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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
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1. Occurs in grades k to 1: letters are conenected tro sounds






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






11. An author's account of their life






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






13. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






15. Works that are invented by the writer






16. 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






17. 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'






18. Treating two or more coincidences as if one caused the other 'Martin Luther King's birth caused the civil rights march'






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Early word errors that toddlers make






25. 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'






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






27. The realization that occurs in kindergarten that words should be read from left to right






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






29. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






32. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






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

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36. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






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






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






42. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






43. Idenetify letters and can form letters






44. An assumption without argument - Because I always tell the truth - I am not lying to you now.






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






46. Attributing human qualities to a non - human animal or object






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






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






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






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