Language Arts and Literacy Instruction Flashcards

Phonological awareness refers to a child's ability to:

Answer: Hear and manipulate sounds in spoken language

Phonological awareness is an oral language skill involving sensitivity to the sound structure of language, including rhymes, syllables, and phonemes.

Which of the following is an example of a phonemic awareness task?

Answer: Blending spoken sounds to form a word

Blending individual phonemes (e.g., /c/ /a/ /t/ → 'cat') is a phonemic awareness task focused on the smallest units of sound.

The alphabetic principle is the understanding that:

Answer: Written letters represent spoken sounds in a systematic way

The alphabetic principle is the foundational concept that letters and letter combinations systematically represent the phonemes of spoken language.

Environmental print includes:

Answer: Labels, signs, and logos children see in everyday life

Environmental print refers to the print children encounter in their daily environment, such as stop signs, cereal boxes, and store logos.

Which approach to early reading instruction uses meaningful, whole texts to teach literacy skills?

Answer: Whole language approach

The whole language approach emphasizes meaning-making through authentic texts, integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Concepts of print include understanding that in English, text is read:

Answer: Left to right and top to bottom

Directionality is a key concept of print: English text is read from left to right, top to bottom, and front to back.