EDEL 102 Preliminary Exam

Which is WRONG about reading?

• Reading is the active process of

  reconstructing meaning from language

  represented by graphic symbols.

• It has three components: decoding, comprehension and retention.

• Reading involves a dynamic interaction

  among the reader’s existing knowledge,

  the language of the text, and the

  context of the situation.

• Reading is all about saying words out loud.

It is the condition of keeping something whether in short-term of long-term memory.

• Comprehension

• Context

• Decoding

• Retention

It is defined as the level of understanding of a text/ message.

• Comprehension

• Context

• Decoding

• Retention

It refers to the process of translating a printed word into a sound.

• Comprehension

• Context

• Decoding

• Retention

All of the following are required skills in reading EXCEPT

• eye movement

• visual discrimination

• association skills

• gross motor skills

In this stage, children start the long course of reading to acquire new knowledge.

• Initial Reading and Decoding

• Construction and Reconstruction

• Multiple Viewpoints

• Reading for Learning the New

This stage is done by using the basic decoding elements, sight vocabulary, and meaning context in the reading of familiar stories and selections.

• Pre-reading

• Multiple Viewpoints

• Initial Reading and Decoding

• Confirmation and Fluency

What is the stage wherein readers can read multiple texts and take in information to form their own understanding?

• Construction and Reconstruction

• Reading for Learning the New

• Confirmation and Fluency

• Pre-reading

During stage 0 of developmental reading, children usually do the following EXCEPT:

• pretending to read

• retelling story when looking at pages of book previously read to him/her

• reading a novel

• naming letters of alphabet

At the end of _____, about 3000 words can be read and understood and about 9000 are known when heard.

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4