Praxis 5002 (Language Arts) (2023/2024) Rated A

Praxis 5002 (Language Arts) (2023/2024) Rated A Phonological Awareness How sounds, syllables, words, and parts of words can be orally manipulated to break apart and make new words, and create rhymes Phonemic Awareness Understanding the individual sounds in words. The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words Phonics Understanding the relationship between sounds and the spelling patterns (graphemes) representing those sounds Phonemes The individual sounds in words Syllables units of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word Onsets beginning consonant and consonant cluster Rimes The vowel and consonant that follow the onset Blending The ability to string together the sounds that each letter stands for in a word Segmenting Breaking a word apart Substituting Replacing one phoneme with another in a word Morphology The study of words and their forms Letter-Sound Correspondence Certain letters and combinations of letters make specific sounds. To read a word and pronounce the word correctly, the learner must be able to recognize letters and their corresponding sounds. Teaching this skill in isolation (one letter at a time) will help students become proficient Grapheme Letter or group of letters representing sound in written language Morpheme The smallest meaningful unit of language Diphthong Sound is made by combining two vowels in a single syllable Homonyms Words that sound alike but have different meanings Homophones Words that sound the same and are pronounced the same, but have different meanings and different spellings Homographs Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings Pragmatics Concerns the way people use language socially, refers to the way language varies according to its purpose or audience, the way context contributes to the meaning of a word or sentence Syntax Structure Refers to the rules of grammar, and how the arrangement of words in a sentence can influence its meaning Hyperlexia Having an above-normal ability to read, but a much lower ability in verbal communication and social interactions Semantic Feature Analysis this strategy enhances comprehension and vocabulary skills. Using a grid, students are able to make connection, prediction, and master important details. Rhythm The sound of beat of a poem created through accented syllables Foot unit of meter that consists of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables Stanza A series of poetic lines grouped together and separated from other lines Rhyme Scheme Pattern created by the repetition of similar sounds at the end of a poetic line Couplet Successive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and make one complete thought Acrostic A line in which the first, last, or other particular letters, when taking in order, spell out a word or phrase Sight Words Common words that kids recognize instantly without sounding them out Intermediate Fluency