Praxis 5025 Early Childhood- Exam Questions and Answers
semiphonetic spelling have a clear understanding of letter-sound relationships, and
know to write left to right but have not mastered spacing between words
Syntax the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given
language
Consonant Blend two or more consonants together and each sound is heard, ie. "blend"
consonant digraph a consonant cluster that makes only one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ph)
morphological analysis (7) analyzing the stream of speech to discover and inventory its
morphemes
configuration cues When students look at the length of a word, word shape and eye
catching letters to read new words
contextual clues using the words that surround the new word to determine the new
word's meaning.
phonemic analysis (also called phoneme segmentation) - ability to sequentially isolate all
the individual sounds in a syllable or word
,simple sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and
predicate. Example: I bought my friend some candy.
predicate tells something about the subject
compound predicate consists of two or more simple predicates, or verbs, that have the
same subject. The verbs may be connected by and, or, both...and, either...or, or neither...nor.
phoneme smallest unit of sound
Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence The relationship between grapheme and the
phoneme(s) it represents; letter-sound correspondence, as c representing /k/ in cat and /s/ in
cent
Grapheme A written representation of a sound using one or more letters. Such as a, sh,
ough,
Morpheme in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a
part of a word (such as a prefix)
Diagraph combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (graph= ph/
swing=ng/chance=ch/head=ea)
, Rime
synonym one of two or more words that have the same meaning
contrast Difference between things
Inference A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Antonyms words that have opposite meanings
homophone a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
e.g knew and new
Phonics the study of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet
Tier One Words ~ high frequency words that are used in everyday speech, food, clock,
happy. These words don't explicit instructions.
Tier Two Words *represent the bulk of vocabulary instruction
*these words need to be posted and kept in circulation so that students practice applying them
in varied contexts over an extended period of time. example Obvious, complex, establish, and
verify.
semiphonetic spelling have a clear understanding of letter-sound relationships, and
know to write left to right but have not mastered spacing between words
Syntax the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given
language
Consonant Blend two or more consonants together and each sound is heard, ie. "blend"
consonant digraph a consonant cluster that makes only one sound (sh, ch, th, wh, ph)
morphological analysis (7) analyzing the stream of speech to discover and inventory its
morphemes
configuration cues When students look at the length of a word, word shape and eye
catching letters to read new words
contextual clues using the words that surround the new word to determine the new
word's meaning.
phonemic analysis (also called phoneme segmentation) - ability to sequentially isolate all
the individual sounds in a syllable or word
,simple sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and
predicate. Example: I bought my friend some candy.
predicate tells something about the subject
compound predicate consists of two or more simple predicates, or verbs, that have the
same subject. The verbs may be connected by and, or, both...and, either...or, or neither...nor.
phoneme smallest unit of sound
Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence The relationship between grapheme and the
phoneme(s) it represents; letter-sound correspondence, as c representing /k/ in cat and /s/ in
cent
Grapheme A written representation of a sound using one or more letters. Such as a, sh,
ough,
Morpheme in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a
part of a word (such as a prefix)
Diagraph combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (graph= ph/
swing=ng/chance=ch/head=ea)
, Rime
synonym one of two or more words that have the same meaning
contrast Difference between things
Inference A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Antonyms words that have opposite meanings
homophone a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
e.g knew and new
Phonics the study of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet
Tier One Words ~ high frequency words that are used in everyday speech, food, clock,
happy. These words don't explicit instructions.
Tier Two Words *represent the bulk of vocabulary instruction
*these words need to be posted and kept in circulation so that students practice applying them
in varied contexts over an extended period of time. example Obvious, complex, establish, and
verify.
