FTCE Elementary Education k-6
Language Arts and Reading terms and
answers.
The 5 Components of Reading - n
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phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension
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Phonemic Awareness - n
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The ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. Includes noticing
rhyme and recognizing the separate, small sounds in words (phonemes).
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Phonics - n
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The understanding of the relationships between the written letters of the alphabet
and the sounds of spoken language. This knowledge allows a reader to "decode"
words by translating the letters into speech sounds.
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Fluency - n
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The ability to read quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.
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Vocabulary - n
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Includes all the words the reader can understand and use.
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Comprehension - n
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Ability to understand what one has read. Includes recognizing main idea of article or
able to compare and contrast different characters.
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Word Recognition - n
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the student has ability to visually identify words in isolation or context.
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Phases of word recognition - n
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pre-alphabetic, partial-alphabetic, full-alphabetic, graphophonemic, and morphemic.
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Text to self - n
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the reader made a connection from the reading to own personal life.
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Text to text - n
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the reader made a connection from the reading to another book with similar writing
style, theme, or topic.
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Text to world - n
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the reader made a connection from the reading to a topic or an event that has
taken place in the world.
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Critical Thinking Strategies - n
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making connections, making predictions, questioning, summarizing
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Making predictions - n
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use title and illustration on cover to predict what a text will be about aids
comprehension. Throughout reading, predictions can be affirmed or revised.
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Questioning - n
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helps students make meaning of text being read. Questions about text, author's
intent etc.
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"Right there" questions (text explicit) - n
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literal questions. Answer in the text itself.
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"Think and search" (text implicit) - n
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the answer is implicit in text. Student must synthesize, infer, or summarize to find
answer.
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"Reader and author" (implicit or experienced based) - n
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Reader must combine own experience with what texts states.
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"On my own" (implicit or experienced based) - n
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Reader must generate answer from prior knowledge.
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Summarizing - n
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to simply and concisely paraphrase what has been read.
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Reading Fluency - n
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accuracy, automaticity, rate, prosody
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Accuracy - n
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ability to correctly read the words in a text
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Automaticity - n
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Language Arts and Reading terms and
answers.
The 5 Components of Reading - n
Ans✔
phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension
Qs
Phonemic Awareness - n
Ans✔
The ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. Includes noticing
rhyme and recognizing the separate, small sounds in words (phonemes).
Qs
Phonics - n
Ans✔
The understanding of the relationships between the written letters of the alphabet
and the sounds of spoken language. This knowledge allows a reader to "decode"
words by translating the letters into speech sounds.
Qs
Fluency - n
Ans✔
The ability to read quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.
Qs
Vocabulary - n
Ans✔
Includes all the words the reader can understand and use.
,Qs
Comprehension - n
Ans✔
Ability to understand what one has read. Includes recognizing main idea of article or
able to compare and contrast different characters.
Qs
Word Recognition - n
Ans✔
the student has ability to visually identify words in isolation or context.
Qs
Phases of word recognition - n
Ans✔
pre-alphabetic, partial-alphabetic, full-alphabetic, graphophonemic, and morphemic.
Qs
Text to self - n
Ans✔
the reader made a connection from the reading to own personal life.
Qs
Text to text - n
Ans✔
the reader made a connection from the reading to another book with similar writing
style, theme, or topic.
Qs
Text to world - n
,Ans✔
the reader made a connection from the reading to a topic or an event that has
taken place in the world.
Qs
Critical Thinking Strategies - n
Ans✔
making connections, making predictions, questioning, summarizing
Qs
Making predictions - n
Ans✔
use title and illustration on cover to predict what a text will be about aids
comprehension. Throughout reading, predictions can be affirmed or revised.
Qs
Questioning - n
Ans✔
helps students make meaning of text being read. Questions about text, author's
intent etc.
Qs
"Right there" questions (text explicit) - n
Ans✔
literal questions. Answer in the text itself.
Qs
"Think and search" (text implicit) - n
Ans✔
the answer is implicit in text. Student must synthesize, infer, or summarize to find
answer.
, Qs
"Reader and author" (implicit or experienced based) - n
Ans✔
Reader must combine own experience with what texts states.
Qs
"On my own" (implicit or experienced based) - n
Ans✔
Reader must generate answer from prior knowledge.
Qs
Summarizing - n
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to simply and concisely paraphrase what has been read.
Qs
Reading Fluency - n
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accuracy, automaticity, rate, prosody
Qs
Accuracy - n
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ability to correctly read the words in a text
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Automaticity - n
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