CSET Subtest 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Graded A+ 2026/27
Phoneme - smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the meaning of
words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/
Grapheme - smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the spelling of a
word
Phonemic awareness - 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 - analysis of spoken or written symbols in order to understand their meaning
blending - when children combine individual phonemes to form words.
morpheme - unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller elements such as the
word "book"
semantics - the analysis and study of meaning of words, phrases and sentences
syntax - examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning, the study of
how sentences are formed
, Fast mapping - young children are able to use context to arrive at a quick guess of a words
meaning
Reading assessments - 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 - 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 - 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
phonics - teaches children the relationship between the letters(graphemes) of written
language and the individual sounds(phonemes) of spoken language. Critisism is the english
spellings are too irregular for phonics to help.
Teaching phonics - Assess, plan, explicitly teach and model phonics, select and design
resource material, provide fluency practice, provide ongoing assessment.
fluency exercises - student adult reading, choral reading, tape assisted reading, partner
reading, readers theatre
Phoneme - smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the meaning of
words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/
Grapheme - smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the spelling of a
word
Phonemic awareness - 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 - analysis of spoken or written symbols in order to understand their meaning
blending - when children combine individual phonemes to form words.
morpheme - unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller elements such as the
word "book"
semantics - the analysis and study of meaning of words, phrases and sentences
syntax - examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning, the study of
how sentences are formed
, Fast mapping - young children are able to use context to arrive at a quick guess of a words
meaning
Reading assessments - 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 - 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 - 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
phonics - teaches children the relationship between the letters(graphemes) of written
language and the individual sounds(phonemes) of spoken language. Critisism is the english
spellings are too irregular for phonics to help.
Teaching phonics - Assess, plan, explicitly teach and model phonics, select and design
resource material, provide fluency practice, provide ongoing assessment.
fluency exercises - student adult reading, choral reading, tape assisted reading, partner
reading, readers theatre
