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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Occurs grades two to three: children can read larger words in print and accuracy and speed in reading are stressed






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






3. Sentences that have two clauses that could be independent but are connected by a conjunction.






4. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






6. An accurate history ofa single person






7. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






9. A technique of pre - writing in which the writer writes any ideas without limit






10. Graded passages that show at what level a student can read at






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






12. Children with low phonological awareness who also have trouble blending speech sounds and segmenting






13. The act of posting the final work - good writing should be shared and celebrated






14. The idea that the written language represents that sounds of spoken languages






15. A story that odriginated and deeloped over time and was passed on from generations to generations






16. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






18. The ability to connect two letters together - also known as 'sounding out'






19. Children systematically represent speech sounds with letters or groups of letters in a logical way - they also attempt to spell - but may not spell correctly - like 'kom' instead of 'come'






20. The study in which the ways words - sentences and sounds are used to convey language aka VOCABULARY






21. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






23. Sentence structure - which is noun - verb and adjective






24. Story that is short enough to be read in a single sitting - anything longer than that is a novel or any shorter is a novella






25. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






26. The study of the way sounds function in a language






27. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






28. The study of word structures based on the prefixes and suffixes that the words come from






29. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






30. Human brains are structured to make sense of language that belongs to specifically wordly language






31. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






32. A combination of opposites - like 'feather of lead'






33. Understanding the fact that words are comprised of sounds known as phonemes






34. 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






35. A test that evaluates how well the learning has come along






36. 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'






37. 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






38. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






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






42. The idea of stereotyping - don't trust someone over thirty






43. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






44. Knows about books and that books tell stories






45. When children begin to use past tenses and plurals in speeches






46. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






47. 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






48. 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






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






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