GACE - Elementary Education Test I & II Combo (501).
*DOMAIN I* - > *READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS*
Phonemic awareness - > 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 - > 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 - > The reader can ascribe meaning to text
Fluency - > The ability to read in much the same manner as speaking, with fluidity and
smoothness
Vocabulary - > Demonstrates the strong ties between oral and written language,
increasing it will help students with both comprehension and fluency
Phonological awareness - > The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of spoken
language
Semantic cues - > For example, does that make sense to you?
Syntactic cues - > For example, does that sound right?
Alphabetic principle - > Understanding that written words are composed of patterns of
letters that represent the sounds of spoken words
Word analysis - > The process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based on
written patterns
Decode - > To change communication signals into messages
Root words - > A word from which another word is developed
,Base words - > A stand-alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or broken down
into smaller words
Contractions - > Shortened form of two words in which one of more letters have been
deleted
Prefixes - > Beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or root word
Suffixes - > Ending units of meaning that can be "affixed" or added onto the ends of root
or base words
Compound words - > Occur when two or more base words are connected to form a new
word
Sectional endings - > Suffixes that impart a new meaning to the base or root word
Morphology - > The study of word structure
Syntax - > Phrases and sentences from words
Semantics - > Refers to the meaning expressed when words are arranged in a specific
way
Content area vocabulary - > The specific vocabulary related to the particular concepts of
various academic disciplines
Conspicuous strategies - > 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 - > Temporary support or guidance provided to students in the form
of steps, tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
Strategic instruction - > When information is carefully combined with what the learner
already knows and understands to produce a more generalizable, higher-order skill
Background knowledge - > The basic knowledge most children bring to their learning
experiences
, Emergent literacy - > The early reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop
into conventional literacy
Literal comprehension - > The understanding of the basic facts of a given passage
Inferential comprehension - > The ability to create or infer a hypothesis for a given
statement based on collected facts and information
Evaluative comprehension - > The ability to understand and sort facts, opinions,
assumptions, persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
Inferencing - > 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 - > Means self-clarifying
Summarizing - > 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 - > 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 - > Structures that represent generic concepts stored in the memory
Character - > The person, such as a hero or villain, represented in a story
Setting - > The place or location where a story occurs
Themes - > The underlying messages, above and beyond all plot elements, that writers
want to convey
Mood - > The atmosphere or attitude the writer conveys through descriptive language
Topic - > What the paragraph or story is about
*DOMAIN I* - > *READING & ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS*
Phonemic awareness - > 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 - > 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 - > The reader can ascribe meaning to text
Fluency - > The ability to read in much the same manner as speaking, with fluidity and
smoothness
Vocabulary - > Demonstrates the strong ties between oral and written language,
increasing it will help students with both comprehension and fluency
Phonological awareness - > The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of spoken
language
Semantic cues - > For example, does that make sense to you?
Syntactic cues - > For example, does that sound right?
Alphabetic principle - > Understanding that written words are composed of patterns of
letters that represent the sounds of spoken words
Word analysis - > The process readers use to figure out unfamiliar words based on
written patterns
Decode - > To change communication signals into messages
Root words - > A word from which another word is developed
,Base words - > A stand-alone linguistic unit that cannot be deconstructed or broken down
into smaller words
Contractions - > Shortened form of two words in which one of more letters have been
deleted
Prefixes - > Beginning units of meaning that can be added to a base word or root word
Suffixes - > Ending units of meaning that can be "affixed" or added onto the ends of root
or base words
Compound words - > Occur when two or more base words are connected to form a new
word
Sectional endings - > Suffixes that impart a new meaning to the base or root word
Morphology - > The study of word structure
Syntax - > Phrases and sentences from words
Semantics - > Refers to the meaning expressed when words are arranged in a specific
way
Content area vocabulary - > The specific vocabulary related to the particular concepts of
various academic disciplines
Conspicuous strategies - > 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 - > Temporary support or guidance provided to students in the form
of steps, tasks, materials, and personal support during initial learning
Strategic instruction - > When information is carefully combined with what the learner
already knows and understands to produce a more generalizable, higher-order skill
Background knowledge - > The basic knowledge most children bring to their learning
experiences
, Emergent literacy - > The early reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop
into conventional literacy
Literal comprehension - > The understanding of the basic facts of a given passage
Inferential comprehension - > The ability to create or infer a hypothesis for a given
statement based on collected facts and information
Evaluative comprehension - > The ability to understand and sort facts, opinions,
assumptions, persuasive elements, and the validity of a passage
Inferencing - > 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 - > Means self-clarifying
Summarizing - > 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 - > 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 - > Structures that represent generic concepts stored in the memory
Character - > The person, such as a hero or villain, represented in a story
Setting - > The place or location where a story occurs
Themes - > The underlying messages, above and beyond all plot elements, that writers
want to convey
Mood - > The atmosphere or attitude the writer conveys through descriptive language
Topic - > What the paragraph or story is about
