CT Foundations of Reading Test
phonological cueing system - answerThe sound system of English with approximately
44 sounds and more than 500 ways to spell them
phoneme - answerThe smallest unit of sound
grapheme - answerThe written representation of a phoneme using one or more letters.
phonological awareness - answerKnowledge about the sound structure of words, at the
phoneme, onset-rime, and syllable levels.
phonemic awareness - answerThe ability to orally manipulate phonemes in words
phonics - answerInstruction about phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling
rules.
syntactic cueing system - answerThe structural system of English that governs how
words are combined into sentences.
syntax - answerThe structure or grammar of a sentence.
morpheme - answerThe smallest meaningful unit of language.
semantic cueing system - answerThe meaning system of English that focuses on
vocabulary.
semantics - answermeaning
synonyms - answerWords that mean the same or nearly the same thing.
antonyms - answeropposites
homonyms - answerWords that sound alike but are spelled differently.
pragmatic cueing system - answerThe system of English that offers language choices
according to social and cultural uses.
function - answerThe purpose for which a person uses language.
standard English - answerThe form of English used in textbooks and by television
newscasters.
nonstandard English - answerOther forms of English.
phonological cueing system - answerThe sound system of English with approximately
44 sounds and more than 500 ways to spell them
phoneme - answerThe smallest unit of sound
grapheme - answerThe written representation of a phoneme using one or more letters.
phonological awareness - answerKnowledge about the sound structure of words, at the
phoneme, onset-rime, and syllable levels.
phonemic awareness - answerThe ability to orally manipulate phonemes in words
phonics - answerInstruction about phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling
rules.
syntactic cueing system - answerThe structural system of English that governs how
words are combined into sentences.
syntax - answerThe structure or grammar of a sentence.
morpheme - answerThe smallest meaningful unit of language.
semantic cueing system - answerThe meaning system of English that focuses on
vocabulary.
semantics - answermeaning
synonyms - answerWords that mean the same or nearly the same thing.
antonyms - answeropposites
homonyms - answerWords that sound alike but are spelled differently.
pragmatic cueing system - answerThe system of English that offers language choices
according to social and cultural uses.
function - answerThe purpose for which a person uses language.
standard English - answerThe form of English used in textbooks and by television
newscasters.
nonstandard English - answerOther forms of English.
