OAE Reading Subtest l and ll Exam Questions and Answers

OAE Reading Subtest l and ll Exam
Questions and Answers

aesthetic reading - ANS-reading for pleasure

analogy phonics - ANS-teaching students to use parts of known words (such as onsets
and rimes) to read unfamiliar print words

analytic phonics - ANS-teaching students to analyze letter-sound relations in previously
learned words in order to avoid pronouncing sounds in isolation

antonym - ANS-two words with opposite meanings

automaticity - ANS-automatic word recognition

blend - ANS-Two letters together that make two sounds. For example, bl, pl, fl, st, tr

choral reading - ANS-reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students-
used to develop oral reading fluency.

cloze passage - ANS-used for vocabulary instruction, omitting every fifth word in a
passage--students use context clues to figure out the missing word

connecting reading and writing - ANS-reading and writing naturally support acquisition
of one another--an effective way to teach reading is through writing, and an effective
way to teach writing is through reading

context clues - ANS-words or phrases that help the reader understand another word of
phrase

Caldecott Medal - ANS-award for the most distinguished artwork in a picture book

concepts of print - ANS-awareness of directionality, book cover, title... (connected to
Marie Clay's work in Reading Recovery)

deep structure - ANS-sets of skills and strategies that help readers and writers
comprehend literally to grasp a plot, comprehend deeply to prob ideas, and extend and
apply their understanding--includes semantic, schematic and pragmatic system (think
comprehension strategies and Keene)

digraph - ANS-two letters together that create a new sound. ex: sh, ph, ch, th

, efficient and effective - ANS-definition of a "proficient" reader

ELL/dialect miscues - ANS-do not count on a miscue analysis

emergent literacy - ANS-the reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop
into conventional literacy

echo reading - ANS-students echo what the teacher reads. used for emergent readers
to build fluency and expression.

efferent reading - ANS-reading for the main purpose of information, to gain meaning,
from Louise Rosenblatt

fluid grouping - ANS-students grouped together briefly to work on a specific skill/concept

graphic cues - ANS-cues from letters and letter patterns

Yetta Goodman - ANS-mother of the miscue analysis and looking for the quality of
miscues

John Guthrie - ANS-focus on motivation in adolescent readers

guided reading - ANS-teacher-directed reading groups

Iowa Basic Skills Test - ANS-standardized test battery for elementary students

Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) - ANS-short passages with comprehension questions,
often used to gauge student's independent, instructional, and frustration reading levels.

Psycholinguistic - ANS-The study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and
psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition

KWL - ANS-pre-reading activity for expository text that asks the reader what they
KNOW, what they WANT to know, and what they LEARNED.

Literature Circles - ANS-Students read common texts and have discussions about the
shared reading to increase critical thinking and response to text. Often with set roles
(discussion director, mind image creator, question asker, etc.)

Lexile score - ANS-A measure of a book's reading difficulty that makes difficulty
comparable from book to book, developed by MetaMetrics. Used for leveling texts.

Language Experience Approach - ANS-Teacher writes down what the child says so that
it is easy for the child to read it back to them.