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S1.8 Self-Assessment

Complete the following self-assessment to determine whether you understand the concepts in Session 1.

  1. Mary is reading a short text for beginning readers. She comes across the word "plant" in the sentence, "The plant needs water." She refers to the picture illustration on the page and then reads "flower" for "plant." What cueing systems is she using?
    1. a. Graphophonetic and background knowledge
    2. b. Graphophonetic and semantics
    3. c. Semantics and structural analysis
    4. d. Semantics and syntax
    5. e. Semantics and background knowledge
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  2. When teaching phonics, what are suggested guidelines teachers should follow?
    1. a. Memorization of phonic rules ensures application of those rules.
    2. b. Reading and spelling words should be exclusively dependent upon phonics.
    3. c. Phonics is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
    4. d. Teaching students to use phonics should be evident in a student’s spelling.
    5. e. Correct application of phonic rules should be assessed by running records and worksheet tasks.
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  3. In the video showing a brief part of a Language Experience Approach lesson, why does the teacher ask the students for the sounds of the letters and not the letter names?
    1. a. She wants the children to learn the sounds associated with letters and to use that knowledge in their reading and spelling.
    2. b. She wants the children to see how orthographic patterns exist in words.
    3. c. She thinks it’s a behavioral strategy to keep the students on task.
    4. d. She thinks it will promote their understanding of word families.
    5. e. All of the above
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  4. A student spells the word "shine" as "sin" In which of Ehri’s spelling stages would this student be characterized?
    1. a. Prealphabetic
    2. b. Partial alphabetic
    3. c. Full alphabetic
    4. d. Consolidated alphabetic
    5. e. All of the above
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  5. Sight words include:
    1. a. High frequency phonetically regular words that can be read without conscious effort
    2. b. High frequency phonetically irregular words that can be read without conscious effort
    3. c. Low frequency phonetically regular words that can be read without conscious effort
    4. d. Low frequency phonetically irregular words that can be read without conscious effort
    5. e. All of the above
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