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ICLA Standard 1 Practice Test Questions
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phoneme-correct-answer-is the basic unit of spoken language. It is a speech
sound as it exists in the mind of the speaker
A voiced speech sound made without stoppage or friction of the air flow as it
passes through the vocal tract.-correct-answer-Vowel
A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful
elements, as the word book, or that is a component of a word, as s in books.-
correct-answer-Morpheme
A development of association of print with meaning that begins early in a child's
life and continues until the child reaches the stage of conventional reading and
writing. Examines changes over time in how the child thinks about literacy and in
the strategies the child uses.-correct-answer-Emergent literacy
A conventional writing system in a given language-correct-answer-Orthography
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In a syllable, a sequence of two or more distinguishable consonant sounds before
or after a vowel sound, as /skr/ and /mz/ in screams. The term refers only to
sounds, not to letters representing sounds.-correct-answer-Consonant blend
The study of meaning in language, as the analysis of the meanings of words,
phrases, sentences, discourse, and whole texts.-correct-answer-Semantics
Instruction that guides the student to formulate generalizations without direct
instruction.-correct-answer-Implicit instruction
The identification of word-meaning elements, as re and read in reread, to help
understand the meaning of a word as a whole. Commonly involves the
identification of roots, affixes, compounds, hyphenated forms, inflected and
derived endings, contractions, and, in some cases syllabication. Is sometimes used
as an aid in pronunciation or in combination with phonic analysis.-correct-answer-
Structural analysis
The ability to hear and manipulate the constituent sounds of words.-correct-
answer-Phonemic awareness
ICLA Standard 1 Practice Test Questions
With Verified Answers
phoneme-correct-answer-is the basic unit of spoken language. It is a speech
sound as it exists in the mind of the speaker
A voiced speech sound made without stoppage or friction of the air flow as it
passes through the vocal tract.-correct-answer-Vowel
A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful
elements, as the word book, or that is a component of a word, as s in books.-
correct-answer-Morpheme
A development of association of print with meaning that begins early in a child's
life and continues until the child reaches the stage of conventional reading and
writing. Examines changes over time in how the child thinks about literacy and in
the strategies the child uses.-correct-answer-Emergent literacy
A conventional writing system in a given language-correct-answer-Orthography
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In a syllable, a sequence of two or more distinguishable consonant sounds before
or after a vowel sound, as /skr/ and /mz/ in screams. The term refers only to
sounds, not to letters representing sounds.-correct-answer-Consonant blend
The study of meaning in language, as the analysis of the meanings of words,
phrases, sentences, discourse, and whole texts.-correct-answer-Semantics
Instruction that guides the student to formulate generalizations without direct
instruction.-correct-answer-Implicit instruction
The identification of word-meaning elements, as re and read in reread, to help
understand the meaning of a word as a whole. Commonly involves the
identification of roots, affixes, compounds, hyphenated forms, inflected and
derived endings, contractions, and, in some cases syllabication. Is sometimes used
as an aid in pronunciation or in combination with phonic analysis.-correct-answer-
Structural analysis
The ability to hear and manipulate the constituent sounds of words.-correct-
answer-Phonemic awareness
