Praxis Practice Test Study Questions
With Correct Answers
phoneme segmentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the ability to
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break a word in to separate sounds, saying each sound as it is counted
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automacity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to a student's ability to
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process, de-code, and understand written words w/o effort
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phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the decoding of
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unfamiliar words depends on the ability to associate sounds w/ written
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letters
coat -> coet bought -> baught
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this student's spelling demonstrates which type of spelling development
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characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ability to recognize words
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are made up of letter patterns representing sounds
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emergent literacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the idea that children grow
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in to reading and writing w/ no real beginning or endpoint, develop
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, concurrently and in interrelated ways. The learning process starts long
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before children enter school and does not depend on the mastery of
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letter-sound skills |
orthographic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the reader uses a visual process
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to see the letter pattern in words
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open syllable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ends in a vowel and the sound is
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long.
ex. apron, remembering, vehicle, able
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rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the speed at which a text is read.
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purpose, genre, difficulty and prior knowledge all affect how quickly a
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text is read | |
prosody - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the patterns of stress and intonation
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in a language ALSO the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry
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A reader who has demonstrated fluency while reading an informational
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text can now focus on..? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-comprehending the
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main ideas in a text | | | |
With Correct Answers
phoneme segmentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the ability to
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break a word in to separate sounds, saying each sound as it is counted
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automacity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to a student's ability to
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process, de-code, and understand written words w/o effort
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phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the decoding of
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unfamiliar words depends on the ability to associate sounds w/ written
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letters
coat -> coet bought -> baught
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this student's spelling demonstrates which type of spelling development
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characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the ability to recognize words
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are made up of letter patterns representing sounds
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emergent literacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the idea that children grow
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in to reading and writing w/ no real beginning or endpoint, develop
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, concurrently and in interrelated ways. The learning process starts long
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before children enter school and does not depend on the mastery of
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letter-sound skills |
orthographic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the reader uses a visual process
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to see the letter pattern in words
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open syllable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ends in a vowel and the sound is
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long.
ex. apron, remembering, vehicle, able
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rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the speed at which a text is read.
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purpose, genre, difficulty and prior knowledge all affect how quickly a
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text is read | |
prosody - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the patterns of stress and intonation
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in a language ALSO the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry
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A reader who has demonstrated fluency while reading an informational
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text can now focus on..? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-comprehending the
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main ideas in a text | | | |
