styles for students?

Answer 30

cooperative learning groups

Question 31

what is the best way to identify if a student has learned the given unit material?

Answer 31

teacher made assessments

Question 32

what does Orton Gillingham teach students?

Answer 32

how to read

Question 33

what does Orton Gillingham not teach students?

Answer 33

meaning and comprehension

Question 34

what is a formative evaluation?

Answer 34

an ongoing evaluation where a teacher can gauge student work as the unit progresses

Question 35

what is a summative evaluation?

Answer 35

an end of unit exam or final evaluation of understanding

Question 36

what should be taught with ESL reading texts and comprehension?

Answer 36

the use of context clues and surrounding words in order to help identify other English language words

Question 37

what is a phoneme deletion activity?

Answer 37

when a student to recognizes a remaining word after the phoneme is removed from a longer word

Question 38

what approach can help improve a students reading fluency?

Answer 38

monitoring oral reading

Question 39

what are semantic organizers?

Answer 39

graphic organizers, such as a web, that incorporates related ideas

Question 40

what is ability grouping?

Answer 40

grouping children based on their needs and changing groups as students grow

Question 41

what is an anchor book?

Answer 41

a book that is used repeatedly for reading and writing

Question 42

define assonance

Answer 42

when a word begins and ends with the same vowel sound

Question 43

what is a consonant digraph?

Answer 43

two consecutive constants that represent one new speech sound. example: sh

Question 44

what does it mean to decode?

Answer 44

when a reader sounds out a printed sequence of letters based on knowledge of letter sound correspondence

Question 45

what is a diphthong?

Answer 45

combination of two vowels in a single syllable. (boy, coin, cloud, etc.)

Question 46

what do early readers know?

Answer 46

high frequency words and simple words. pictures are used to confirm meaning

Question 47

what are emergent readers?

Answer 47

readers can understand the meaning or message behind print

Question 48

what is functional reading?

Answer 48

reading that requires understanding— reading instructions, recipes, signs, etc.

Question 49

what is guided reading?

Answer 49

when the teacher guides a child through silent reading of text with prompts and target questions

Question 50

what is a miscue?

Answer 50

an oral reading error

Question 51

what’s a morpheme?

Answer 51

the smallest unit of meaning in a word

Question 52

what is phonology?

Answer 52

the study of speech structure in language including speech patterns

Question 53

what is a homonym?

Answer 53

words with the same spelling and pronunciation, but different meanings. example: right/ring/rose

Question 54

what is a homograph?

Answer 54

words with the same written form but different meanings. (tear… tear in paper or tear as in teardrop…)