Praxis Teaching Reading 5205 with
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Accuracy (part of fluency) - ANSWER-Reading words in text with no errors
Affix - ANSWER-A prefix or suffix
Alliteration - ANSWER-Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER-An understanding that letters and letter patterns
represent the sounds of spoken words
Anecdotal Record - ANSWER-An informal, written record, based on observations the
teacher makes of a students progress/activities throughout the day
Antonym - ANSWER-A word that means the opposite of another word
Automaticity - ANSWER-Reading without conscious effort or attention to decoding
Background Knowledge - ANSWER-Your personal experiences, what you already
know.
Basal Reader - ANSWER-A kind of book that is used to teach reading. It is based on an
approach in which words are used as a whole. The words are used over and over in
each succeeding lesson. New words are added regularly.
Base Word (free morpheme) - ANSWER-A unit of meaning that can stand alone as a
whole word (e.g., friend, pig).
Blending - ANSWER-Combining parts of a spoken word into a whole representation of
the word (e.g., /p/ /oo/ /l/ to form pool)
Choral Reading - ANSWER-Reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of
students (builds fluency)
Chunking - ANSWER-Breaking words/sentences into meaningful parts (e.g., /yes/
/ter/ /day/ for yesterday)
Cloze - ANSWER-Eliminating words from a passage and a student must use context to
fill in the blank with the appropriate word
Comprehension - ANSWER-understanding what one is reading (the ultimate GOAL of
reading)
, Consonant - ANSWER-Every letter in the alphabet except a, e, I ,o ,u, and sometimes y
and w
Consonant Blend - ANSWER-Two or more consonants grouped together in which each
sound is heard (e.g., /bl/ in block; /str/ in string).
Consonant Digraph - ANSWER-Two or more consonants grouped together in which one
sound is heard (e.g., /sh/ in shut; /ch/ in churn
Conventions of Print - ANSWER-The understandings an individual has about the rules
or accepted practices that govern the use of print, and the use of written language. Ex.
reading left to right, top to bottom, words are made of letters, use of spaces between
words, upper case letters, spelling patterns, etc.
Core Instruction - ANSWER-instruction provided to all students in the class, usually
guided by a comprehensive core reading program
Corrective Feedback - ANSWER-When an error occurs, the teacher immediately
attends to it by scaffolding instruction
Criterion-Referenced Assessment - ANSWER-An assessment that compares a
student's performance with a preset standard deemed for mastery
D.E.A.R - ANSWER-Drop Everything And Read
Decodable Text - ANSWER-Text in which a high proportion of words (80%-90%)
comprise sound-symbol relationships that have already been taught
Decodable Words - ANSWER-These words contain phonic elements that were
previously taught
Decoding - ANSWER-The act of sounding out a new word
Diagnostic - ANSWER-Assessment
Digraphs - ANSWER-two letters that represent on sound (e.g., /ea/ bread; /ch/ chin; /ng
sing)
Diphthong - ANSWER-The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single
syllable or running together the sound (e.g., ow, oy, ou, and oi)
Direct Instruction - ANSWER-The teacher defines and teaches a concept, guides
students through its application, and arranges for extended guided practice until
mastery is achieved
Complete Solutions
Accuracy (part of fluency) - ANSWER-Reading words in text with no errors
Affix - ANSWER-A prefix or suffix
Alliteration - ANSWER-Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER-An understanding that letters and letter patterns
represent the sounds of spoken words
Anecdotal Record - ANSWER-An informal, written record, based on observations the
teacher makes of a students progress/activities throughout the day
Antonym - ANSWER-A word that means the opposite of another word
Automaticity - ANSWER-Reading without conscious effort or attention to decoding
Background Knowledge - ANSWER-Your personal experiences, what you already
know.
Basal Reader - ANSWER-A kind of book that is used to teach reading. It is based on an
approach in which words are used as a whole. The words are used over and over in
each succeeding lesson. New words are added regularly.
Base Word (free morpheme) - ANSWER-A unit of meaning that can stand alone as a
whole word (e.g., friend, pig).
Blending - ANSWER-Combining parts of a spoken word into a whole representation of
the word (e.g., /p/ /oo/ /l/ to form pool)
Choral Reading - ANSWER-Reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of
students (builds fluency)
Chunking - ANSWER-Breaking words/sentences into meaningful parts (e.g., /yes/
/ter/ /day/ for yesterday)
Cloze - ANSWER-Eliminating words from a passage and a student must use context to
fill in the blank with the appropriate word
Comprehension - ANSWER-understanding what one is reading (the ultimate GOAL of
reading)
, Consonant - ANSWER-Every letter in the alphabet except a, e, I ,o ,u, and sometimes y
and w
Consonant Blend - ANSWER-Two or more consonants grouped together in which each
sound is heard (e.g., /bl/ in block; /str/ in string).
Consonant Digraph - ANSWER-Two or more consonants grouped together in which one
sound is heard (e.g., /sh/ in shut; /ch/ in churn
Conventions of Print - ANSWER-The understandings an individual has about the rules
or accepted practices that govern the use of print, and the use of written language. Ex.
reading left to right, top to bottom, words are made of letters, use of spaces between
words, upper case letters, spelling patterns, etc.
Core Instruction - ANSWER-instruction provided to all students in the class, usually
guided by a comprehensive core reading program
Corrective Feedback - ANSWER-When an error occurs, the teacher immediately
attends to it by scaffolding instruction
Criterion-Referenced Assessment - ANSWER-An assessment that compares a
student's performance with a preset standard deemed for mastery
D.E.A.R - ANSWER-Drop Everything And Read
Decodable Text - ANSWER-Text in which a high proportion of words (80%-90%)
comprise sound-symbol relationships that have already been taught
Decodable Words - ANSWER-These words contain phonic elements that were
previously taught
Decoding - ANSWER-The act of sounding out a new word
Diagnostic - ANSWER-Assessment
Digraphs - ANSWER-two letters that represent on sound (e.g., /ea/ bread; /ch/ chin; /ng
sing)
Diphthong - ANSWER-The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single
syllable or running together the sound (e.g., ow, oy, ou, and oi)
Direct Instruction - ANSWER-The teacher defines and teaches a concept, guides
students through its application, and arranges for extended guided practice until
mastery is achieved
