American Board El Ed Exam [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST
VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE
EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS-
LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
Phonological - ✔✔✔✔✔Recognition of the distinct segments of spoken sound: words,
syllables, and phonemes
Phonological Awareness - ✔✔✔✔✔Recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words
into constituent phonemes, ability to blend phonemes and substitute phonemes to make
new words
Phoneme - ✔✔✔✔✔Smallest unit of sound
Syllable - ✔✔✔✔✔A word or distinct segment of a word that is naturally pronounced in
a single, uninterrupted vocalization
Voiced consonants - ✔✔✔✔✔Make your vocal cords vibrate
Unvoiced consonants - ✔✔✔✔✔Do not make your vocal cords vibrate
Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔Study of relationships between sounds and their written form
Grapheme - ✔✔✔✔✔An individual letter.
Digraph - ✔✔✔✔✔two letters that make one sound
Segmenting - ✔✔✔✔✔Breaking down words into their component phonemes
Morpheme - ✔✔✔✔✔The smallest unit of language that creates meaning.
Onset - ✔✔✔✔✔The first consonant of a word
Rime - ✔✔✔✔✔the vowels and consonants that follow the onset
Synthetic Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔Teaching aspiring readers the basics of grapheme-
phoneme relationships, and practice
, Successful modes of instruction are ______ and _______ - ✔✔✔✔✔measured,
systematic
Blending - ✔✔✔✔✔Combining phonemes to form words
Decoding - ✔✔✔✔✔Using phonemic knowledge and prior knowledge of spelling
conventions to read a word.
Analogy Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach students learn how to use a phonogram or
rime, in a familiar word to identify an unfamiliar word with the same rime.
Embedded Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach students address a word type as it
happens
Spelling Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach after students have broken up words into
phonemes, they get to pick out letters to match those individual phonemes. Then they
put them all together and read the blended concoction.
Systematic instruction - ✔✔✔✔✔Should include significant amounts of time for students
to practice segmenting and blending phonemes, matching graphemes with phonemes,
and other crucial skills.
Explicit instruction - ✔✔✔✔✔Should include purposeful lessons in which the teacher
begins with a specific objective, models how to perform the objective, and allows
students to attempt the objective themselves.
Etymology - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of word's origins and its usage over time.
Morphology - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of word structure
Orthography - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of spelling patterns and conventions
Automaticity - ✔✔✔✔✔The ability to quickly and easily decode words
Segmenting and manipulating individual sounds within words is necessary prerequisite
for _____ - ✔✔✔✔✔Reading Mastery
Reading fluency is the sum of ______ and ____ - ✔✔✔✔✔rate and accuracy
Fluency is ______ to comprehension - ✔✔✔✔✔Directly proportional
Comprehension is ______ to prosody - ✔✔✔✔✔Directly proportional
Fluency - ✔✔✔✔✔Reading with accuracy, speed, and expression
VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE
EXAM DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS-
LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
Phonological - ✔✔✔✔✔Recognition of the distinct segments of spoken sound: words,
syllables, and phonemes
Phonological Awareness - ✔✔✔✔✔Recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words
into constituent phonemes, ability to blend phonemes and substitute phonemes to make
new words
Phoneme - ✔✔✔✔✔Smallest unit of sound
Syllable - ✔✔✔✔✔A word or distinct segment of a word that is naturally pronounced in
a single, uninterrupted vocalization
Voiced consonants - ✔✔✔✔✔Make your vocal cords vibrate
Unvoiced consonants - ✔✔✔✔✔Do not make your vocal cords vibrate
Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔Study of relationships between sounds and their written form
Grapheme - ✔✔✔✔✔An individual letter.
Digraph - ✔✔✔✔✔two letters that make one sound
Segmenting - ✔✔✔✔✔Breaking down words into their component phonemes
Morpheme - ✔✔✔✔✔The smallest unit of language that creates meaning.
Onset - ✔✔✔✔✔The first consonant of a word
Rime - ✔✔✔✔✔the vowels and consonants that follow the onset
Synthetic Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔Teaching aspiring readers the basics of grapheme-
phoneme relationships, and practice
, Successful modes of instruction are ______ and _______ - ✔✔✔✔✔measured,
systematic
Blending - ✔✔✔✔✔Combining phonemes to form words
Decoding - ✔✔✔✔✔Using phonemic knowledge and prior knowledge of spelling
conventions to read a word.
Analogy Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach students learn how to use a phonogram or
rime, in a familiar word to identify an unfamiliar word with the same rime.
Embedded Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach students address a word type as it
happens
Spelling Phonics - ✔✔✔✔✔In this approach after students have broken up words into
phonemes, they get to pick out letters to match those individual phonemes. Then they
put them all together and read the blended concoction.
Systematic instruction - ✔✔✔✔✔Should include significant amounts of time for students
to practice segmenting and blending phonemes, matching graphemes with phonemes,
and other crucial skills.
Explicit instruction - ✔✔✔✔✔Should include purposeful lessons in which the teacher
begins with a specific objective, models how to perform the objective, and allows
students to attempt the objective themselves.
Etymology - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of word's origins and its usage over time.
Morphology - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of word structure
Orthography - ✔✔✔✔✔The study of spelling patterns and conventions
Automaticity - ✔✔✔✔✔The ability to quickly and easily decode words
Segmenting and manipulating individual sounds within words is necessary prerequisite
for _____ - ✔✔✔✔✔Reading Mastery
Reading fluency is the sum of ______ and ____ - ✔✔✔✔✔rate and accuracy
Fluency is ______ to comprehension - ✔✔✔✔✔Directly proportional
Comprehension is ______ to prosody - ✔✔✔✔✔Directly proportional
Fluency - ✔✔✔✔✔Reading with accuracy, speed, and expression