Phonics and Word Recognition Flashcards
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High-frequency words (e.g., 'the,' 'said,' 'was') are sometimes called sight words because:
Answer: They appear so frequently that fluent readers recognize them automatically by sight
High-frequency words are called sight words because fluent readers recognize them instantly without decoding, though most have regular phonics patterns.
Which of the following best describes the alphabetic principle?
Answer: Written letters and letter patterns systematically represent spoken sounds
The alphabetic principle is the understanding that there is a systematic, predictable relationship between written letters and spoken sounds.
A student reads 'chair' correctly by recognizing 'ch' as a digraph and 'air' as a vowel-plus-r pattern. This reading approach is called:
Answer: Synthetic decoding
Synthetic decoding involves identifying individual sound units and synthesizing them into a whole word.
The open syllable rule states that a syllable ending in a vowel will typically have a:
Answer: Long vowel sound
In an open syllable (ending in a vowel with no following consonant), the vowel is typically long, as in 'go,' 'she,' and 'hi.'
A teacher uses the word 'ack' family (back, lack, pack, rack) to teach a phonics pattern. This approach is called:
Answer: Word family or analogy-based phonics
Word family instruction uses groups of words sharing a common rime pattern (onset-rime analogy) to teach spelling-sound correspondences.
What is the primary goal of decodable texts in early reading instruction?
Answer: To provide practice applying the specific phonics patterns that have been taught
Decodable texts are specifically designed to include words that align with phonics patterns students have already been taught, allowing them to practice decoding.