CSET Subtest 1 Exam Questions and Answers

Phoneme - Answer-smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the meaning of words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/ Grapheme - Answer-smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the spelling of a word Phonemic awareness - Answer-ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds phoneme in words. The understanding that that sounds work together to make words. Helps in reading Decoding - Answer-analysis of spoken or written symbols in order to understand their meaning blending - Answer-when children combine individual phonemes to form words. morpheme - Answer-unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller elements such as the word "book" semantics - Answer-the analysis and study of meaning of words, phrases and sentences syntax - Answer-examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning, the study of how sentences are formed Fast mapping - Answer-young children are able to use context to arrive at a quick guess of a words meaning Reading assessments - Answer-formal and informal reading assessments. Aphabet knowledge, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, phonics test, high frequency word recognition, oral reading inventory, spelling inventory. How to teach phonemic awareness - Answer-1. teacher says "im going to say the sounds in the word jam. 2. say the word out loud 3. write the word down, 4. read the word together Phonological awareness - Answer-not the same as phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is narrow-identifying and manipulating individual sounds. Phonological awareness is broad- includes identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken language such as words, syllables, onsets and rhymes as well as phonemes