RICA Subtest 1 (Zarillo text)

Phonological awareness

• the ability to distinguish the separate

  phonemes (or sounds) in a spoken word.

• the knowledge that oral English is composed

  of smaller units.

• knowledge of letter–sound correspondences.

  Ph in phonics makes /f/. C makes /c/ and /s/

  --city, cake.

• are the English letter or letters that represent

  phonemes

Phonemic Awareness

• are the English letter or letters that represent

  phonemes

• the knowledge that oral English is composed

  of smaller units.

• the ability to distinguish the separate

  phonemes (or sounds) in a spoken word.

• knowledge of letter–sound correspondences.

  Ph in phonics makes /f/. C makes /c/ and /s/

  --city, cake.

Phonics

• speech sounds made when air leaving your

  lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from

  the voice box to your mouth

• are the English letter or letters that represent

  phonemes

• speech sounds made when air leaving your

  lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from

  the voice box to your mouth

• knowledge of letter–sound correspondences.

  Ph in phonics makes /f/. C makes /c/ and /s/

  --city, cake.

Graphemes

• are the English letter or letters that represent

  phonemes

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend.

  C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

• speech sounds that occur when the airflow is

  obstructed in some way by your mouth, teeth,

  or lips.

• speech sounds made when air leaving your

  lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from

  the voice box to your mouth

Vowels

• he vowel sound and any consonants that

  follow

  ats in

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend.

  C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

• speech sounds that occur when the airflow is

  obstructed in some way by your mouth, teeth,

  or lips.

• speech sounds made when air leaving your

  lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from

  the voice box to your mouth

Consonants

• the vowel sound and any consonants that follow

• speech sounds that occur when the airflow is obstructed in some way by your mouth, teeth, or lips.

• speech sounds made when air leaving your lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from the voice box to your mouth

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend. C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

Onset

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend. C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

• speech sounds made when air leaving your lungs is vibrated in the

  voice box and there is a clear passage from the voice box to your mouth

• speech sounds that occur when the airflow is obstructed in some way by your mouth, teeth, or lips.

• are the English letter or letters that represent phonemes

Rime

• the vowel sound and any consonants that follow

  ats in Cats

  inginSpring

• rimes that have the same spelling. Word families: cat, bat, sat.

• Phonemic awareness is the foundation for understanding the sound–symbol relationships

Phonograms

• the teacher says 22 words (e.g., dog, keep, fine, no). The child

• Phonemic awareness is the foundation for understanding the sound–symbol relationships

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend. C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

• rimes that have the same spelling. Word families: cat, bat, sat.

Role of phonological and phonemic Awareness in reading development.

• Phonemic awareness is the foundation for understanding the sound–symbol relationships

  of English, which will be taught through phonics lessons.

• initial consonant sound or consonant blend. C in Cats

  Spr in Spring

• the vowel sound and any consonants that follow

  ats in Cats

  ing in Spring

• rimes that have the same spelling. Word families: cat, bat, sat.