Texas Teacher Certification Practice EC-6 Questions And Answers

Phonemes - ans-Basic units of sound (about 44 in English) Semantics - ans-The ways in which meaning is generated in a language Syntax - ans-How words can be placed together Phonology - ans-Study of the sound system of language Graphemes - ans-individual letters Morphology - ans-Study of the structure of words and word formation Morphemes - ans-Smallest representation of meaning (plural "s") Phonological awareness - ans-ability to recognize and manipulate components of the sound system and the structure of words Phonemic awareness - ans-ability to understand that words have smaller components called sounds (phonemes). It is a component of phonological awareness. Rhythm - ans-varied length of sounds and silences in relation to the underlying beat.