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Provide two traits from each of the four stages of a reader.

In the word grow, how many phonemes are present?

In the word “brake”, this would be the “-ake” part of the word______________

Explain the difference between Tier 2 (ii) and Tier (iii) in reading.

Say the words fix, fall, and fun. They all start with the same sound, which is /f/. This is an example of – 

Explain how scribbling is useful to a young child.

A child sees golden arches and says McDonald’s; arrives at a store and sees W-A-L-M-A-R-T on a store sign and is able to tell you he’s at Wal-Mart; sees G-A-T-O-R-S on an orange and blue t-shirt with a picture of the UF mascot and is able to tell you that word spells “Gators.” What does this describe?

A first grade teacher has her students complete a small battery of assessments: letter recognition, phrases, and short sentences and paragraphs. The child says the names of the letter instantly, and as quick and accurate recognition of all the words in the phrases and sentences. This child has strong – 

Juan has played soccer for many years as he lived in Cuba most of his life. Football was not a popular sport there. Despite having excellent word recognition skills, Juan, who actually has very little trouble comprehending what he reads, is unable to answer most of the questions about a boy who helps his team win a championship game. What seems to be the main source of Juan’s difficulty?

 Why are story maps useful?