TExES Science of Teaching Reading
(293) Exam Questions and Answers
phonemes - Answers -the smallest individual sounds in a word
phonetics - Answers -the sounds of human speech
phonology - Answers -the systematic organization of sounds in language
phonics - Answers -the relationship between symbols of an alphabetic writing system
and sounds of a language
morphology - Answers -the study of forms of words; this includes prefixes, roots, and
suffixes.
morphemes - Answers --are a combination of sounds that have meaning in speech or
writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts.
-are the smallest units of meaning in a word
orthography - Answers -the conventions for proper spelling in a language
syntax - Answers -rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases,
clauses, and sentences
semantics - Answers -the study of word or symbol meaning
pragmatics - Answers -the study of language in use, not in its structure; or the
appropriate use of language
segmentation - Answers -refers to recognizing the boundaries between words, syllables,
or phonemes in spoken language
precommunicative spelling - - Answers -when students use scribble shapes and
sometimes letter-like shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms
semiphonetic spelling - Answers -when children have some letter awareness. They may
spell a lengthy word with a few letters, spelling play as "pa" or talk as "tk"
phonetic spelling - Answers -when students spell the way they hear the word
pronounced such as "wuz" for was or "uv" for of. This is also known as "invented
spelling.
(293) Exam Questions and Answers
phonemes - Answers -the smallest individual sounds in a word
phonetics - Answers -the sounds of human speech
phonology - Answers -the systematic organization of sounds in language
phonics - Answers -the relationship between symbols of an alphabetic writing system
and sounds of a language
morphology - Answers -the study of forms of words; this includes prefixes, roots, and
suffixes.
morphemes - Answers --are a combination of sounds that have meaning in speech or
writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts.
-are the smallest units of meaning in a word
orthography - Answers -the conventions for proper spelling in a language
syntax - Answers -rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases,
clauses, and sentences
semantics - Answers -the study of word or symbol meaning
pragmatics - Answers -the study of language in use, not in its structure; or the
appropriate use of language
segmentation - Answers -refers to recognizing the boundaries between words, syllables,
or phonemes in spoken language
precommunicative spelling - - Answers -when students use scribble shapes and
sometimes letter-like shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms
semiphonetic spelling - Answers -when children have some letter awareness. They may
spell a lengthy word with a few letters, spelling play as "pa" or talk as "tk"
phonetic spelling - Answers -when students spell the way they hear the word
pronounced such as "wuz" for was or "uv" for of. This is also known as "invented
spelling.
