Phonemic Awareness

What is the analysis of the letters in a word to determine its pronunciation?

• phonemic awareness

• phonics

• phonemes

• decoding

What are the individual sounds within words?

• decoding

• phonological awareness

• phonemes

• phonics

Which concept should be taught before phonics?

• fluency

• phonemic awareness

• comprehension

• vocabulary

What should kindergarten students practice, even before phonemic awareness?

• rhyming and syllables

• blending and segmenting

• fluency and comprehension

• phonics and vocabulary

When is phonemic awareness best taught?

• preschool and pre-kindergarten

• kindergarten and 1st grade

• 1st and 2nd grade

• 2nd and 3rd grade

Which 2 phonemic awareness skills have been found to give the greatest reading advantage to kindergarten and 1st grade children?

• syntax and semantics

• blending and segmenting

• facts and concepts

• syllables and spelling

What are 2 things a classroom should have when students have phonemic awareness instruction?

• cool temperature and soft lighting

• students in seats and Promethean board visible

• multiple adults and students modeling

• quiet and students seated to see the teacher's mouth

What has been shown to obtain the best learning results in phonemic awareness instruction?

• when letter instruction is also combined with the instruction

• when students can pick out rhymes in a poem

• when students sit up straight in their seats

• when a story accompanies the phonemic awareness instruction

What should the instruction look like during phonemic awareness time? (choose 2)

• students do a worksheet independently

• brief, simple, and enjoyable

• multiple choice questions and answers

• language songs, games, and activities that encourage listening

When have students successfully accomplished learning phonemic awareness?

• when they can fully segment words with ease

• when they can get 80% or higher on spelling tests

• when they can identify all of the rhyming words in a poem

• when they can complete a word ladder on their own