Praxis Reading Specialist Test Latest Version Graded A+

Praxis Reading Specialist Test Latest Version Graded A+ aesthetic reading reading for pleasure analogy phonics teaching students to use parts of known words (such as onsets and rimes) to read unfamiliar print words analytic phonics teaching students to analyze letter-sound relations in previously learned words in order to avoid pronouncing sounds in isolation antonym two words with opposite meanings automaticity automatic word recognition blend Two letters together that make two sounds. For example, bl, pl, fl, st, tr choral reading reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students- used to develop oral reading fluency. criterion-referenced a test that measures certain criteria (knowledge about a specific set of facts or skills). --if a student knows the material, they will pass the test. Results reported in percentage. cloze passage 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 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 words or phrases that help the reader understand another word of phrase Caldecott Medal award for the most distinguished artwork in a picture book concepts of print awareness of directionality, book cover, title... (connected to Marie Clay's work in Reading Recovery) deep structure 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 two letters together that create a new sound. ex: sh, ph, ch, th dipthong a sliding vowel sound, such as -oy in boy, oi in oil, ou in house efficient and effective definition of a "proficient" reader ELL/dialect miscues do not count on a miscue analysis emergent literacy the reading and writing behaviors that precede and develop into conventional literacy echo reading students echo what the teacher reads. used for emergent readers to build fluency and expression. efferent reading reading for the main purpose