Basic Literacy Skills

Which of the following are Basic Early Literacy Skills that are predictive of reading acquisition and later reading achievement?

• Alphabetic Principal and Basic Phonics

• Advanced Phonics and Word Attack Skills

• Phonemic Awareness

• Reading Comprehension

• Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text

Is Letter Naming Fluency a Basic Early Literacy Skill?

• Yes. It is predictive of reading acquisition and we should focus on instruction in isolation.

• No. It is an indicator of risk only, it is not predictive of reading acquisition.

• Yes. It is a strong predictor of phonemic awareness.

What is Phonemic Awareness?

• The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.

• The relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.

• The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with expression.

• The understanding that the squiggly lines on a page represent spoken language and that print is organized in a particular way.

What is Phonics?

• The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.

• The relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.

• The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with expression.

• The understanding that the squiggly lines on a page represent spoken language and that print is organized in a particular way.

If a student scores at or above Benchmark on the Acadience Test, what is the overall likelihood of achieving subsequent goals?

• 70-100%

• 80-90%

• 40-60%

• 10-20%

If a student scores Below Benchmark on the Acadience Test, what is the overall likelihood of achieving subsequent goals?

• 70-100%

• 80-90%

• 40-60%

• 10-20%

If a student scores Well Below Benchmark on the Acadience Test, what is the overall likelihood of achieving subsequent goals?

• 70-100%

• 80-90%

• 40-60%

• 10-20%

Of the five Basic Early Literacy Skills, what skill should be acquired first in order to become a successful reader?

• Alphabetic Principal and Basic Phonics

• Reading Comprehension

• Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text

• Phonemic Awareness

• Advanced Phonics and Word Attack Skills

If a student scores below or well below benchmark on Oral Reading Fluency, in what order do we provide intervention?

• Accuracy, Fluency, Comprehension

• Fluency, Accuracy, Comprehension

• Comprehension, Fluency, Accuracy

• Accuracy, Comprehension, Fluency