Praxis 5301 Reading Specialist Latest Update Graded A+

Praxis 5301 Reading Specialist Latest Update Graded A+ Assessment of Print Awareness Concepts about Print (CAP) Assessment for Letter Knowledge (2 examples) DIBELS and ERDA (Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment) 6 Elements of Marie Clay's Observation Survey (assesses letter rec and alphabetic principle) 1. Letter identification 2. Concepts about print 3. Writing vocabulary 4. Hearing and recording sounds in words 5. Text reading 6. Word test Assessment Examples for Phonemic Awareness DIBELS, ERDA, ITBS, PAT (Phonemic Awareness Test), Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) Examples of Phonics Assessments Context (running record) and isolated - ITBS, PAT, TPRI, Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE), CORE phonics survey, Sylvia Green's Informal Word Analysis Inventory As a rule of thumb, how often should isolated phonics be tested? 4-6 weeks Word Recognition in Context is a subtest of... The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS). The 3 Decoding Strategies - Meaning Cues - use context, story background, pictures to assist in the decoding of new words - Structural Cues - use grammar or syntax to figure out an unknown word - Visual Cues - use grapheme or phoneme information to decode (ex: using initial, medial, and final sounds to decode entire word The 5 Stages of Spelling 1. Pre-phonetic 2. Semiphonetic 3. Phonetic 4. Transitional 5. Conventional Ability-Based Differentiation has 3 core focuses: 1. The student's conceptual understanding of reading 2. The student's analysis and use of the reading 3. The student's evaluation and performance with creating or reacting to the reading. Discourse How language is used in communication Pragmatics the appropriate use of language in different contexts Articulation therapy ___________ is specialized intervention for students with speech and language disorders. It begins with isolation, to see if students can make key sounds. Then, it progresses to syllables, words, phrases, sentences, reading, and conversation. Phonological Awareness The recognition that oral language is made of smaller units, such as syllables and words. Phonemic Awareness The ability to recognize specific units of spoken language, called phonemes. Phonics The direct correspondence between and blending of letters and sounds. Incorporating the alphabetic principle and decoding strategies Phonics begins with... the alphabetic principle Word Boundaries beginning and ending of a word Syllables a unit of speech that contains a vowel