Phonics Knowledge Exit Ticket

Phonics instruction includes _____________>

• letters only

• sounds only

• letters and letter-sound relationships

• only digraphs and diphthongs

Answer explanation

šPhonics Knowledge consists of letters and letter-sound combinations called phonemes (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013).

Appropriate phonics instruction enables young readers to ___________.

• learn to read

• learn to sing

• learn to type

• learn to draw

Answer explanation

šAppropriate phonics instruction enables young children to learn to read (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013).

Phonics instruction should be balanced,_________, and ____________.

• easy and loud

• audible and challenging

• rhyming and fun

• systematic and research-based

Answer explanation

šPhonics instructions should be balanced, systematic, and research-based (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013, Ehri, 2020).

Students can use their knowledge of consonant blends and consonant digraphs to ________.

• sing words

• analyze certain words

• talk about sounds

• to draw pictures

Answer explanation

šStudents can use their knowledge of consonants blends and consonant digraphs to analyze words (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013).

Teachers should teach the ______ and _______ vowel sounds.

• right, left

• short, long

• uppercase, lowercase

• name, shape

Answer explanation

šStudents should learn the long and short sounds of each vowel (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013).

A teacher observes a student having difficulty reading a text, and the student continues to struggle with the same phonetic element in various words. What assessment is the teacher using?

• teacher observation

• in-depth assessment

• student observation

• quick assessment

Answer explanation

šTeacher Observation: Teachers observe students having difficulty reading words in a text or sentences.

A teacher presents a list of words based on various phonetic elements to a student and records their responses. What type of assessment is the teacher providing?

• quick assessment

• students lists

• in-depth assessment

• teacher observation

Answer explanation

šIn-Depth Assessment: A Phonics Continuum can be used to determine which areas of phonics should be targeted.

After the teacher performs assessments, a student continues to struggle to read words with various phonetic elements. What should be the teacher's next step?

• perform another assessment until the students passes the test

• provide interventions

• talk to the parent

• tell the student to try harder

Answer explanation

Once teachers have determined the phonetic element a student needs, then teachers can target the priority need of the students through interventions (Cockrum & Shanker, 2013).