5002 Praxis

the smallest single unit of sound in a language is a

• grapheme

• syllable

• phoneme

• morphere

a teacher has compiled a list of grade-appropriate, high-frequency sight words. to best promote recognition of the words on the list, the teacher should

• provide repeated readings of books containing the words

• model how to segment the words into individual phonemes

• have students categorize the words based on long and short vowel patterns

• use a picture sort to help students identify the beginning and ending sounds of the words

During circle time, a teacher goes around the circle and has the class clap to each child’s name (“Su-sa-na,” “Ri-car-do,” etc.). Which of the following best categorizes the phonological awareness skill the teacher is practicing with the students?

• identifying syllables

• hearing phonemes

• creating rhymes

• identifying onsets

A student studying root words and affixes places the word “script” at the base of a word-tree sorting board. Which THREE of the following words are most appropriate to be added to the branches of the student’s word tree?

• transcript

• writing

• cursive

• description

• manuscript

which of the following terms best identifies the part of a syllable that consists of a vowel and any consonant sounds that follow the vowel

• phoneme

• morpheme

• onset

• rime

are these words appropriate for sight word instruction or decoding instruction

think, hand, clock

• sight word instruction

• decoding instruction

which phonemic awareness concept would best fit with this teacher question?

which word does not belong: net, nut, pot

• phoneme identification

• phoneme segmentation

• phoneme categorization

• phoneme deletion

are these words appropriate for sight word instruction or decoding instruction

could, there, was

• sight word instruction

• decoding instruction

which of the following student reading behaviors best exemplifies proficiency in prosody

• recognizing words quickly without conscious thought

• using punctuation to guide inflection, tone, and phrasing

• reading at an appropriate and natural speed consistently

• decoding words correctly and monitoring occasional miscues

which of the following words contains two open syllables

• rotate

• shiny

• chosen

• lying