Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Phonics & Decoding Instruction

Question 1

Which approach to phonics instruction is most strongly supported by research on early reading?

Accepted Answer

Systematic and explicit phonics instruction

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Embedded phonics through literature

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Incidental phonics based on student questions

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Whole-language phonics discovery

Question 2

A teacher introduces consonant blends after students have mastered single consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. This reflects which instructional principle?

Accepted Answer

Teaching skills in a logical, scaffolded sequence

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Teaching the most common patterns first regardless of complexity

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Allowing student interest to drive the phonics sequence

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Introducing all consonant patterns simultaneously

Question 3

In the word 'cake,' the final 'e' signals that the vowel is:

Accepted Answer

Long

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Short

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Silent

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R-controlled

Question 4

Which word contains a consonant digraph?

Accepted Answer

Ship

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Blend

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Trap

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Crisp

Question 5

A student reads 'what' as /w/ /h/ /a/ /t/ by sounding out each letter individually. What phonics concept is the student missing?

Accepted Answer

High-frequency irregular words must be memorized

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Consonant blends require blending two sounds

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Vowels always make their short sound

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Digraphs always start words

Question 6

The letters 'ck' in 'duck' are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A consonant digraph making one sound

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A consonant blend making two sounds

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A vowel team

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An r-controlled vowel