Praxis 5205-1

Front

Which of the following exercises would demonstrate students are beginning to understand the alphabetic principle?
Options:
Students can remember all 26 letters in the alphabet.
Students can trace letters properly with their fingers.
Students can associate pictures with letters on flashcards.
Students can spell phonetically using their letter-sound correspondence.

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Students can spell phonetically using their letter-sound correspondence.

Front

Which of the following would NOT be a systematic instructional strategy used in phonemic awareness? Identifying the beginning sounds in words, Identifying the ending sounds in words, Deleting sounds in words

Back

Clapping syllables in words

Front

What should the teacher focus on next for the student after identifying the sounds in the word bat? Options: Work on identifying beginning sounds in words, Work on identifying ending sounds in words, Work on blending phonemes in words, Work on medial sounds in words.

Back

Work on medial sounds in words.

Front

A teacher is outside with students and asks them to identify objects on the playground that have the same beginning sounds. Students choose fence, flowers, frog, and fish. Then they find a bug, ball, bird, and a box. Which skill is the teacher working on?

Back

Using phonemic awareness by identifying alliteration

Front

Which of the following is a precursor for phonics and strong indicator of success in acquiring reading skills? Understanding phonemic awareness, Understanding onset and rime, Being able to break apart compound words.

Back

Understanding phonemic awareness

Front

When a student is substituting different sounds in words, the student is using:

Back

Phonological working memory

Front

A kindergarten teacher displays an oversized book in the front of the class. As the teacher reads the lines in the book, she sweeps her hand from left to right, indicating how students read in English. The teacher is working on this type of concept of print:

Back

Directionality

Front

A kindergarten teacher wants to help students identify words by exposing students to environmental print. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy in this situation? Options: Have students write unfamiliar words over and over. Post words next to common objects in the room like door, pencils, desk, etc. Use an interactive word wall for academic words used in context. Provide students with dictionaries so they can look up unfamiliar words.

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Post words next to common objects in the room like door, pencils, desk, etc.

Front

A teacher holds up cards with familiar pictures on them—sun, ball, hat. The teacher has students identify and pronounce only the ending sound in each word. This activity is most appropriate for students struggling with:

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Isolation

Front

A student is taking a spelling test and is struggling with a few words. Which skill should the teacher focus on when working with this student? Spelling Word: sign (Student Answer: sing), depend (Student Answer: depned), girl (Student Answer: gril)

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Phoneme sequencing