Module 3: Chapters 4, 5, and 6 Recall Quiz

A young child struggles to recognize the number of syllables in the word octopus. Is this child struggling with a receptive or productive phonological skill?

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 4, pp. 60-61).

• receptive phonological skill

• productive phonological skill

What is important for teachers to know about phonological processing competence?

Choose all that apply.

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 4, p. 71).

• There is a strong correlation between phonological processing abilities and becoming a successful reader.

• Children with reading disabilities often struggle with phonological processing skills.

• A child's phonological processing abilities impacts their overall spoken language competence.

• Phonological processing skills have a limited affect on children's writing abilities.

Is it more likely for students who struggle with receptive phonological skills or productive phonological skills to experience difficulties learning how to read?

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 4, pp. 92-93).

• receptive phonological skills

• productive phonological skills

“The collection of pairings between meanings and spoken words is a person’s ____________” (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 5, p. 94).

• phonological knowledge

• vocabulary

• grammatical knowledge

• spoken language competence

At what age do children usually say their first word? (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 5, p. 108).

• 6 to 9 months old

• 10 to 15 months old

• 16 to 18 months old

• 19 to 20 months old

True or false: exposure to language through passive listening is an effective way to increase vocabulary development.

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 5, p. 131).

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why might a child have a limited vocabulary? Choose all that apply.

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 5, pp. 132-133).

• They are an English Language Learner.

• They are from a high income family.

• They have a disability that affects vocabulary acquisition.

• They have a reserved demeanor.

What grammatical knowledge is needed to be a competent speaker? Choose all that apply. (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 6, pp. 139).

• Knowing open-class words.

• Knowing closed-class words.

• knowing how to use inflectional endings.

• Knowing how to correctly order words in phrases or sentences.

Which is NOT an example of a grammatical category? (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 6, p. 139).

• nouns

• verbs

• punctuation

• question words

True or false: grammatical knowledge is only utilized in spoken language and students do not need grammatical competence in order to read or write.

(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, Ch. 6, p. 146).

• TRUE

• FALSE