OAE Reading Subtest l and ll Exam
Questions and Answers
aesthetic reading - ANS-reading for pleasure
analogy phonics - ANS-teaching students to use parts of known words (such as onsets
and rimes) to read unfamiliar print words
analytic phonics - ANS-teaching students to analyze letter-sound relations in previously
learned words in order to avoid pronouncing sounds in isolation
antonym - ANS-two words with opposite meanings
automaticity - ANS-automatic word recognition
blend - ANS-Two letters together that make two sounds. For example, bl, pl, fl, st, tr
choral reading - ANS-reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students-
used to develop oral reading fluency.
cloze passage - ANS-used for vocabulary instruction, omitting every fifth word in a
passage--students use context clues to figure out the missing word
connecting reading and writing - ANS-reading and writing naturally support acquisition
of one another--an effective way to teach reading is through writing, and an effective
way to teach writing is through reading
context clues - ANS-words or phrases that help the reader understand another word of
phrase
Caldecott Medal - ANS-award for the most distinguished artwork in a picture book
concepts of print - ANS-awareness of directionality, book cover, title... (connected to
Marie Clay's work in Reading Recovery)
deep structure - ANS-sets of skills and strategies that help readers and writers
comprehend literally to grasp a plot, comprehend deeply to prob ideas, and extend and
apply their understanding--includes semantic, schematic and pragmatic system (think
comprehension strategies and Keene)
digraph - ANS-two letters together that create a new sound. ex: sh, ph, ch, th
, efficient and effective - ANS-definition of a "proficient" reader
ELL/dialect miscues - ANS-do not count on a miscue analysis
emergent literacy - ANS-the reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop
into conventional literacy
echo reading - ANS-students echo what the teacher reads. used for emergent readers
to build fluency and expression.
efferent reading - ANS-reading for the main purpose of information, to gain meaning,
from Louise Rosenblatt
fluid grouping - ANS-students grouped together briefly to work on a specific skill/concept
graphic cues - ANS-cues from letters and letter patterns
Yetta Goodman - ANS-mother of the miscue analysis and looking for the quality of
miscues
John Guthrie - ANS-focus on motivation in adolescent readers
guided reading - ANS-teacher-directed reading groups
Iowa Basic Skills Test - ANS-standardized test battery for elementary students
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) - ANS-short passages with comprehension questions,
often used to gauge student's independent, instructional, and frustration reading levels.
Psycholinguistic - ANS-The study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and
psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition
KWL - ANS-pre-reading activity for expository text that asks the reader what they
KNOW, what they WANT to know, and what they LEARNED.
Literature Circles - ANS-Students read common texts and have discussions about the
shared reading to increase critical thinking and response to text. Often with set roles
(discussion director, mind image creator, question asker, etc.)
Lexile score - ANS-A measure of a book's reading difficulty that makes difficulty
comparable from book to book, developed by MetaMetrics. Used for leveling texts.
Language Experience Approach - ANS-Teacher writes down what the child says so that
it is easy for the child to read it back to them.
Questions and Answers
aesthetic reading - ANS-reading for pleasure
analogy phonics - ANS-teaching students to use parts of known words (such as onsets
and rimes) to read unfamiliar print words
analytic phonics - ANS-teaching students to analyze letter-sound relations in previously
learned words in order to avoid pronouncing sounds in isolation
antonym - ANS-two words with opposite meanings
automaticity - ANS-automatic word recognition
blend - ANS-Two letters together that make two sounds. For example, bl, pl, fl, st, tr
choral reading - ANS-reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students-
used to develop oral reading fluency.
cloze passage - ANS-used for vocabulary instruction, omitting every fifth word in a
passage--students use context clues to figure out the missing word
connecting reading and writing - ANS-reading and writing naturally support acquisition
of one another--an effective way to teach reading is through writing, and an effective
way to teach writing is through reading
context clues - ANS-words or phrases that help the reader understand another word of
phrase
Caldecott Medal - ANS-award for the most distinguished artwork in a picture book
concepts of print - ANS-awareness of directionality, book cover, title... (connected to
Marie Clay's work in Reading Recovery)
deep structure - ANS-sets of skills and strategies that help readers and writers
comprehend literally to grasp a plot, comprehend deeply to prob ideas, and extend and
apply their understanding--includes semantic, schematic and pragmatic system (think
comprehension strategies and Keene)
digraph - ANS-two letters together that create a new sound. ex: sh, ph, ch, th
, efficient and effective - ANS-definition of a "proficient" reader
ELL/dialect miscues - ANS-do not count on a miscue analysis
emergent literacy - ANS-the reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop
into conventional literacy
echo reading - ANS-students echo what the teacher reads. used for emergent readers
to build fluency and expression.
efferent reading - ANS-reading for the main purpose of information, to gain meaning,
from Louise Rosenblatt
fluid grouping - ANS-students grouped together briefly to work on a specific skill/concept
graphic cues - ANS-cues from letters and letter patterns
Yetta Goodman - ANS-mother of the miscue analysis and looking for the quality of
miscues
John Guthrie - ANS-focus on motivation in adolescent readers
guided reading - ANS-teacher-directed reading groups
Iowa Basic Skills Test - ANS-standardized test battery for elementary students
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) - ANS-short passages with comprehension questions,
often used to gauge student's independent, instructional, and frustration reading levels.
Psycholinguistic - ANS-The study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and
psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition
KWL - ANS-pre-reading activity for expository text that asks the reader what they
KNOW, what they WANT to know, and what they LEARNED.
Literature Circles - ANS-Students read common texts and have discussions about the
shared reading to increase critical thinking and response to text. Often with set roles
(discussion director, mind image creator, question asker, etc.)
Lexile score - ANS-A measure of a book's reading difficulty that makes difficulty
comparable from book to book, developed by MetaMetrics. Used for leveling texts.
Language Experience Approach - ANS-Teacher writes down what the child says so that
it is easy for the child to read it back to them.
