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?
