Knowledge Check

Welcome to your Module 16 Knowledge Check.

You need to answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly to receive a certificate. You can retake the quiz twice. 

1. 
True or False. Spoken language skills serve as the foundation for literacy development.

2. 
The ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken language is called ___________.

3. 
Which of the following should curriculums include to support children’s pre-literacy skills?

4. 
The brain must develop new ways to combine ______________ information in order to read?

5. 
Which of the following factors DO NOT contribute to a child’s pre-literacy skills?

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  • Auditory
    related to hearing
    Genes
    the inherited biological ‘recipe’ for appearance and other individual characteristics
    Literacy
    the ability to read and write
    Neurons
    cells located in the brain and throughout the body that are specialized to communicate messages
    Phoneme
    the smallest unit of speech (a sound)
    Phoneme “play”
    manipulating sounds that make up words
    Phonological awareness
    the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken language
    Primary visual cortex
    an area in the brain responsible for interpreting visual information
    Retina
    neural cells at the back of the eye that are sensitive to light
    Skilled reader
    a reader who is able to focus on comprehension, rather than on sounding out words
    Visual word form area
    the area of the brain responsible for recognizing words during reading