PPGDTH

What is phonemic awareness?

• Understanding letters of the alphabet

• Recognizing individual sounds in words

• Reading aloud with a teacher

• Choosing your favourite books

Which approach focuses on sound-letter relationships to help children decode written language?

• Phonics

• Vocabulary development

• Comprehension strategies

• Extensive reading

Which reading strategies involve quickly going through a text to get a general idea of its main points or topic?

• Predicting

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Monitoring

What is the purpose of pre-reading activities?

• To make students read faster

• To prepare students for reading and engage their interest

• To test students' reading skills

• To finish reading quickly

Which of the following is a pre-reading activity, EXCEPT?

• Predicting what the story will be about

• Summarizing the story

• Taking a picture walk through the story

• Discussing what is already known about the topic

What kinds of books are typically used in guided reading?

• Books with many colourful pictures.

• Books with many new words and complex sentence structures.

• Books with predictable and repetitive patterns.

• Books about abstract topics.

What does the reading strategy "Predicting" involve?

• Making connections to prior knowledge or experiences

• Finding clues to what might come next in a text

• Determining whether one's reading makes sense

• Summarizing the text after reading

What is the primary focus of phonics instruction?

• Learning how to spell long words

• Focusing on the meaning of texts

• Teaching the relationship between sounds and letters

• Memorizing word definitions

Which activity is an example of a phonemic awareness task?

• Identifying syllables in a word

• Blending sounds to form a word

• Sorting pictures with the same starting sound

• Using chants with written words

What is the main goal of independent reading programs for young learners?

• To help children learn to read quickly.

• To encourage children to read for pleasure and to choose their own reading materials.

• To improve children's writing skills.

• To teach children how to use the library.