CEOE Reading and Literacy Instruction

Question 1

Which of the following best describes phonemic awareness?

Accepted Answer

The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words

Answer

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes (sounds) in spoken words, which is an oral skill that precedes phonics instruction.

Question 2

What does 'decoding' refer to in reading instruction?

Accepted Answer

Using letter-sound relationships to translate written words into spoken language

Answer

Decoding is the process of applying knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (phonics) to accurately read unfamiliar printed words.

Question 3

According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is best described as the product of:

Accepted Answer

Decoding ability and language comprehension

Answer

The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) states that Reading Comprehension = Decoding × Language Comprehension, meaning both components are essential.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a morpheme?

Accepted Answer

The prefix 'un-' as in 'unhappy'

Answer

A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language; the prefix 'un-' is a bound morpheme that changes word meaning when attached to a root.

Question 5

What is the 'alphabetic principle' as applied in early literacy instruction?

Accepted Answer

The understanding that letters represent sounds in a systematic way

Answer

The alphabetic principle is the foundational understanding that letters and letter combinations systematically represent the phonemes (sounds) of spoken language.

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CEOE Reading and Literacy Instruction