LETRS Trivia

What characteristic makes English a “deep” alphabetic orthography?

• Its spelling system is entirely phonetic.

• Its spelling system shares many word roots with other languages.

• Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.

• Its spelling patterns have not been completely stable over time.

How many letters does the eye normally take in at each fixation point before moving on to the next fixation point?

• Five letters total

• However many letters are in each word

• 7-9 to the right and 3-4 to the left

• 3-4 to the right and 7-9 to the left

Which best describes the activity of the reading brain in proficient readers, compared to beginning readers?

• It is more consciously planned.

• It involves more different regions.

• It is more automatic.

• It is about the same.

A Kindergarten teacher is having students listen to three spoken words and identify the two words that end with the same sound. The teacher is focusing on which language systems?

• Semantics

• Orthography

• Morphology

• Phonology

What is the value of data provided by screening measures?

• They can demonstrate the reliability of test results on repeated administrations.

• They can predict which students are at long-term risk for reading failure.

• They can determine which students need a referral to special education.

• They can contribute to teacher evaluations.

How much phonological awareness training should be done with students for maximum effectiveness?

• At least 45 minutes a day

• Once a week, for about 30 minutes

• A few minutes a day, several days per week

• About 30 minutes each day

In which group of words does a tongue flap create significant differences between American and British pronunciations?

• Space, stick, scab

• Mend, won’t, pink

• Cattle, city, metal

• Trip, stature, graduate

How is the word pl—ay divided in this example?

• Syllable

• Onset-rime

• Phoneme-grapheme

• Phoneme

Complete this sentence: Vowel teams in English can have up to _____ letters.

• Two

• Three

• Four

• five

About how many words should be used within a lesson to provide practice with a given sound-symbol correspondence?

• 5-10

• 10-15

• 15-30

• 30-40