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Teaching Reading

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Smallest unit of meaning






2. Ideal for teaching; 90-94%






3. Anthology; collection of various stories






4. Covering intended information






5. Study of how language is used to satisfy one's need to communicate






6. Use the most common sound of a letter before attempting to use the other sounds of the letter






7. Meaning found in words surrounding unknown word






8. ZPD






9. Assessment for gifted or slow learners






10. Logos - labels - common print






11. Read first 2 paragraphs - topic sentences - and last 2 paragraphs






12. NIM






13. SQ3R






14. Teacher Rating of Oral Language & Literacy; assessment by learning and listening






15. Syllable ending with a consonant






16. Phonics of studying previously learned whole words to discover letter-sound relationships






17. Spelling patterns






18. Grammar






19. Visual symbol






20. Stretching a word out into syllables to sound it out






21. Fiction






22. Smallest unit of sound






23. Short passages with deleted words






24. Reading with little effort






25. Assessment given at the beginning of the year






26. Intonation - stress - juncture






27. Forcing eyes to move quickly over print






28. Sweeping material to find specific information






29. Background knowledge






30. Ability to read and write in order to carry out a working task in society






31. Syllable ending with a vowel






32. Accuracy - expression - rate






33. Long vowel






34. Phonics of 'sounding out'






35. Non-fiction






36. DRTA






37. Word families






38. Ability to decode words with accuracy - speed - and expression






39. 2 letters that make 1 new sound ('ch')






40. Repeatedly getting the same results






41. New concepts in text






42. Group of 2 or more letters that make a new sound without losing their identity






43. Easy to read; 95-100%






44. All sounds before the vowel






45. Meaning of a word influenced by culture






46. How word meaning and languages change over time in popular culture






47. Vowel sound in a syllable and everything following it






48. Short vowel






49. 2 vowels making 1 new vowel sound






50. Assessment where you see how much you've learned