Phonics Training Units 1-4Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bgjp3k1.What characteristic makes English a "deep" alphabetic orthography?Its spelling system represents meaningful parts (morphemes) as well as sounds.2.Which statement most accurately de-scribes how the human brain has evolved to process spoken and written language?Our brains have evolved to process spoken language much more easily than alphabetic writ-ing.3.Which skills are least correlated with reading comprehension in children?visual-motor skills and visu-al-spatial reasoning4.According to the Simple View of Read-ing model, which is more important to reading comprehensionword recog-nition or language comprehension?Both are equally important.5.According to the 2015 National Assess-ment of Educational Progress, what percentage of fourth-grade students have scored "basic" or "below basic" in reading?64% nationally, with African-American and Hispanic students making up a dispropor-tionate amount6.Which of these is an example of mor-phology?We know the words unique, uni-form, united, and universe all contain the root uni, meaning "one."7.How does the language system of prag-matics help us to understand why writ-ten language is more structured than spoken language?Social context and nonverbal gestures help the listener under-stand spoken language, so there is less need for it to be highly structured.8.Which statement best describes the rel-ative importance of oral reading fluency and verbal comprehension as factors in reading comprehension?As children