Identify and discuss the five skill areas students must master to become good readers.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Response should include:
• Phonemic awareness—recognition that spoken language can be broken into smaller units, such as discrete sounds
• Phonics—the ability to match sounds to letters in order to read and write
• Fluency—the skill of reading accurately, at an appropriate rate, and with expression
• Vocabulary development—the knowledge and use of words that make up a language
• Text comprehension—the ability to understand and use information that is read
Learning Objective: Define and describe the importance of mastering skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, text comprehension, handwriting, spelling, grammar, and text structure and composition. Provide examples of how to teach each.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Reading and Writing Foundations
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