Section 3

What is the most reliable strategy for reading unfamiliar words?

• Decoding

• Guessing

• Skipping

• Memorizing

What is the aim of phonics instruction?

• To teach students how to read and spell words

• To improve reading comprehension

• To develop vocabulary skills

• To enhance writing skills

What does phonics instruction help students understand?

• The relationship between letters and sounds

• The meaning of words

• The structure of sentences

• The history of language

What is systematic phonics instruction?

• Teaching sound/spelling relationships in a logical sequence

• Teaching irregular words first

• Teaching phonics without explicit instruction

• Teaching phonics randomly

What is explicit instruction?

• Clear and thorough explanation and modeling of concepts and skills

• Vague and ambiguous teaching

• Inference-based teaching

• Discovery-based teaching

Which of the following words is an irregular word?

• See

• Jump

• Run

• Play

What is the difference between permanently irregular words and temporarily irregular words?

• Permanently irregular words have unique sound/spelling correspondences, while temporarily irregular words become regular after all the sound/spellings are taught

• Permanently irregular words are longer than temporarily irregular words

• Permanently irregular words are more common than temporarily irregular words

• Temporarily irregular words have unique sound/spelling correspondences, while permanently irregular words become regular after all the sound/spellings are taught

Which type of irregular words are crucial for comprehension?

• High-frequency irregular words

• Low-frequency irregular words

• Temporarily irregular words

• Permanently irregular words

What should be the focus of instruction when teaching irregular words?

• All letters in a word

• Only the first and last letters in a word

• Only the vowels in a word

• Only the consonants in a word

What facilitates students' automatic recognition of irregular words?

• Practice and repeated exposure

• Memorization without practice

• Skipping irregular words

• Guessing irregular words