Praxis II-5002 (READING-
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS Part 1-
Understands the role of phonological
awareness in literacy development)
Phonological Awareness and why it is important as a foundational skill - answerRefers
to an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words.
IT IS an IMPORTANT and RELIABLE predictor of later reading ability and has,
therefore, been the focus of much research.
It is critical for learning to read any alphabetic writing system. And research shows that
difficulty with phoneme awareness and other phonological skills is a predictor of poor
reading and spelling development.
Phoneme and examples - answerDefinition: the smallest unit of speech that can be
used to make one word different from another word. It is a sound or a group of different
sounds perceived to have the same function by speakers of the language or dialect in
question.
Examples: An example is the sound /k/, which occurs in words such as cat, kit, scat,
skit. P or /p/ in pat, B or /b/ in ball, S or /s/ in Skate, or /t/ in Bat, Cat.
Syllable and examples - answerDefinition: a unit of pronunciation having one vowel
sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.
Examples: There are two syllables in the word water and three in inferno. Clap them
out, wa-ter (2), in-fer-no (3)
Onset and examples - answerDefinition: is the part of the syllable that precedes the
vowel of the syllable.
Examples: Word --> Sit, the onset is S. Word--> Spit, the onset is Sp. Word --> Bat, the
onset is B.
Rime and examples - answerDefinition: is the part of a syllable which consists of its
vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it.
Examples: Word → Sit, the rime is -it. Word→ Spit, the rime is -it. Word → Bat, the rime
is -at.
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS Part 1-
Understands the role of phonological
awareness in literacy development)
Phonological Awareness and why it is important as a foundational skill - answerRefers
to an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words.
IT IS an IMPORTANT and RELIABLE predictor of later reading ability and has,
therefore, been the focus of much research.
It is critical for learning to read any alphabetic writing system. And research shows that
difficulty with phoneme awareness and other phonological skills is a predictor of poor
reading and spelling development.
Phoneme and examples - answerDefinition: the smallest unit of speech that can be
used to make one word different from another word. It is a sound or a group of different
sounds perceived to have the same function by speakers of the language or dialect in
question.
Examples: An example is the sound /k/, which occurs in words such as cat, kit, scat,
skit. P or /p/ in pat, B or /b/ in ball, S or /s/ in Skate, or /t/ in Bat, Cat.
Syllable and examples - answerDefinition: a unit of pronunciation having one vowel
sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.
Examples: There are two syllables in the word water and three in inferno. Clap them
out, wa-ter (2), in-fer-no (3)
Onset and examples - answerDefinition: is the part of the syllable that precedes the
vowel of the syllable.
Examples: Word --> Sit, the onset is S. Word--> Spit, the onset is Sp. Word --> Bat, the
onset is B.
Rime and examples - answerDefinition: is the part of a syllable which consists of its
vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it.
Examples: Word → Sit, the rime is -it. Word→ Spit, the rime is -it. Word → Bat, the rime
is -at.
