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Tree Praxis Questions and Answers Latest Version Graded A+
What is the term for the awareness that words are made up of individual sounds?✔✔ Phonemic awareness
What do we call the smallest unit of meaning in a word?✔✔ Morpheme
What do you call the ability to decode unfamiliar words using knowledge of letter-sound relationships?✔✔ Phonics
Which part of a word can be added at the beginning to change its meaning?✔✔ Prefix
What is the process of connecting sounds to letters called?✔✔ Phoneme-grapheme mapping 1 / 3
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What is the term for being able to hear, identify, and manipulate larger parts of spoken language such as syllables and rhymes?✔✔ Phonological awareness
Which reading component focuses on reading text accurately, quickly, and with expression?✔✔ Fluency
What reading strategy involves predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing?✔✔ Reciprocal teaching
What do we call the use of pictures, headings, and bold print to help make meaning from a text?✔✔ Text features
What term describes the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words?✔✔ Alliteration
When students clap out the parts of a word like “pen-cil,” what skill are they practicing? 2 / 3
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✔✔ Syllable segmentation
What do you call the part of a word that remains after removing prefixes and suffixes?✔✔ Base word
What is the term for reading that includes understanding and interpreting the text?✔✔ Comprehension
What is it called when a student can retell the beginning, middle, and end of a story?✔✔ Narrative structure
What is the best informal method to monitor a student’s oral reading skills?✔✔ Running record
What is the term for recognizing high-frequency words instantly without decoding?✔✔ Sight word recognition
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