The Science of Reading

The smallest unit of speech is a

• grapheme

• phoneme

• morpheme

• supreme

A voiced consonant digraph is in the word

• think

• ship

• the

• with

An unvoiced consonant digraph is in the word

• those

• thirteen

• that

• these

 Printed word recognition depends on fast, accurate ____________   which is the matching of letters and letter sequences with the sounds of the spoken word.

• 1. phonological processing

• 2. orthographic mapping

• 2. grapheme 

• 2. phonemic awareness

/f/ and /v/ are examples of ______________ sounds (or hissy sounds). Audible friction is created when the air is ford through small spaces in the mouth during articulation.

• 1. affricate

• 2. fricative

• 2. gilde

• 2. liquid

The word chlorophyll comes from what language of origin

• 2. Greek

• 1. Anglo Saxon

• 2. French

• 2. Latin

Which one is not part of the Simple View of Reading

• 1. Word Recognition

• 2. Language Comprehension

• 2. The Cueing System

• 2. Reading Comprehension

 The smallest meaningful unit of language is called a

• 1. phoneme

• 2. morpheme

• 2. grapheme

• 2. lexeme

Learning to Read is a natural process!

• True

• False

“The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing.

This research has been conducted over the last five decades across the world, and it is derived from thousands of studies conducted in multiple languages. The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through prevention of and intervention for reading difficulties.”   Bedford has been following the science of reading for the last few decades.

• True

• False