Praxis II Elementary Education 5001 (2023/2024) Rated A

Praxis II Elementary Education 5001 (2023/2024) Rated A Assonance Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds Meter A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a rhythm when spoken Iambic meter An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable Blank verse unrhymed verse that consists of lines of iambic pentameter Free verse Lacks regular patterns of poetic feet, but has more controlled rhythm than prose in terms of pace and pauses. Phonological awareness A sub-skill of literacy; the ability to perceive sound structures in spoken word, such as syllables and the individual phonemes within syllables. Phonemes The sounds represented by the letters in the alphabet Teaching phonological awareness Language play; an exposure to a variety of sounds and contexts of sounds Alphabetic principle The use of letters and combinations of letters to represent speech sounds Developing language skills - Interacting with others - Experiencing language in daily life - Understanding that speaking and listening are necessary for effective communication. Know, Wonder, Learn What KWL stands for Decoding Method used to make sense of printed words and figure out how to correctly pronounce them. Student must know the relationships between letters and sounds, including: - letter patterns - words are constructed from phonemes - printed word represents a word that can be spoken. Phonics Process of learning to read by learning how spoken language is represented by letters Whole language approach Method of teaching children to read by recognizing words as whole pieces of language; believes that language should not be broken down into letters and combinations of letters and "decoded." Fluency The goal of literacy development; the ability to read and write accurately and quickly Affixes Syllables attached to the beginning or end of a word to make a derivative or inflectional form of a word. Noun suffixes Type of suffix. Two types: - Denotes the act of, state of, or quality of. (argument) - Denotes the doer, or one who does (auctioneer) Verb suffixes Type of suffix. Denote "to make" or "two perform the act of" (soften) Adjectival suffixes Type of suffix. Include suffixes such as "ful" which means "full of." Ish, less, able. Literal comprehension The skills a reader uses to deal with the actual words in a text. Involves skills such as identifying the topic sentence, main idea, important facts, and supporting details; using context clues to determine the meaning of a word; and sequencing events. Critical comprehension Involves the prior knowledge and an understanding that written material, especially in nonfiction, is the author's version and not necessarily anyone else's. Involves analysis of meaning, evaluation, validation, questioning, and the reasoning skills a reader uses to recognize inferences and conclusions, purpose, tone, POV, themes, etc. Metacognitive Skills Awareness , Planning, Self-monitoring and reflection Taking an active role in reading Recognizing reading behaviors Relating info to prior knowledge Being aware of text structures Synecdoche Use of a part of something to signify the whole: "Boots on the ground" Metonymy Use of one term that is closely associated with another to mean the other: "The crown." Critical thinking tools while reading Summarization Question generation Textual marking Learning approach A language development theory; Assumes that language is first learned by imitating the speech of adults, then solidified in school through drills about the rules of language structures Linguistic approach A language development theory; Proposes