CHAPTER 5 QUIZ 1.

Six year old Rachel proudly said she could read the word fish because it looked like the word dish. This child was demonstrating her awareness of: a. word families 2. Shared reading is: a. a way to share books with children that are too difficult for the children to read themselves 3. The belief that there should be a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes and graphemes so that each sound is consistently represented by one letter is known as: a. the Alphabetic Principle
4. The principal wisely told a new first grade teacher that her daily instructional schedule should include: a. opportunities for students to apply phonics concepts as they read

5. Phonics instruction should be viewed as: a. part of a balanced approach that includes authentic reading and writing
6. Of the following, the most powerful predictor of later reading achievement appears to be a child's: a. phonemic awareness 7. In the English language, there are: a. 44 phonemes 8. Phonemic awareness instruction should be: a. integrated with other components of a balanced literacy program 9. Which stage marks children's growing awareness of the alphabetic principle? a. Beginning 10. Predictable books are: a. texts that have repeated sentences rhyme, or other patterns 11. The Language Experience Approach is: a. based on children's language and experiences 12. A first grade teacher conducted a lesson on word families and asked the children to write words on the chalkboard. This could best be described as a lesson in: a. Phonics 13. More fluent readers prefer to read silently because: a. they can read more quickly than when they read orally 14. Minilessons are: a. a daily literacy routine teachers use to teach literacy concepts, strategies, and skills 15. Ways to encourage children's alphabet learning include all of the following except a. complete a worksheet for every letter of the alphabet 16. The smallest units of speech are known as: a. phonemes