READ 3311 Review for READ 4384

According to the National Reading Panel (2000),

which of the following are the essential skills for

reading success?

• Phonemic Awareness

• Phonics

• Comprehension

• Vocabulary

• All the above plus Fluency

Which of the following is the best definition of

effective phonics instruction?

• A method emphasizing worksheets and

  rote activities.

• Explicit and systematic instruction of the

  relationships between letters and sounds.

• A method that allows children to develop

  understandings about sounds naturally

  and without teacher intervention.

• A transactional, collaborative model of

  instruction.

What is the best definition of phonemic awareness?

• The ability to understand what is read.

• The ability to identify, isolate, and

  manipulate individual sounds.

• The ability to match printed letters with

  sounds.

• The ability to read smoothly, quickly, and

  with prosody.

What is the best definition of vocabulary?

• The ability to segment and blend the sounds of a word.

• The ability to define a word.

• The ability to understand and use words.

• The ability to spell and write a word.

What is the best definition of fluency?

• Reading with an appropriate speed.

• Reading with accuracy.

• Reading with expression and prosody.

• All of the answers

What is the best definition of phonics?

• A method of instruction that teaches students the systematic relationship between letters and sounds

• The ability to hear and manipulate sounds.

• The ability to understand and use word meanings.

• The ability to spell a word correctly.

What is the best definition of comprehension?

• The ability to understand word meanings.

• The ability to read smoothly and accurately.

• The ability to interpret text and create meaning/connections.

• The ability to recognize the relationship between letters and sounds

Which of the following components would lead to accurate DECODING of a text?

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

• Phonemic awareness

• Phonics

Which of the following is the ability to blend, segment, manipulate, and delete phonemes through listening?

• phonemic awareness

• fluency

• comprehension

• phonics

Which of the following is the ultimate goal of reading?

• fluency

• comprehension

• phonemic awareness

• phonics