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Phonological Processing Skills Flashcards

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  1. A WIAT examiner says 'Listen: /b/ /ɪ/ /g/. What word is that?' This task assesses:

    Answer: Phoneme blending

    The examiner provides isolated phonemes and asks the student to combine them into a word, which is phoneme blending.

  2. Which task is an example of onset-rime manipulation?

    Answer: Changing the /s/ in 'sat' to /m/ to make 'mat'

    Replacing the onset /s/ with /m/ in 'sat' to produce 'mat' is classic onset-rime substitution.

  3. How many phonemes are in the word 'knight'?

    Answer: 3

    'Knight' is pronounced /naɪt/, containing three phonemes: /n/, /aɪ/, and /t/.

  4. A student who struggles with the WIAT Phoneme Isolation task likely has difficulty with:

    Answer: Identifying individual sounds within a word

    Phoneme isolation requires detecting and identifying a specific phoneme (e.g., first, last, or middle) within a spoken word.

  5. Which sequence correctly orders phonological awareness skills from SIMPLEST to MOST COMPLEX?

    Answer: Rhyme recognition → syllable counting → phoneme manipulation

    Rhyme recognition emerges first, syllable-level tasks follow, and phoneme-level manipulation is the most advanced skill.

  6. The word 'scratch' contains how many phonemes?

    Answer: 5

    'Scratch' is pronounced /skrætʃ/ and contains five phonemes: /s/, /k/, /r/, /æ/, /tʃ/.

  7. On the WIAT, which subtest directly measures phonological processing in a standardized way?

    Answer: Phonological Processing

    The WIAT includes a dedicated Phonological Processing subtest that assesses rhyming, word and phoneme blending, phoneme isolation, deletion, and reversal.