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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
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1. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






2. Occurs in grades k to 1: letters are conenected tro sounds






3. Occurs grades two to three: children can read larger words in print and accuracy and speed in reading are stressed






4. Written representation of a 'phoneme' (the letter 'b' or 'p')






5. A modifier that does not logically refer tothe statement immediately following it






6. A reference to something outside a work of literature - like to a literary event - person or work






7. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






8. The phase in which a reader looks over punctuation and spelling and grammatical correctness -






9. When a vowel is combined with an 'r' like 'or' or 'ur'

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10. Occurs before kindergarten in which text progresses left to right






11. A modifier that could modify either two phrases before it. The executive entering the office hurriedly made the decision.affective filter - aka writer's block: a condition that leavesstudents feeling insecure about writing






12. The social - physical and cultural backgrounds that affect how language is learned






13. An accurate history ofa single person






14. A write - up of the essay that gets every idea down on the sheet of opaper






15. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






16. The argument that the human brain contains a limited set of rules for organizing language. In turn - there is an assumption that all languages have a common structural basis.






17. Developed by Leo Vygotsky - the area where a child can solve problems on their own - best observed during unstructured play. social environment influences the way that language is developed. language determines the nature of our thoughts - our person






18. A story that was used to make sense of the world - like a story about a higher power






19. Sound sequences that convey meanings like the words 'bat' and 'rat'






20. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






21. A story that exposes humorously the foibles - vices and follies of a group or a system






22. A type of pre - writing with the main idea in the center of the sheet of paper and subtopics branching out from the center to make their own ideas






23. Speller moves from a dependence on sound and phonology to use of visual memory and understanding of word structure - might write 'highed' instead of 'hide'- spelling words correctly even if they aren't the right words that should be spelled






24. When a young child can use the context to quickly arrive to the understanding of a word's meaning






25. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






26. A modifier that is placed to close to a word that it should not modify






27. Sounds that signal different meanings like'b' and 't'






28. The act to write dow nany idea as they come without regard to structure or grammar






29. A blending of vowel words like 'ou' in 'out






30. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






31. The act of transforming one thing into another in a story






32. Works that have happened in real life. usually with a purpose and especially to inform






33. Spelling has been traditionally taught through memorization but phonemic awareness may be the key to improving spelling in its five stages of development






34. Language that does not literally mean what it says - like the 'black bat night has flown the coop'






35. Two letters that make one speech sound - like 'th' or 'sh'






36. Decoding and creating written words - using proper spelling - also includes the ability to listen - speak - read - and write and obtain and retrieve information






37. A humorous form that mimics the styles of another work - like song parodies






38. Developed by Stephen Krashen - children can naturally gain a language unconcsciously if exposed to it through a comprehensive input - aka a teacher - that can set a limit to how much the language is learned without overcomplicating the language or lo






39. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






40. Supporting details - analysis and eividence expanding on the topic sentence






41. Knows about books and that books tell stories






42. A noun - or noun phrase - that names the noun next to it - like 'The insect - a cockroach....'






43. During initial instruction - children start to realize that the letter - sound correspondence is a principal...may spell words with a single letter like 'u' instead of 'you'






44. Developing a phonemic awareness - starts with distinguishing different phonemes - then morphemes and then syntax. Then - children decode words and practice reading texts of ascending difficulty until they become a fluent reader






45. The comparison of two different objects using the word 'like' or 'as'






46. An extended metaphor that is carried through an entire narrative like 'Everyman'






47. What the paragraph is all about - usually the first sentence






48. Telegraphic speech(words without affixes or function words)






49. An attack launched against a person and the person's position - 'the candidate is a cowardly man'






50. The stage in which a child learns how to spell a word correctly by memory