PRAXIS 7812 Exam Questions & Answers
1. Consonant di- two or more consonants that, together, represent one sound
graph
2. Consonant two consonants where each sound can still be heard
blends
3. What is the differ- In a digraph, we cannot hear both letters. In a blend, both letters are heard
ence between a
blend and a di-
graph?
4. Morphemes the smallest unit of language that contains meaning (ex: incoming has 3 - in,
come, -ing)
5. Phonetically reg- can be sounded out or decoded
ular words
6. Print concepts Front and back of book
Reading direction; left to right
One to one matching with voice
First and last part of a story
Top and bottom of picture
Punctuation
Capital and lowercase letters
One letter, name letter, sound of letter
One word
Book orientation
7. Print and pic- meaning
tures carry
8. Read aloud instructional practice where teachers read texts aloud to students; vary pitch, tone
pace, volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments
, PRAXIS 7812 Exam Questions & Answers
9. Alphabetic princi- idea that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language
ple predictable relationship between sounds and letters
10. Alphabet can be uppercase and lowercase
written in each letter is distinct in appearance and has a name
use direct instruction, modeling, and book exposure, practice with recognizing,
naming, sounding out, and writing the alphabet
11. number of 44
phonemes
12. Phoneme smallest unit of sound
ex. l/a/s/t/ - last, 4 phonemes
13. Grapheme letter or letters that represent each phoneme
work with these once phonics is introduced, use phonological awareness activities
14. Phonological word awareness, rhyme awareness, onset and rime, syllable awareness, phone-
awareness mic awareness
concepts sounds/phonemes to syllables to words to sentences
15. Alliteration occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words
16. Assonance the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or
sentences
ex. "Try to light the fire."
17. Consonance repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase
ex. "It will creep and beep while you sleep."
18. Compound word made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word
clap for each smaller word, glue pictures together, listen for words from read
alouds and shared reading experiences
, PRAXIS 7812 Exam Questions & Answers
19. Shared reading students join on or share the reading of a big book or other enlarged text while
guided and supported by a teacher
20. Syllable a single, unbroken sound of a spoken word
contains at least one vowel
'beats' of spoken language
-clap or tap sticks for each heard in a word, use mirrors, robot method -
hand under chin, chin drops when saying each
21. Onset the initial phonological unit of any word
ex. c in cat, tr in trash
22. Rime the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants
ex. at in cat, ash in trash
23. onset and rime, vowel
divide at the first
24. Phonemic aware- the specific ability to focus on and manipulate individual sounds
ness
25. CVC consonant vowel consonant
cup
26. CCVC consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant
strap
Ex. trap, chop, stun, grit, shop
27. CCVCC ex. crash
28. CVCe ex. vote
1. Consonant di- two or more consonants that, together, represent one sound
graph
2. Consonant two consonants where each sound can still be heard
blends
3. What is the differ- In a digraph, we cannot hear both letters. In a blend, both letters are heard
ence between a
blend and a di-
graph?
4. Morphemes the smallest unit of language that contains meaning (ex: incoming has 3 - in,
come, -ing)
5. Phonetically reg- can be sounded out or decoded
ular words
6. Print concepts Front and back of book
Reading direction; left to right
One to one matching with voice
First and last part of a story
Top and bottom of picture
Punctuation
Capital and lowercase letters
One letter, name letter, sound of letter
One word
Book orientation
7. Print and pic- meaning
tures carry
8. Read aloud instructional practice where teachers read texts aloud to students; vary pitch, tone
pace, volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments
, PRAXIS 7812 Exam Questions & Answers
9. Alphabetic princi- idea that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language
ple predictable relationship between sounds and letters
10. Alphabet can be uppercase and lowercase
written in each letter is distinct in appearance and has a name
use direct instruction, modeling, and book exposure, practice with recognizing,
naming, sounding out, and writing the alphabet
11. number of 44
phonemes
12. Phoneme smallest unit of sound
ex. l/a/s/t/ - last, 4 phonemes
13. Grapheme letter or letters that represent each phoneme
work with these once phonics is introduced, use phonological awareness activities
14. Phonological word awareness, rhyme awareness, onset and rime, syllable awareness, phone-
awareness mic awareness
concepts sounds/phonemes to syllables to words to sentences
15. Alliteration occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words
16. Assonance the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or
sentences
ex. "Try to light the fire."
17. Consonance repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase
ex. "It will creep and beep while you sleep."
18. Compound word made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word
clap for each smaller word, glue pictures together, listen for words from read
alouds and shared reading experiences
, PRAXIS 7812 Exam Questions & Answers
19. Shared reading students join on or share the reading of a big book or other enlarged text while
guided and supported by a teacher
20. Syllable a single, unbroken sound of a spoken word
contains at least one vowel
'beats' of spoken language
-clap or tap sticks for each heard in a word, use mirrors, robot method -
hand under chin, chin drops when saying each
21. Onset the initial phonological unit of any word
ex. c in cat, tr in trash
22. Rime the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants
ex. at in cat, ash in trash
23. onset and rime, vowel
divide at the first
24. Phonemic aware- the specific ability to focus on and manipulate individual sounds
ness
25. CVC consonant vowel consonant
cup
26. CCVC consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant
strap
Ex. trap, chop, stun, grit, shop
27. CCVCC ex. crash
28. CVCe ex. vote
