LANGUAGE & LITERACY (305 CONTENT EXAM)

Oral language components - Answer-syntax, phonological skills, morphological skills, pragmatics, vocabulary Syntax - Answer-understanding word order and grammar rules Phonological skills - Answer-awareness of sounds (ex- syllables and rhymes) Morphological skills - Answer-understanding the meaning of word forms and parts Pragmatics - Answer-social rule of communication Vocabulary - Answer-meaning of words and phrases Assessment - Answer-formative, summative, benchmark reading, progress monitoring, diagnostic reading test Formative - Answer-informs instruction (for learning) Summative - Answer-what you have learned (of learning) Benchmark reading - Answer-usually given in the fall, winter, spring Progress monitoring - Answer-weekly/biweekly screenings Diagnostic Reading test - Answer-individual students specific areas of weakness, use the results to inform instruction, used after progress monitoring, pre-intervention step