5205 Praxis Teaching Reading Concepts

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What is a root word?

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A root word is the basic part of a word that gives it meaning. For example, 'play' is a root word in 'playing'.

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What are affixes?

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Affixes are letters added to the beginning (prefix) or end (suffix) of a root word to change its meaning. For example, 'un-' in 'unhappy' is a prefix.

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What does phonics mean?

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Phonics is a method of teaching reading by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters.

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What is phonemic awareness?

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Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is two letters that make one sound, like 'sh' in 'shut'.

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What is a CVC word?

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A CVC word is a three-letter word that follows the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant, like 'cat'.

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What is vocabulary?

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Vocabulary is the set of words known and used by a person.

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What is the alphabetic principle?

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The alphabetic principle is the understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word, like 'cat' has one syllable.

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CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

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What is a rhyme?

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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

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