Science of Reading

What is the Science of Reading focused on?

• Understanding how individuals learn to speak
• Understanding how individuals learn to write
• Understanding how individuals learn to draw
• Understanding how individuals learn to read

Why is phonological awareness essential for learning to read?

• To understand the relationship between words and sentences
• To understand the relationship between letters and sounds
• To understand the relationship between numbers and shapes
• To understand the relationship between colors and patterns

What is the focus of phonics instruction?

• The relationship between sounds and numbers
• The relationship between sounds and letters
• The relationship between sounds and colors
• The relationship between sounds and shapes

Why is vocabulary development crucial for reading comprehension?

• To understand the relationship between letters and numbers
• To understand the relationship between sounds and shapes
• To understand the meaning of words in order to understand the text
• To understand the relationship between colors and patterns

Which of the following are examples of comprehension strategies?

• Summarizing, predicting, and counting
• Summarizing, predicting, and making connections
• Summarizing, predicting, and singing
• Summarizing, predicting, and drawing

What does the Science of Reading provide educators with?

• Evidence-based strategies for teaching drawing skills effectively
• Evidence-based strategies for teaching reading skills effectively
• Evidence-based strategies for teaching writing skills effectively
• Evidence-based strategies for teaching speaking skills effectively

How can educators help students become proficient readers?

• By focusing only on phonics instruction
• By focusing only on vocabulary development
• By ignoring phonological awareness and phonics instruction
• By incorporating phonological awareness, phonics instruction, vocabulary development, and comprehension strategies