INSET: PHIL-IRI

The earliest word recognition strategies develop

long before children go to school and long before

they actually learn to read.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Letter recognition/naming and sound – letter /

association can be developed simultaneously,

hence, a teacher need not wait until a child knows

the names of all the letters before he/she employs

decoding strategies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Phonics is difficult to learn because English is /

phonetically irregular.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is easier to learn patterns or frequently

appearing letter combinations than to learn

individual letter – sound relationships.

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• FALSE

Not all words can be read through decoding.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The most effective phonics instruction is planned,

sequential, explicit, and systematic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Science of Reading is an emerging consensus from many related disciplines based on literally thousands of studies.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Science of Reading is an ideology and a one – size – fits – all approach to reading.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Visual information provided by maps, charts, or pictures help young readers store and retrieve information they have read.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A reader who is familiar with the subject matter of a text already has a basis for making sense of it.

• TRUE

• FALSE