Early Childhood Education Praxis (5025) FORM 1 Final Exam Test 2026\2027.
semiphonetic spellers
understand sounds represent by letters
Consonant Digraph
"wh" "th" "sh" "ch"
morphological analysis
one step up from phonemes- "pre" "un" "dis" "tive" "tion" "ment"
When can children write?
When they can hold a crayon
rime
part of a word such as "at"
rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
key to language competence
encourage children to engage in conversation
prephonemic stage
know some letters but sound-symbol relationship is absent
prephonemic vs semiphonemic
Prephonemic: Scribbles or random letters with no clear connection to sounds.
Semiphonemic: Starting to use some letters to represent sounds, but not all the sounds in a
word.
Tier 1: Basic Vocabulary
These are everyday words that most people already know. They're common, simple words
used in daily conversations and typically don't need to be taught explicitly.
Examples: Cat, happy, jump, house, book, run.
Tier 2: High-Frequency Words for Mature Language Users
These words are more advanced than Tier 1 and appear often in written text. They are useful
for students to know because they help with understanding more complex language. These
words may have multiple meanings and are often found in academic or literary contexts.
Examples: Analyze, compare, predict, fortunate, maintain, establish.
Tier 3: Domain-Specific Vocabulary
, Early Childhood Education Praxis (5025) FORM 1 Final Exam Test 2026\2027.
These words are specific to particular subjects or fields of study, like science, math, history,
or technology. They are less common in everyday language but essential for understanding
specific topics.
Examples: Photosynthesis (science), democracy (social studies), equation (math), molecule
(science).
prosody
appropriate use of phrasing and expression to convey meaning
if you want to initiate discussion
blogs
prefix
is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. It helps make
new words!
For example:
Un- in unhappy means "not," so "unhappy" means "not happy."
suffix
group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or form.
For example:
-ed in played shows that something happened in the past.
fact family
is a group of related math facts that use the same numbers.2 + 3 = 5
3+2=5
fraction comparisons are only valid when the parts being compared refer to the
same whole unit
fractions need common denominators
one-to-one correspondence
is a way of matching items so that each item in one group pairs with exactly one item in
another group, and no items are left over. This concept is often used in counting, comparing
sets, or teaching math.
meaningful counting
RELEVANT counting activity
Commutative Property:
semiphonetic spellers
understand sounds represent by letters
Consonant Digraph
"wh" "th" "sh" "ch"
morphological analysis
one step up from phonemes- "pre" "un" "dis" "tive" "tion" "ment"
When can children write?
When they can hold a crayon
rime
part of a word such as "at"
rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
key to language competence
encourage children to engage in conversation
prephonemic stage
know some letters but sound-symbol relationship is absent
prephonemic vs semiphonemic
Prephonemic: Scribbles or random letters with no clear connection to sounds.
Semiphonemic: Starting to use some letters to represent sounds, but not all the sounds in a
word.
Tier 1: Basic Vocabulary
These are everyday words that most people already know. They're common, simple words
used in daily conversations and typically don't need to be taught explicitly.
Examples: Cat, happy, jump, house, book, run.
Tier 2: High-Frequency Words for Mature Language Users
These words are more advanced than Tier 1 and appear often in written text. They are useful
for students to know because they help with understanding more complex language. These
words may have multiple meanings and are often found in academic or literary contexts.
Examples: Analyze, compare, predict, fortunate, maintain, establish.
Tier 3: Domain-Specific Vocabulary
, Early Childhood Education Praxis (5025) FORM 1 Final Exam Test 2026\2027.
These words are specific to particular subjects or fields of study, like science, math, history,
or technology. They are less common in everyday language but essential for understanding
specific topics.
Examples: Photosynthesis (science), democracy (social studies), equation (math), molecule
(science).
prosody
appropriate use of phrasing and expression to convey meaning
if you want to initiate discussion
blogs
prefix
is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. It helps make
new words!
For example:
Un- in unhappy means "not," so "unhappy" means "not happy."
suffix
group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or form.
For example:
-ed in played shows that something happened in the past.
fact family
is a group of related math facts that use the same numbers.2 + 3 = 5
3+2=5
fraction comparisons are only valid when the parts being compared refer to the
same whole unit
fractions need common denominators
one-to-one correspondence
is a way of matching items so that each item in one group pairs with exactly one item in
another group, and no items are left over. This concept is often used in counting, comparing
sets, or teaching math.
meaningful counting
RELEVANT counting activity
Commutative Property:
