GACE - Elementary Education Test I &
II Combo (501)
*DOMAIN I* - ANSWER-*READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS*
Phonemic awareness - ANSWER-The ability to break down and hear separate or
different sounds and to distinguish among the sounds one hears, the acknowledgement
of sounds and words
Phonics - ANSWER-Method for teaching students to read which relies on studying the
rules and patterns found in language, the connection between the sounds and letters on
a page
Comprehension - ANSWER-The reader can ascribe meaning to text
Fluency - ANSWER-The ability to read in much the same manner as speaking, with
fluidity and smoothness
Vocabulary - ANSWER-Demonstrates the strong ties between oral and written
language, increasing it will help students with both comprehension and fluency
Phonological awareness - ANSWER-The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of
spoken language
Semantic cues - ANSWER-For example, does that make sense to you?
Syntactic cues - ANSWER-For example, does that sound right?
Alphabetic principle - ANSWER-Understanding that written words are composed of
patterns of letters that represent the sounds of spoken words
Word analysis - ANSWER-The process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words
based on written patterns
Decode - ANSWER-To change communication signals into messages
Root words - ANSWER-A word from which another word is developed
Base words - ANSWER-A stand-alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or
broken down into smaller words
,Contractions - ANSWER-Shortened form of two words in which one of more letters have
been deleted
Prefixes - ANSWER-Beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or
root word
Suffixes - ANSWER-Ending units of meaning that can be "affixed" or added onto the
ends of root or base words
Compound words - ANSWER-Occur when two or more base words are connected to
form a new word
Sectional endings - ANSWER-Suffixes that impart a new meaning to the base or root
word
Morphology - ANSWER-The study of word structure
Syntax - ANSWER-Phrases and sentences from words
Semantics - ANSWER-Refers to the meaning expressed when words are arranged in a
specific way
Content area vocabulary - ANSWER-The specific vocabulary related to the particular
concepts of various academic disciplines
Conspicuous strategies - ANSWER-A sequence of teaching events and teacher actions
used to help students learn new literacy information and relate it to their existing
knowledge
Mediated scaffolding - ANSWER-Temporary support or guidance provided to students
in the form of steps, tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
Strategic instruction - ANSWER-When information is carefully combined with what the
learner already knows and understands to produce a more generalizable, higher-order
skill
Background knowledge - ANSWER-The basic knowledge most children bring to their
learning experiences
Emergent literacy - ANSWER-The early reading and writing behaviors that precede and
develop into conventional literacy
Literal comprehension - ANSWER-The understanding of the basic facts of a given
passage
, Inferential comprehension - ANSWER-The ability to create or infer a hypothesis for a
given statement based on collected facts and information
Evaluative comprehension - ANSWER-The ability to understand and sort facts,
opinions, assumptions, persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
Inferencing - ANSWER-An evaluative process that involves the reader in making a
reasonable judgment based on the information given and engages children in literally
constructing meaning
Monitoring - ANSWER-Means self-clarifying
Summarizing - ANSWER-Engages the reader in pulling out the essential bits of
information in a longer passage or excerpt of text and making them into a cohesive
whole
Prior knowledge - ANSWER-All of an individual's prior experiences, education, and
development that precede his or her entrance into a specific learning situation or his or
her attempts to comprehend a specific text
Schemata - ANSWER-Structures that represent generic concepts stored in the memory
Character - ANSWER-The person, such as a hero or villain, represented in a story
Setting - ANSWER-The place or location where a story occurs
Themes - ANSWER-The underlying messages, above and beyond all plot elements,
that writers want to convey
Mood - ANSWER-The atmosphere or attitude the writer conveys through descriptive
language
Topic - ANSWER-What the paragraph or story is about
Main idea - ANSWER-States the important idea or ideas that the author wants the
reader to know about a topic
Topic sentence - ANSWER-Indicates what the passage is about
Introductory statement - ANSWER-Provides a bridge between any previous, relevant
text and the content to follow, it provides information about the text and also sets the
tone and parameters
Summary statement - ANSWER-A concise presentation of the essential data from a
passage
II Combo (501)
*DOMAIN I* - ANSWER-*READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS*
Phonemic awareness - ANSWER-The ability to break down and hear separate or
different sounds and to distinguish among the sounds one hears, the acknowledgement
of sounds and words
Phonics - ANSWER-Method for teaching students to read which relies on studying the
rules and patterns found in language, the connection between the sounds and letters on
a page
Comprehension - ANSWER-The reader can ascribe meaning to text
Fluency - ANSWER-The ability to read in much the same manner as speaking, with
fluidity and smoothness
Vocabulary - ANSWER-Demonstrates the strong ties between oral and written
language, increasing it will help students with both comprehension and fluency
Phonological awareness - ANSWER-The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of
spoken language
Semantic cues - ANSWER-For example, does that make sense to you?
Syntactic cues - ANSWER-For example, does that sound right?
Alphabetic principle - ANSWER-Understanding that written words are composed of
patterns of letters that represent the sounds of spoken words
Word analysis - ANSWER-The process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words
based on written patterns
Decode - ANSWER-To change communication signals into messages
Root words - ANSWER-A word from which another word is developed
Base words - ANSWER-A stand-alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or
broken down into smaller words
,Contractions - ANSWER-Shortened form of two words in which one of more letters have
been deleted
Prefixes - ANSWER-Beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or
root word
Suffixes - ANSWER-Ending units of meaning that can be "affixed" or added onto the
ends of root or base words
Compound words - ANSWER-Occur when two or more base words are connected to
form a new word
Sectional endings - ANSWER-Suffixes that impart a new meaning to the base or root
word
Morphology - ANSWER-The study of word structure
Syntax - ANSWER-Phrases and sentences from words
Semantics - ANSWER-Refers to the meaning expressed when words are arranged in a
specific way
Content area vocabulary - ANSWER-The specific vocabulary related to the particular
concepts of various academic disciplines
Conspicuous strategies - ANSWER-A sequence of teaching events and teacher actions
used to help students learn new literacy information and relate it to their existing
knowledge
Mediated scaffolding - ANSWER-Temporary support or guidance provided to students
in the form of steps, tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
Strategic instruction - ANSWER-When information is carefully combined with what the
learner already knows and understands to produce a more generalizable, higher-order
skill
Background knowledge - ANSWER-The basic knowledge most children bring to their
learning experiences
Emergent literacy - ANSWER-The early reading and writing behaviors that precede and
develop into conventional literacy
Literal comprehension - ANSWER-The understanding of the basic facts of a given
passage
, Inferential comprehension - ANSWER-The ability to create or infer a hypothesis for a
given statement based on collected facts and information
Evaluative comprehension - ANSWER-The ability to understand and sort facts,
opinions, assumptions, persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
Inferencing - ANSWER-An evaluative process that involves the reader in making a
reasonable judgment based on the information given and engages children in literally
constructing meaning
Monitoring - ANSWER-Means self-clarifying
Summarizing - ANSWER-Engages the reader in pulling out the essential bits of
information in a longer passage or excerpt of text and making them into a cohesive
whole
Prior knowledge - ANSWER-All of an individual's prior experiences, education, and
development that precede his or her entrance into a specific learning situation or his or
her attempts to comprehend a specific text
Schemata - ANSWER-Structures that represent generic concepts stored in the memory
Character - ANSWER-The person, such as a hero or villain, represented in a story
Setting - ANSWER-The place or location where a story occurs
Themes - ANSWER-The underlying messages, above and beyond all plot elements,
that writers want to convey
Mood - ANSWER-The atmosphere or attitude the writer conveys through descriptive
language
Topic - ANSWER-What the paragraph or story is about
Main idea - ANSWER-States the important idea or ideas that the author wants the
reader to know about a topic
Topic sentence - ANSWER-Indicates what the passage is about
Introductory statement - ANSWER-Provides a bridge between any previous, relevant
text and the content to follow, it provides information about the text and also sets the
tone and parameters
Summary statement - ANSWER-A concise presentation of the essential data from a
passage
