Quiz on Reading Instruction

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Mastering Reading Instruction Quiz

Test your knowledge on reading instruction methodologies with our comprehensive quiz! Whether you're a teacher, a student, or a reading enthusiast, this quiz will challenge your understanding of phonics, whole language, and other reading strategies.

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�Orthography” can be defined as… (You can select multiple answers.)

The principles underlying spelling

The letters of the alphabet

A system of writing

The spelling rules only for alphabetic writing systems

In the English language, graphemes and phonemes correspond consistently and unambiguously. True or false?

True

False

The “s” in the words “cats” and “dogs” can be mapped onto two distinct phonemes. True or false?

True

False

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The phonics approach emphasises teaching children the correspondence between graphemes and phonemes.

There are many different kinds of phonics.

�Sight words” are a fundamental component of phonics instruction.

A phonics approach often includes “sounding out” letters and “blending sounds”.

Which of these is NOT a commonly used method for teaching children how to read?

The Whole Language Approach

The Whole Word Approach

The Meaningful Engagement Approach

The Phonics Approach

Which of these writing systems is best described as a philosophy rather than a concrete method?

Phonics

Whole Language

Whole Word

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The Whole Language and the Whole Word Approach have some overlap, while the Whole Language and the Phonics approach are most opposed to each other.

The Whole Language and the Phonics Approach have some overlap, while the Whole Language and the Whole Word approach are most opposed to each other.

The Whole Language Approach overlaps with the Whole Word Approach to a similar extent as the Whole Language Approach overlaps with Phonics.

None of the three approaches show any overlap.

Which is the best way of teaching children how to read (according to past empirical findings)?

Phonics

The Whole Language approach

The Whole Word approach

Which of the following statements is TRUE? (You can select multiple answers.)

Learning to read is as easy for children as learning how to write.

From an evolutionary perspective, reading is a recent invention.

Reading is a panhuman trait.

Speaking is a panhuman trait.

What are some limitations of the phonics approach? (You can select multiple answers.)

Phonics works better for languages with a shallower orthography.

Most children don’t like learning to read with the phonics approach.

Some children don’t respond well to phonics (usually struggling readers).

Teaching children how to read using phonics is very difficult and most teachers don’t do it well.

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