Foundations of Reading Flashcards

Which instructional practice best supports students who are learning to blend phonemes into words?

Answer: Providing oral practice blending sounds in sequence: /m/…/a/…/p/ → 'map'

Explicit oral blending practice, where students combine individual phonemes to form words, is the most direct way to build phoneme blending.

What type of syllable is found in the word 'bike' where the final 'e' is silent but makes the vowel long?

Answer: Silent-e (magic-e) syllable

A silent-e syllable (also called a VCe or magic-e syllable) has a long vowel followed by a consonant and a silent 'e.'

Which activity directly builds a student's concept of word in text?

Answer: Tracking words with a finger while a familiar text is read aloud

Finger-pointing to words while reading a memorized text helps students develop the concept that spoken words map to written words separated by spaces.

A first-grade student spells 'train' as 'TRAN.' Which stage of spelling development does this represent?

Answer: Phonetic stage

In the phonetic stage, students represent most sounds but may omit vowels in blends; 'TRAN' captures all the major phonemes of 'train.'

What is the primary purpose of decodable text in early reading instruction?

Answer: To allow students to practice applying phonics patterns they have been taught

Decodable texts are specifically designed so students can apply phonics skills they have already learned, building decoding automaticity.

Which term describes reading words automatically and without conscious effort?

Answer: Word recognition automaticity

Word recognition automaticity means identifying words instantly without deliberate sounding-out, freeing cognitive resources for comprehension.

A student reads 'was' as 'saw.' This type of error is called a:

Answer: Reversal

A reversal occurs when a student reads the letters of a word in reverse order, such as reading 'was' as 'saw.'