Praxis- Early Childhood Education
(5025) Study Guide
Phonemic Awareness - answer The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual
sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
Simple Sentence example - answer The line for the canteen stretched around the
corner.
simple sentence - answer A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no
dependent clause
compound sentence - answer a sentence with two or more coordinate independent
clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
Compound Sentence Example - answerCharlotte spoke to the captain; she told him
about the planned mutiny.
Decoding - answertranslating a word from print to speech, sounding and symbol
correspondences, sounding of new words
Examples of decodable words - answerflight, things, lamp
complex sentence - answerA sentence with one independent clause and at least one
dependent clause
Complex Sentence Example - answerThis book that takes place on the sea is really
enjoyable.
compund-complex sentence - answercontains two or more independent clauses and
one or more dependent clauses
Nonstandard units of measurement - answerAren't typically used for measurement.
EX: a pencil, an arm, a toothpick, or a shoe
standard units of measurement - answera system of measurement for linear, mass, and
liquid (ft, yd, lb, oz, cup, gallon)
Roles - answerpatterns of behavior that are representative of a person's social status
influence - answerenables a person to affect the actions of others
, Laws - answerrules of behavior established by a political authority and backed by state
power
Ethos - answerbeliefs or character of a group
chemical change - answerA change that occurs when one or more substances change
into entirely new substances with different properties.
physical change - answerA change in a substance that does not involve a change in the
identity of the substance
A characteristic of early stages of performing the forward roll - answerlosing the curl
primary colors - answerred, yellow, blue
secondary colors - answerorange, green, purple
tempo - answerspeed of music
Dynamics - answerDegrees of loudness or softness in music
pitch - answerthe highness or lowness of a sound
Harmony - answerthe stimultaneous combination of notes in music
skip - answerspring, jump, leap
semiphonetic spelling - answerhave a clear understanding of letter-sound relationships,
and know to write left to right but have not mastered spacing between words
Consonant Digraph - answerTwo consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme,
or sound (e.g., /ch/, /sh/).
Morphology - answerstructure of words
prephonemic spelling - answerChildren know that letters stand for a message but they
don't know the relationship between spelling and pronunciation
Prosody - answerAppropriate expression when reading. Includes pitch (intonation),
loudness, stressing phrases, etc.
text features - answerThings such as heading, bulleted lists, and graphics that help a
reader find important information
fact family - answera group of related facts using the same numbers
(5025) Study Guide
Phonemic Awareness - answer The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual
sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
Simple Sentence example - answer The line for the canteen stretched around the
corner.
simple sentence - answer A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no
dependent clause
compound sentence - answer a sentence with two or more coordinate independent
clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
Compound Sentence Example - answerCharlotte spoke to the captain; she told him
about the planned mutiny.
Decoding - answertranslating a word from print to speech, sounding and symbol
correspondences, sounding of new words
Examples of decodable words - answerflight, things, lamp
complex sentence - answerA sentence with one independent clause and at least one
dependent clause
Complex Sentence Example - answerThis book that takes place on the sea is really
enjoyable.
compund-complex sentence - answercontains two or more independent clauses and
one or more dependent clauses
Nonstandard units of measurement - answerAren't typically used for measurement.
EX: a pencil, an arm, a toothpick, or a shoe
standard units of measurement - answera system of measurement for linear, mass, and
liquid (ft, yd, lb, oz, cup, gallon)
Roles - answerpatterns of behavior that are representative of a person's social status
influence - answerenables a person to affect the actions of others
, Laws - answerrules of behavior established by a political authority and backed by state
power
Ethos - answerbeliefs or character of a group
chemical change - answerA change that occurs when one or more substances change
into entirely new substances with different properties.
physical change - answerA change in a substance that does not involve a change in the
identity of the substance
A characteristic of early stages of performing the forward roll - answerlosing the curl
primary colors - answerred, yellow, blue
secondary colors - answerorange, green, purple
tempo - answerspeed of music
Dynamics - answerDegrees of loudness or softness in music
pitch - answerthe highness or lowness of a sound
Harmony - answerthe stimultaneous combination of notes in music
skip - answerspring, jump, leap
semiphonetic spelling - answerhave a clear understanding of letter-sound relationships,
and know to write left to right but have not mastered spacing between words
Consonant Digraph - answerTwo consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme,
or sound (e.g., /ch/, /sh/).
Morphology - answerstructure of words
prephonemic spelling - answerChildren know that letters stand for a message but they
don't know the relationship between spelling and pronunciation
Prosody - answerAppropriate expression when reading. Includes pitch (intonation),
loudness, stressing phrases, etc.
text features - answerThings such as heading, bulleted lists, and graphics that help a
reader find important information
fact family - answera group of related facts using the same numbers
