Question 1

Each of the following is a spelling-based strategy for word identification EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  word banks. 
B)  word walls. 
C)  cube words. 
D)  word sorting. 
A)  word banks. 
B)  word walls. 
C)  cube words. 
D)  word sorting. C

Question 2

________ involves teaching children how to identify words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-checking strategies 
B)  Spelling-based strategies 
C)  Analogy-based strategies 
D)  Structural analysis 
A)  Cross-checking strategies 
B)  Spelling-based strategies 
C)  Analogy-based strategies 
D)  Structural analysis D

Question 3

In what order do children progress through developmental phases of word identification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic 
B)  Partial alphabetic, pre-alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic 
C)  Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic 
D)  Partial alphabetic, prealphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic 
A)  Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic 
B)  Partial alphabetic, pre-alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic 
C)  Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic 
D)  Partial alphabetic, prealphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic C

Question 4

What principle is represented in the following example?
C + at = cat

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonemic awareness 
B)  Function words 
C)  Alphabetic principle 
D)  Onset and rime 
A)  Phonemic awareness 
B)  Function words 
C)  Alphabetic principle 
D)  Onset and rime

Question 5

Skilled readers use the strategy of immediate word recognition on 50 percent of the printed words they encounter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Students need to know how to read words so they can focus on understanding what they are reading. Which of the following is NOT a principle to be implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying words means sounding them out. 
B)  Assessment should guide grouping. 
C)  Phonics is only one part of the word identification process. 
D)  Teach and reinforce word identification in meaningful contexts. 
A)  Identifying words means sounding them out. 
B)  Assessment should guide grouping. 
C)  Phonics is only one part of the word identification process. 
D)  Teach and reinforce word identification in meaningful contexts.

Question 7

To decode is to

Accepted Answer

A)  make meaning. 
B)  use a code to decipher a message. 
C)  write out what you hear. 
D)  sound out a printed sequence of letters. 
A)  make meaning. 
B)  use a code to decipher a message. 
C)  write out what you hear. 
D)  sound out a printed sequence of letters.

Question 8

Your principal has asked you to compose a letter for the parents of your students explaining how you teach word identification. Discuss four points that you will include in your letter and explain why each point is important.

Accepted Answer

should include information about analyti

Question 9

Ms. Simon asked a group of fourth-grade students, "What words can you think of that have the prefix "un" in them?" Students mentioned unfair, unable, unacceptable, unafraid, and unbelief. She is likely enhancing the students' awareness of

Accepted Answer

A)  morphemic structure. 
B)  structural analysis. 
C)  inflected endings. 
D)  Greek roots. 
A)  morphemic structure. 
B)  structural analysis. 
C)  inflected endings. 
D)  Greek roots.

Question 10

The word "dict" is a(n) __ for " dictation."

Accepted Answer

A)  antonym 
B)  prefix 
C)  root word 
D)  inflectional ending 
A)  antonym 
B)  prefix 
C)  root word 
D)  inflectional ending

Question 11

In both open and closed word sorting, children are guided toward discovering similarities in words, rather than being told how they are alike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a child reads the word "money" for "monkey," the student is in which developmental phase for word identification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prealphabetic phase 
B)  Partial alphabetic phase 
C)  Full alphabetic phase 
D)  Consolidated alphabetic phase 
A)  Prealphabetic phase 
B)  Partial alphabetic phase 
C)  Full alphabetic phase 
D)  Consolidated alphabetic phase

Question 13

While reading a section in her basal reader, Emily underlined all the words that she did not know right away and wrote them on index cards. Emily is creating

Accepted Answer

A)  a word wall. 
B)  a word bank. 
C)  a word sort. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  a word wall. 
B)  a word bank. 
C)  a word sort. 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

Relying on context to cross-check for word identification is a strategy discussed in the text. Discuss why and how cross-checking develops one's ability to identify words.

Accepted Answer

should include a definition of

Question 15

Which of the following is a strategy for teaching structural analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wall chart carousel 
B)  Compound word cups 
C)  Word study notebook 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Wall chart carousel 
B)  Compound word cups 
C)  Word study notebook 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

________is a compound word, while_________is a contraction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trench coat; its 
B)  Flip chart; those 
C)  Toothbrush; it is 
D)  Scarecrow; who's 
A)  Trench coat; its 
B)  Flip chart; those 
C)  Toothbrush; it is 
D)  Scarecrow; who's

Question 17

Which one of the following strategies is NOT used for teaching function words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incremental rehearsal 
B)  Cross-checking 
C)  Language-experience strategy 
D)  Word wall 
A)  Incremental rehearsal 
B)  Cross-checking 
C)  Language-experience strategy 
D)  Word wall

Question 18

The authors of the text discuss many strategies for teaching phonics. Explain three strategies and how you would adapt them to your own classroom. Include why you selected the strategies.

Accepted Answer

should include information abo

Question 19

When students use meaning clues to identify words, they are using

Accepted Answer

A)  context. 
B)  word walls. 
C)  high-frequency words. 
D)  phonics. 
A)  context. 
B)  word walls. 
C)  high-frequency words. 
D)  phonics.

Question 20

Which of the following sets of words would be most effective to use when introducing students to the concept of structural analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pretest, retest, tested, testing 
B)  Run, runs, ran, running 
C)  Hate, great, wait, eight 
D)  Afraid, obtain, explain, remain 
A)  Pretest, retest, tested, testing 
B)  Run, runs, ran, running 
C)  Hate, great, wait, eight 
D)  Afraid, obtain, explain, remain

Each of the following is a spelling-based strategy for word identification EXCEPT

________ involves teaching children how to identify words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

In what order do children progress through developmental phases of word identification?

What principle is represented in the following example? C + at = cat

Skilled readers use the strategy of immediate word recognition on 50 percent of the printed words they encounter.

Students need to know how to read words so they can focus on understanding what they are reading. Which of the following is NOT a principle to be implemented?

To decode is to

Your principal has asked you to compose a letter for the parents of your students explaining how you teach word identification. Discuss four points that you will include in your letter and explain why each point is important.

Ms. Simon asked a group of fourth-grade students, "What words can you think of that have the prefix "un" in them?" Students mentioned unfair, unable, unacceptable, unafraid, and unbelief. She is likely enhancing the students' awareness of

The word "dict" is a(n) __ for " dictation."

In both open and closed word sorting, children are guided toward discovering similarities in words, rather than being told how they are alike.

When a child reads the word "money" for "monkey," the student is in which developmental phase for word identification?

While reading a section in her basal reader, Emily underlined all the words that she did not know right away and wrote them on index cards. Emily is creating

Relying on context to cross-check for word identification is a strategy discussed in the text. Discuss why and how cross-checking develops one's ability to identify words.

Which of the following is a strategy for teaching structural analysis?

is a compound word, while_is a contraction.

Which one of the following strategies is NOT used for teaching function words?

The authors of the text discuss many strategies for teaching phonics. Explain three strategies and how you would adapt them to your own classroom. Include why you selected the strategies.

When students use meaning clues to identify words, they are using

Which of the following sets of words would be most effective to use when introducing students to the concept of structural analysis?

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Exam 7: Word Identification

Each of the following is a spelling-based strategy for word identification EXCEPT

________ involves teaching children how to identify words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

In what order do children progress through developmental phases of word identification?

What principle is represented in the following example? C + at = cat

Skilled readers use the strategy of immediate word recognition on 50 percent of the printed words they encounter.

Students need to know how to read words so they can focus on understanding what they are reading. Which of the following is NOT a principle to be implemented?

To decode is to

Your principal has asked you to compose a letter for the parents of your students explaining how you teach word identification. Discuss four points that you will include in your letter and explain why each point is important.

Ms. Simon asked a group of fourth-grade students, "What words can you think of that have the prefix "un" in them?" Students mentioned unfair, unable, unacceptable, unafraid, and unbelief. She is likely enhancing the students' awareness of

The word "dict" is a(n) __ for " dictation."

In both open and closed word sorting, children are guided toward discovering similarities in words, rather than being told how they are alike.

When a child reads the word "money" for "monkey," the student is in which developmental phase for word identification?

While reading a section in her basal reader, Emily underlined all the words that she did not know right away and wrote them on index cards. Emily is creating

Relying on context to cross-check for word identification is a strategy discussed in the text. Discuss why and how cross-checking develops one's ability to identify words.

Which of the following is a strategy for teaching structural analysis?

________is a compound word, while_________is a contraction.

Which one of the following strategies is NOT used for teaching function words?

The authors of the text discuss many strategies for teaching phonics. Explain three strategies and how you would adapt them to your own classroom. Include why you selected the strategies.

When students use meaning clues to identify words, they are using

Which of the following sets of words would be most effective to use when introducing students to the concept of structural analysis?

Knowledge and Beliefs About Reading

Approaches to Reading Instruction

Meeting the Literacy Needs of Diverse Learners

Early Literacy: From Birth to School

Literacy Instruction for Beginning Readers and Writers

Assessing Reading Performance

Reading Fluency

Vocabulary Knowledge and Concept Development

Reading Comprehension

Reading/Writing Connections

Bringing Children and Text Together

Instructional Materials

Making the Transition to Content Area Texts

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is a compound word, while_is a contraction.