praxis 5025 Questions and Answers Updated
2024
emergent reader characteristics
1. beginning to midyear KINDERGARTNER
2. recognizes LESS THAN HALF the alphabet
3. INABILITY to TRACK print
4. FEW if any SIGHT WORDS
5. lack phonemic awareness
beginning reader characteristics
1. recognize and produce AT LEAST HALF of alphabet
2. understand CONCEPT OF WORD
3. can REPLICATE reading and pointing
4. can attend to INITIAL SOUNDS in words
5. AT LEAST 15 sight words
6. use PICTURE CLUES to support comprehension
*fledgling reader characteristics
-can quickly and automatically recognize approximately 50 BASIC SIGHT WORDS
-SIMPLE SENTENCE structure and significant PICTURE SUPPORT
-confidence in FINGER POINT READING SIMPLE TEXT
-COMPLETE ALPHABET production and recognition
-will begin to study SHORT-VOWEL WORD FAMILIES
-begin ONE-SYLLABLE, SHORT-VOWEL WORDS
-gain a more extensive SIGHT VOCAB
-develop FLUENCY even more
-start to read more COMPLEX TEXT
*transitional reader characteristics
, -still rely on TEACHER SUPPORT
-basic SIGHT WORD vocab of at least 100 words
-confidently read ONE-SYLLABLE, SHORT-VOWEL words using consonant BLENDS
AND DIGRAPHS
*independent reader characteristics
-read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression (FLUENCY)
-can skim text quickly to retrieve info as well as INFER
-perform multiple reading tasks- word ID and comprehension at the same time
-variety of genres
phonological awareness
ABILITY to identify and manipulate larger units of language (syllables, onsets and rime,
alliteration, rhyme, phonemes)
ERSI parts
1. alphabet production and recognition: recognize upper and lower case letters and
produce letters in random order
2. concept of word: track print, word identification
3. sight words: recognize basic sight words in isolation (basal words)
4. phoneme awareness: hear individual sounds in words (spelling)
5. Decodable words: decode simple unknown words using phonics knowledge (CVC)
decodable texts
practicing phonics
sight word readers
practicing sight words in context
levels A-D books
practicing concept of word and concept about print
teach, prompt, reinforce
teach-tell, show, model
prompt-scaffold, ask them to show
reinforce-task specific praise
concept of word
2024
emergent reader characteristics
1. beginning to midyear KINDERGARTNER
2. recognizes LESS THAN HALF the alphabet
3. INABILITY to TRACK print
4. FEW if any SIGHT WORDS
5. lack phonemic awareness
beginning reader characteristics
1. recognize and produce AT LEAST HALF of alphabet
2. understand CONCEPT OF WORD
3. can REPLICATE reading and pointing
4. can attend to INITIAL SOUNDS in words
5. AT LEAST 15 sight words
6. use PICTURE CLUES to support comprehension
*fledgling reader characteristics
-can quickly and automatically recognize approximately 50 BASIC SIGHT WORDS
-SIMPLE SENTENCE structure and significant PICTURE SUPPORT
-confidence in FINGER POINT READING SIMPLE TEXT
-COMPLETE ALPHABET production and recognition
-will begin to study SHORT-VOWEL WORD FAMILIES
-begin ONE-SYLLABLE, SHORT-VOWEL WORDS
-gain a more extensive SIGHT VOCAB
-develop FLUENCY even more
-start to read more COMPLEX TEXT
*transitional reader characteristics
, -still rely on TEACHER SUPPORT
-basic SIGHT WORD vocab of at least 100 words
-confidently read ONE-SYLLABLE, SHORT-VOWEL words using consonant BLENDS
AND DIGRAPHS
*independent reader characteristics
-read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression (FLUENCY)
-can skim text quickly to retrieve info as well as INFER
-perform multiple reading tasks- word ID and comprehension at the same time
-variety of genres
phonological awareness
ABILITY to identify and manipulate larger units of language (syllables, onsets and rime,
alliteration, rhyme, phonemes)
ERSI parts
1. alphabet production and recognition: recognize upper and lower case letters and
produce letters in random order
2. concept of word: track print, word identification
3. sight words: recognize basic sight words in isolation (basal words)
4. phoneme awareness: hear individual sounds in words (spelling)
5. Decodable words: decode simple unknown words using phonics knowledge (CVC)
decodable texts
practicing phonics
sight word readers
practicing sight words in context
levels A-D books
practicing concept of word and concept about print
teach, prompt, reinforce
teach-tell, show, model
prompt-scaffold, ask them to show
reinforce-task specific praise
concept of word
