LETRS Early Childhood Unit 4

teaching one letter per week

what letter instruction approach does not have research support?

letter names in which the initial phoneme corresponds to the letter sound

what type of letters does the acrophonic principle describe

uppercase letter names first, then lowercase letter names, then letter sounds

which sequence of alphabet learning follows typical development?

conventional, semiphonetic, and random letter strings

A teacher is modeling how to write in a developmental manner for a group of children at a mock letter level of writing. What levels of writing should be modeled?

Phonemic awareness and letter knowledge

Developing an understanding of alphabetic principle requires these two skill sets

print awareness ,letter knowledge, and being a writer

The early literacy foundational area of print knowledge is comprised of which three components?

semiphoneitc

What level of writing is an appropriate benchmark for children leaving preschool and going to kindergarten?

Decoding Sight Words

Which example would NOT be considered a print awareness concept

knowing 18 uppercase letter names, 15 lowercase letter names, and a few letter sounds

in predicting literacy success, an optimal benchmark for letter-name knowledge at the end of preschool to the beginning of kindergarten is:

scribbling, mock letters, random letter strings, semiphonetic spelling

the developmental steps young children display when learning to be writers include which sequence?