Elementary OSAT Sub Test 1 Study Guide

Phonological Semantic Syntactic Pragmatic CORRECT ANSWER What are the 4 cueing systems? When reading, the semantic cueing system refers to? CORRECT ANSWER The meaning system of language. Involves using the meaning of the text and the context to figure out an unknown word. The genre of selection, the illustrations, the reader knowlege of the topic of the selection, and the context of the written words can provide semantic cues as the reader tries to unlock an unknown word. When reading, the syntatical cueing system refers to? CORRECT ANSWER The structural system of language. Involves using the reader's grammatical knowlege of spoken and written language to give cue as to the significance of an unknown word in a text. When reading, the phonological cueing system refers to? CORRECT ANSWER The letter-sound relationships in written language. Involves using the knowledge of matching written symbols with their sounds. This cueing strategy has limitations: it can be used effectively only for words where the letter patterns are known by the reader. The reader must also know how to analyze an unknown word.