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Education K–6 Language
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, The 5 Components of Reading phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension
Phonemic Awareness The ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. Includes
noticing rhyme and recognizing the separate, small sounds in words (phonemes).
Phonics The understanding of the relationships between the written letters of the alphabet
and the sounds of spoken language. This knowledge allows a reader to "decode"
words by translating the letters into speech sounds.
Fluency The ability to read quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.
Vocabulary Includes all the words the reader can understand and use.
Comprehension Ability to understand what one has read. Includes recognizing main idea of article or
able to compare and contrast different characters.
Word Recognition the student has ability to visually identify words in isolation or context.
Phases of word recognition pre-alphabetic, partial-alphabetic, full-alphabetic, graphophonemic, and morphemic.
Text to self the reader made a connection from the reading to own personal life.
Text to text the reader made a connection from the reading to another book with similar writing
style, theme, or topic.
Text to world the reader made a connection from the reading to a topic or an event that has taken
place in the world.
Critical Thinking Strategies making connections, making predictions, questioning, summarizing
Making predictions use title and illustration on cover to predict what a text will be about aids
comprehension. Throughout reading, predictions can be affirmed or revised.
Questioning helps students make meaning of text being read. Questions about text, author's
intent etc.
"Right there" questions (text explicit) literal questions. Answer in the text itself.
Education K–6 Language
Arts and Reading 2026 |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, The 5 Components of Reading phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension
Phonemic Awareness The ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. Includes
noticing rhyme and recognizing the separate, small sounds in words (phonemes).
Phonics The understanding of the relationships between the written letters of the alphabet
and the sounds of spoken language. This knowledge allows a reader to "decode"
words by translating the letters into speech sounds.
Fluency The ability to read quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.
Vocabulary Includes all the words the reader can understand and use.
Comprehension Ability to understand what one has read. Includes recognizing main idea of article or
able to compare and contrast different characters.
Word Recognition the student has ability to visually identify words in isolation or context.
Phases of word recognition pre-alphabetic, partial-alphabetic, full-alphabetic, graphophonemic, and morphemic.
Text to self the reader made a connection from the reading to own personal life.
Text to text the reader made a connection from the reading to another book with similar writing
style, theme, or topic.
Text to world the reader made a connection from the reading to a topic or an event that has taken
place in the world.
Critical Thinking Strategies making connections, making predictions, questioning, summarizing
Making predictions use title and illustration on cover to predict what a text will be about aids
comprehension. Throughout reading, predictions can be affirmed or revised.
Questioning helps students make meaning of text being read. Questions about text, author's
intent etc.
"Right there" questions (text explicit) literal questions. Answer in the text itself.
