ORELA ORELA Reading & Literacy Development

Question 1

Which reading component involves the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words?

Accepted Answer

Phonological awareness

Answer

Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language, including rhyming, syllables, and individual phonemes.

Question 2

What instructional approach teaches the systematic relationship between letters and the sounds they represent?

Accepted Answer

Phonics instruction

Answer

Phonics instruction explicitly teaches the correspondence between graphemes (letters) and phonemes (sounds) to help students decode written words.

Question 3

According to the 'Simple View of Reading,' reading comprehension is the product of which two factors?

Accepted Answer

Decoding and language comprehension

Answer

The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) defines reading comprehension as the product of decoding ability multiplied by language comprehension.

Question 4

Which Oregon-aligned framework guides K–3 literacy instruction with an emphasis on structured literacy practices?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Literacy Framework

Answer

Oregon's Literacy Framework provides guidance for PreK–12 reading instruction and aligns with evidence-based structured literacy practices.

Question 5

What term describes a student's ability to read text accurately, at an appropriate rate, and with proper expression?

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency

Answer

Reading fluency encompasses accuracy, rate, and prosody (expression), and it bridges decoding and comprehension by freeing cognitive resources.

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ORELA ORELA Reading & Literacy Development