Teaching Reading Praxis 5205 study guide

Academic Language CORRECT ANSWER The language used in textbooks, in classrooms, and on tests Accuracy (part of fluency) CORRECT ANSWER Reading words in text with no errors Affix CORRECT ANSWER A prefix or suffix Alliteration CORRECT ANSWER Repetition of initial consonant sounds Alphabetic Principle CORRECT ANSWER An understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken words Anecdotal Record CORRECT ANSWER An informal, written record, based on observations the teacher makes of a students progress/activities throughout the day Antonym CORRECT ANSWER A word that means the opposite of another word Automaticity CORRECT ANSWER Reading without conscious effort or attention to decoding Basal Reader CORRECT ANSWER A kind of book that is used to teach reading. It is based on an approach in which words are used as a whole. The words are used over and over in each succeeding lesson. New words are added regularly.