GACE Early Childhood Education
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Phonics - ANS-Method for teaching students to read, which relies on studying the rules and patterns
found in language.
Phonological Awareness - ANS-The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of spoken language
Phonemic Awareness - ANS-the ability to break down and hear separate and/or different sounds and to
distinguish among the sounds one hears.
Alphabetic Principle - ANS-Understanding that written words are composed of patterns of letters that
represent the sounds of spoken words.
Word Analysis - ANS-the process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based on written patterns
decode - ANS-to change communication signals into messages
root words - ANS-a word from which another word is developed
base words - ANS-a stand alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or broken down into smaller
words
contractions - ANS-shortened form of two words in which one or more letters have been deleted
prefixes - ANS-beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or root word
suffixes - ANS-ending units of meaning that can be affixed or added onto the ends of root or base words
compound words - ANS-occur when two or more base words are connected to form a new word
, sectional endings - ANS-suffixes taht impart a new meaning to the base or root word
morphology - ANS-the study of word structure
syntax - ANS-phrases and sentences from words
semantics - ANS-refers to the meaning exprssed when words are arranged in a specific way
conspicuous strategies - ANS-a sequence of teaching events and teacher actions used to help students
to learn new literarcy information and relate it to their eixisting knowledge
mediated scaffolding - ANS-temporary support or guidance provided to students in the form of steps,
tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
strategic integration - ANS-when information is carefully combined with what the learner already knows
and understands to porduce a more generalizaable higher order skill
background knowledge - ANS-the basic knowledge most children bring to their learning experiences
emergent literacy - ANS-the early reading and writing behaviros that precede and develop into
conventional iterarcy
literal comprehension - ANS-the understanding of the basic facts of a given passage
inferential comprehencion - ANS-rhe ability to create ro infer a hypothesis for a given statement based
on collected facts and information
evaluative comprehension - ANS-the ability tunderstand and sort facts, opinions, assumptions,
persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
001,002
Phonics - ANS-Method for teaching students to read, which relies on studying the rules and patterns
found in language.
Phonological Awareness - ANS-The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of spoken language
Phonemic Awareness - ANS-the ability to break down and hear separate and/or different sounds and to
distinguish among the sounds one hears.
Alphabetic Principle - ANS-Understanding that written words are composed of patterns of letters that
represent the sounds of spoken words.
Word Analysis - ANS-the process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based on written patterns
decode - ANS-to change communication signals into messages
root words - ANS-a word from which another word is developed
base words - ANS-a stand alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or broken down into smaller
words
contractions - ANS-shortened form of two words in which one or more letters have been deleted
prefixes - ANS-beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or root word
suffixes - ANS-ending units of meaning that can be affixed or added onto the ends of root or base words
compound words - ANS-occur when two or more base words are connected to form a new word
, sectional endings - ANS-suffixes taht impart a new meaning to the base or root word
morphology - ANS-the study of word structure
syntax - ANS-phrases and sentences from words
semantics - ANS-refers to the meaning exprssed when words are arranged in a specific way
conspicuous strategies - ANS-a sequence of teaching events and teacher actions used to help students
to learn new literarcy information and relate it to their eixisting knowledge
mediated scaffolding - ANS-temporary support or guidance provided to students in the form of steps,
tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
strategic integration - ANS-when information is carefully combined with what the learner already knows
and understands to porduce a more generalizaable higher order skill
background knowledge - ANS-the basic knowledge most children bring to their learning experiences
emergent literacy - ANS-the early reading and writing behaviros that precede and develop into
conventional iterarcy
literal comprehension - ANS-the understanding of the basic facts of a given passage
inferential comprehencion - ANS-rhe ability to create ro infer a hypothesis for a given statement based
on collected facts and information
evaluative comprehension - ANS-the ability tunderstand and sort facts, opinions, assumptions,
persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
