Early Literacy Domains Flashcards
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A kindergartner scores at the 'Benchmark' level on STAR Early Literacy. What does this typically indicate?
Answer: The student is on track to meet grade-level reading expectations
A Benchmark designation means the student is meeting grade-level early literacy targets and is on a trajectory for reading success.
Which domain on STAR Early Literacy most directly assesses a student's knowledge of high-frequency words?
Answer: Word reading
The Word Reading domain measures automatic recognition of common sight words and phonetically regular words in isolation.
A student can identify that 'bat' and 'ball' start with the same sound. This skill is called:
Answer: Alliteration awareness / initial phoneme identification
Recognizing that two words share the same initial phoneme is initial phoneme identification, a foundational phonological awareness skill.
Which instructional practice is MOST aligned with building phonological awareness in pre-readers?
Answer: Playing oral rhyming games and sound-counting activities without print
Phonological awareness is an oral/aural skill developed through spoken-language activities that do not require print.
On STAR Early Literacy, the 'Early Literacy Quotient' (ELQ or composite score) is calculated by:
Answer: Combining performance across multiple domains into a single overall index score
The composite index integrates scores from all assessed early literacy domains into one holistic measure of reading readiness.
Which scenario BEST illustrates a student applying decoding skills rather than sight-word recognition?
Answer: A student slowly sounds out each phoneme in 'frog' and blends them together
Decoding involves applying letter-sound correspondences to sequentially sound out and blend an unfamiliar word.
A teacher notices a student can rhyme, segment syllables, and identify initial sounds, but struggles to blend individual phonemes into words. According to the phonological awareness continuum, this student has reached which stage?
Answer: The student has mastered early-to-mid skills and is developing advanced phoneme-level manipulation
Phoneme blending is an advanced phonological awareness skill; the student's profile shows solid early skills with a gap at the phoneme level.