Foundational Skills Flashcards
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A student reads 'ph' in the word 'phone' and says /f/. Which phonics skill is the student demonstrating?
Answer: Consonant digraph decoding
The 'ph' digraph is a two-letter combination that makes the /f/ sound, which is a consonant digraph.
Which word contains a long vowel sound spelled with a silent 'e'?
Answer: lane
In 'lane,' the final silent 'e' makes the 'a' say its long vowel sound /ā/.
What is the first step a student should take when encountering an unfamiliar multisyllabic word?
Answer: Break the word into syllables
Dividing a long word into syllables makes each part smaller and easier to decode.
A student blends /k/ /æ/ /t/ and says 'cat.' This task measures which skill?
Answer: Phoneme blending
Phoneme blending is the ability to combine individual sounds to form a word.
In the FastBridge aReading assessment, which score indicates a student is performing at the benchmark level?
Answer: A score within the green range on the risk report
FastBridge uses color-coded risk bands; the green (benchmark) range indicates grade-level proficiency.
Which pair of words demonstrates knowledge of onset and rime?
Answer: cat / bat
Cat and bat share the rime '-at' while differing only in onset (/k/ vs. /b/).
A child consistently reads 'was' as 'saw.' This error pattern is best described as:
Answer: Letter transposition / reversal
Reading 'was' as 'saw' shows the child is reversing the letter sequence, a common transposition error.