Praxis 5025- Language and Lit Questions With
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oral language
language that is spoken and heard rather than written and read
Phonemic Awareness
The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral
language.
phonological awareness
the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of spoken language
Phonics
the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
Blending
The task of combining sounds rapidly, to accurately represent the word.
Segmentation
taking words apart to manipulate sounds
Onsets and Rimes
Think syllable! The onset is the initial consonant sound, the rime is the vowel sound and
any consonants that follow.
Example: Syllable: Cats. Onset: C. Rime: ats.
Example: Syllable: In. Onset: - Rime: in.
Syllables must have a rime, but may not always have an onset.
The onset and Rime for napkin:
Onset: N Rime: ap, Onset: K, Rime: in
homonym
a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning
homophone
a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
, What helps young children develop phonological awareness?
songs with simple rhymes
A first-grade student, Kyle, has drawn an elaborate picture of a garden in his
journal and has written: "I LK RD FLRS." Kyle's sentence suggests that an
appropriate next step in his development as a writer would be learning to
• A.print lowercase letters
• B.use medial vowel sounds
• C.blend consonant sounds
• D.recognize common sight words
B
Graphic novels are effective for third-grade students because they
• A.provide interesting plots for advanced readers
• B.allow development of visual and verbal literacy
• C.demonstrate the use of similes and metaphors
• D.display charts and graphs in a variety of ways
B
Precommunicative Stage
First transitional spelling stage from invented to conventional. The child uses letters
from the alphabet, but without any letter-sound correspondence.
Semiphonetic Stage
The child begins to understand letter-sound correspondence--that sounds are assigned
to letters. At this stage, the child often employs rudimentary logic, using single letters,
for example, to represent words, sounds, and syllables (e.g., U for you).
phonetic stage
Third transitional spelling stage from invented to conventional. The child starts using
one letter per sound and phonetically spells words that can be deciphered, such as
"kom" for "come".
Transitional stage
spellers begin to assimilate conventional alternatives for representing sounds starts to
represent words
Complete Solutions
oral language
language that is spoken and heard rather than written and read
Phonemic Awareness
The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral
language.
phonological awareness
the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of spoken language
Phonics
the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
Blending
The task of combining sounds rapidly, to accurately represent the word.
Segmentation
taking words apart to manipulate sounds
Onsets and Rimes
Think syllable! The onset is the initial consonant sound, the rime is the vowel sound and
any consonants that follow.
Example: Syllable: Cats. Onset: C. Rime: ats.
Example: Syllable: In. Onset: - Rime: in.
Syllables must have a rime, but may not always have an onset.
The onset and Rime for napkin:
Onset: N Rime: ap, Onset: K, Rime: in
homonym
a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning
homophone
a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
, What helps young children develop phonological awareness?
songs with simple rhymes
A first-grade student, Kyle, has drawn an elaborate picture of a garden in his
journal and has written: "I LK RD FLRS." Kyle's sentence suggests that an
appropriate next step in his development as a writer would be learning to
• A.print lowercase letters
• B.use medial vowel sounds
• C.blend consonant sounds
• D.recognize common sight words
B
Graphic novels are effective for third-grade students because they
• A.provide interesting plots for advanced readers
• B.allow development of visual and verbal literacy
• C.demonstrate the use of similes and metaphors
• D.display charts and graphs in a variety of ways
B
Precommunicative Stage
First transitional spelling stage from invented to conventional. The child uses letters
from the alphabet, but without any letter-sound correspondence.
Semiphonetic Stage
The child begins to understand letter-sound correspondence--that sounds are assigned
to letters. At this stage, the child often employs rudimentary logic, using single letters,
for example, to represent words, sounds, and syllables (e.g., U for you).
phonetic stage
Third transitional spelling stage from invented to conventional. The child starts using
one letter per sound and phonetically spells words that can be deciphered, such as
"kom" for "come".
Transitional stage
spellers begin to assimilate conventional alternatives for representing sounds starts to
represent words
