Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Connecticut Foundations of Reading Test Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

Question 1

Which skill demonstrates phonemic awareness in early readers?

Accepted Answer

Identifying the beginning sound in 'cat'

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Reading a sentence aloud

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Writing the letter A

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Matching a picture to a word

Question 2

A student can blend the sounds /s/ /u/ /n/ into 'sun.' This is an example of which phonemic awareness skill?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme blending

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Phoneme segmentation

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Phoneme deletion

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Phoneme substitution

Question 3

Which task best assesses phoneme segmentation?

Accepted Answer

Asking a student to say each sound in 'ship' separately

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Asking a student to rhyme words with 'cat'

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Asking a student to clap syllables in 'butter'

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Asking a student to identify the odd word out

Question 4

A teacher claps once for each syllable in 'elephant.' What phonological skill is being practiced?

Accepted Answer

Syllable segmentation

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Phoneme blending

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Onset-rime manipulation

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Phoneme deletion

Question 5

Which of the following is a phoneme deletion task?

Accepted Answer

Say 'smile' without the /s/

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Blend /b/ /l/ /ue/ into 'blue'

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Count the syllables in 'banana'

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Identify the rhyme in 'bat' and 'cat'

Question 6

According to the Connecticut Foundations of Reading framework, at what level should phonemic awareness instruction primarily occur?

Accepted Answer

Oral and auditory, without print

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With letter cards and written words

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Through silent reading practice

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Via computer-based spelling drills