Question 1

In both open and closed word sorting, children are guided toward discovering similarities in words, rather than being told how they are alike.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In what order do children progress through developmental phases of word identification?

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A)   Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic
B)   Partial alphabetic, pre-alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, full alphabetic
C)   Prealphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic
D)   Partial alphabetic, prealphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabeticE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 3

What principle is represented in the following example?
C + at = cat

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A)   Phonemic awareness
B)   Function words
C)   Alphabetic principle
D)   Onset and rimeE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which one of the following strategies is NOT used for teaching function words?

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A)   Incremental rehearsal
B)   Cross-checking
C)   Language-experience strategy
D)   Word wallE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The word "dict" is a(n)  __ for " dictation."

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A)   antonym
B)   prefix
C)   root word
D)   inflectional endingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Skilled readers use the strategy of immediate word recognition on 50 percent of the printed words they encounter.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Students need to know how to read words so they can focus on understanding what they are reading. Which of the following is NOT a principle to be implemented?

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A)   Identifying words means sounding them out.
B)   Assessment should guide grouping.
C)   Phonics is only one part of the word identification process.
D)   Teach and reinforce word identification in meaningful contexts.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following sets of words would be most effective to use when introducing students to the concept of structural analysis?

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A)   Pretest, retest, tested, testing
B)   Run, runs, ran, running
C)   Hate, great, wait, eight
D)   Afraid, obtain, explain, remainE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The authors of the text discuss many strategies for teaching phonics. Explain three strategies and how you would adapt them to your own classroom. Include why you selected the strategies.

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Question 10

Ms. Simon asked a group of fourth-grade students, "What words can you think of that have the prefix "un" in them?" Students mentioned unfair, unable, unacceptable, unafraid, and unbelief. She is likely enhancing the students' awareness of

Accepted Answer

A)   morphemic structure.
B)   structural analysis.
C)   inflected endings.
D)   Greek roots.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Relying on context to cross-check for word identification is a strategy discussed in the text. Discuss why and how cross-checking develops one's ability to identify words.

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Question 12

While reading a section in her basal reader, Emily underlined all the words that she did not know right away and wrote them on index cards. Emily is creating

Accepted Answer

A)   a word wall.
B)   a word bank.
C)   a word sort.
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Each of the following is a spelling-based strategy for word identification EXCEPT

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A)   word banks.
B)   word walls.
C)   cube words.
D)   word sorting.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 14

To decode is to

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A)   make meaning.
B)   use a code to decipher a message.
C)   write out what you hear.
D)   sound out a printed sequence of letters.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

When students use meaning clues to identify words, they are using

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A)   context.
B)   word walls.
C)   high-frequency words.
D)   phonics.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

When a child reads the word "money" for "monkey," the student is in which developmental phase for word identification?

Accepted Answer

A)   Prealphabetic phase
B)   Partial alphabetic phase
C)   Full alphabetic phase
D)   Consolidated alphabetic phaseE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

________ involves teaching children how to identify words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cross-checking strategies
B)   Spelling-based strategies
C)   Analogy-based strategies
D)   Structural analysisE) B) and C)
F) A) and C) D

Question 18

Which of the following is a strategy for teaching structural analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wall chart carousel
B)   Compound word cups
C)   Word study notebook
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

________is a compound word, while_________is a contraction.

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A)   Trench coat; its
B)   Flip chart; those
C)   Toothbrush; it is
D)   Scarecrow; who'sE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Your principal has asked you to compose a letter for the parents of your students explaining how you teach word identification. Discuss four points that you will include in your letter and explain why each point is important.

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Exam 7: Word Identification

In both open and closed word sorting, children are guided toward discovering similarities in words, rather than being told how they are alike.

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In what order do children progress through developmental phases of word identification?

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What principle is represented in the following example? C + at = cat

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Which one of the following strategies is NOT used for teaching function words?

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The word "dict" is a(n) __ for " dictation."

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Skilled readers use the strategy of immediate word recognition on 50 percent of the printed words they encounter.

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Students need to know how to read words so they can focus on understanding what they are reading. Which of the following is NOT a principle to be implemented?

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Which of the following sets of words would be most effective to use when introducing students to the concept of structural analysis?

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The authors of the text discuss many strategies for teaching phonics. Explain three strategies and how you would adapt them to your own classroom. Include why you selected the strategies.

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Ms. Simon asked a group of fourth-grade students, "What words can you think of that have the prefix "un" in them?" Students mentioned unfair, unable, unacceptable, unafraid, and unbelief. She is likely enhancing the students' awareness of

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Relying on context to cross-check for word identification is a strategy discussed in the text. Discuss why and how cross-checking develops one's ability to identify words.

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While reading a section in her basal reader, Emily underlined all the words that she did not know right away and wrote them on index cards. Emily is creating

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Each of the following is a spelling-based strategy for word identification EXCEPT

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To decode is to

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When students use meaning clues to identify words, they are using

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When a child reads the word "money" for "monkey," the student is in which developmental phase for word identification?

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________ involves teaching children how to identify words through prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

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________is a compound word, while_________is a contraction.

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Your principal has asked you to compose a letter for the parents of your students explaining how you teach word identification. Discuss four points that you will include in your letter and explain why each point is important.

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