CSET SUBTEST #1
# Term Definition
1 Pragmatics concerned with what the speaker implies and
what a listener infers based on contributing
factors like the situational context, indiviual's
mental state and the preceding dialouge
2 Age-based literature categories 0-5 years picture books 5-7 years early
readers/short stories 7-12 years chapter books
(short 7-9 years) (long 9-12 years) 12-18 years
young adult fiction/require critical thinking
3 Comprehension defined as the level of understanding of content
a child demonstrates during and after reading
encompassess awareness and understanding of
phonemes, phonics, and ability to construct
meaning from text
4 Fluency Children are able to read with accuracy, steady
and consistent speed, and with appropriate
expression Automatic recognition to
comprehension
5 Effective teaching strategies for (beginning level) Focus on alphabetic knowledge
spelling and include letter-sound games as skills
strengthen, introduce spelling patterns and word
structure (phonics)
6 Five basic components of reading fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness,
comprehension vocabulary, and phonics
7 types of poetry narrative - tells a story dramatic monologue -
character speaks to an auditor for the entire
poem ballad - poem or song passed down orally
and uses ABAB or ABCB rhyme scheme epic -
long poem, narrates a legend or hero Haiku -
Japanese poem of 3 unrhymed lines with 5,7,5
syllables, usual nature subject
8 types of poetry cont. Limerick - 5 line poem in AABBA rhyme Ode -
formal lyric poem, praises a person, place, or
thing Sonnet - 14 line poem in iambic
pentameter Lyric - expresses personal or
emotional feelings of the author
, CSET SUBTEST #1
# Term Definition
9 Emergent Literacy compasses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
that children develop in relation to reading and
writing can improve by engaging in shared
storybook reading, pretending to write or draw,
and engaging in oral word play such as rhyming
10 Morphology the study of the internal structure of words how
parts of words create different meanings by
combining with each other or standing alone ex:
adding 's' to a word to make it plural
11 developing literacy early literacy is about learning sounds, words,
and language you can support this by
communicating with children, reading, playing
with rhyme, singing, talking, and playing games
Emergent literacy, alphabetic fluency, words and
patterns, intermediate reading, and advanced
reading
12 acquisition of subsequent learning a first or second language language
languages acquisition is the process by which humans
acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend
language
13 Development of a first language children acquire language through interaction
with parents, adults, and other children
pre-linguistic stage, babbling, 1st words,
two-word stage, and telegraphic stage (more
than two words)
14 Early advanced literacy a child is able to apply literacy skills to learn new
info across subjects the child can now tackle
complex literacy tasks book reports and class
presentations and a variety of reading material
can strengthen literacy skills at this stage
15 intermediate literacy a child begins to demonstrate comprehension of
more complex vocabulary and ideas children are
able to challenge themselves in the classroom
and start to use new literacy skills to read, write,
listen, and speak more advanced reading
opportunities such as silent reading should be
provided
# Term Definition
1 Pragmatics concerned with what the speaker implies and
what a listener infers based on contributing
factors like the situational context, indiviual's
mental state and the preceding dialouge
2 Age-based literature categories 0-5 years picture books 5-7 years early
readers/short stories 7-12 years chapter books
(short 7-9 years) (long 9-12 years) 12-18 years
young adult fiction/require critical thinking
3 Comprehension defined as the level of understanding of content
a child demonstrates during and after reading
encompassess awareness and understanding of
phonemes, phonics, and ability to construct
meaning from text
4 Fluency Children are able to read with accuracy, steady
and consistent speed, and with appropriate
expression Automatic recognition to
comprehension
5 Effective teaching strategies for (beginning level) Focus on alphabetic knowledge
spelling and include letter-sound games as skills
strengthen, introduce spelling patterns and word
structure (phonics)
6 Five basic components of reading fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness,
comprehension vocabulary, and phonics
7 types of poetry narrative - tells a story dramatic monologue -
character speaks to an auditor for the entire
poem ballad - poem or song passed down orally
and uses ABAB or ABCB rhyme scheme epic -
long poem, narrates a legend or hero Haiku -
Japanese poem of 3 unrhymed lines with 5,7,5
syllables, usual nature subject
8 types of poetry cont. Limerick - 5 line poem in AABBA rhyme Ode -
formal lyric poem, praises a person, place, or
thing Sonnet - 14 line poem in iambic
pentameter Lyric - expresses personal or
emotional feelings of the author
, CSET SUBTEST #1
# Term Definition
9 Emergent Literacy compasses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
that children develop in relation to reading and
writing can improve by engaging in shared
storybook reading, pretending to write or draw,
and engaging in oral word play such as rhyming
10 Morphology the study of the internal structure of words how
parts of words create different meanings by
combining with each other or standing alone ex:
adding 's' to a word to make it plural
11 developing literacy early literacy is about learning sounds, words,
and language you can support this by
communicating with children, reading, playing
with rhyme, singing, talking, and playing games
Emergent literacy, alphabetic fluency, words and
patterns, intermediate reading, and advanced
reading
12 acquisition of subsequent learning a first or second language language
languages acquisition is the process by which humans
acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend
language
13 Development of a first language children acquire language through interaction
with parents, adults, and other children
pre-linguistic stage, babbling, 1st words,
two-word stage, and telegraphic stage (more
than two words)
14 Early advanced literacy a child is able to apply literacy skills to learn new
info across subjects the child can now tackle
complex literacy tasks book reports and class
presentations and a variety of reading material
can strengthen literacy skills at this stage
15 intermediate literacy a child begins to demonstrate comprehension of
more complex vocabulary and ideas children are
able to challenge themselves in the classroom
and start to use new literacy skills to read, write,
listen, and speak more advanced reading
opportunities such as silent reading should be
provided
