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EC-6 CORE SUBJECTS, TEXES CORE SUBJECTS EC-6 (291) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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EC-6 CORE SUBJECTS, TEXES CORESUBJECTS EC-6 (291)
phonemic stress - ANSWERS-form of lexical stress in a word that can change it's
meaning. (i.e. "present" has two meanings depending on how it is pronounced.)
sentence stress - ANSWERS-added emphasis given to a specific word in a sentence
due to the importance of that word in conveying meaning, or due to speaker
intent; often found in association with the las word in a declarative utterance.
(i.e. "How ARE you?" vs. "How are YOU?"
strategies to teach phonemic and phonological awareness - ANSWERS-writing
centers, read poetry aloud to children, isolate phonemes, blend sounds, rhymes,
introduce blending, segmentation, onsets and rimes
Balanced Reading Program - ANSWERS-encompasses best teaching practices from
two traditionally opposing reading programs: the skills-based approach (bottom-
up approach- proceeds from the specific to the general, or from the parts to the
whole), which encompasses phonics instruction, and the meaning-based
approach (top-down approach- this approach begins with the whole and then
proceeds to its individual parts) which promotes reading comprehension and
enrichment.
alphabetic principle - ANSWERS-has been described as the ability to connect
letters to sounds and to create words based on these associations.
,Types of Writing Systems - ANSWERS-logographic writing- was the first type of
written language developed in the history of civilizations. (i.e. Chinese writing)
syllabic writing- syllables are depicted through the use of unique symbols. (i.e.
Cherokee or Japanese writing)
alphabetic writing- system uses the sounds of the language as a basic unit for
writing. (i.e. English and European languages)
digraph - ANSWERS-sounds: ch, sh, gh, pn, ps, wr (consonant digraphs)
oo, ea, ee, ie, oe, ue (vowel digraphs)
contractions - ANSWERS-ex: they're he's he'll, you're
Reading Development - ANSWERS-1. Emergent Readers- display basic reading
readiness skills such as directionality movement (eye movement from left to right,
top to bottom, and return sweep), point to words to make voice-print match,
locate known and unknown words, use some initial and final consonant sounds in
reading words, use illustrations or picture clues to support identifying words and
comprehension, use story structure to make connections to print, use repeated
phrases or patterns to read
2. Early Readers- have mastered reading readiness skills, and they are beginning
to read simple text with some success. They're also developing an internal list of
high-frequency words in print. Their reliance on picture clues has decreased now
that they can get more information from print. They can also: engage in
discussion of stories read, retell stories, read familiar texts with fluency
3. Newly Fluent Readers- Can read with relative fluency and comprehension. They
can use several cuing systems (semantic, structural, visual, and grapho-phonemic)
,to get meaning from print. They can also self-monitor, summarize print, use
literary terms and grammatical concepts.
Traditional Literature - ANSWERS-comprises the stories that have their roots in
the oral tradition of story-telling and have been handed down through
generations.
phoneme - ANSWERS-in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
morpheme - ANSWERS-in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may
be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro
grapheme - ANSWERS-a letter that represents a phoneme.
onset-rime - ANSWERS-The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all
words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what
follows it.
French and Indian War - ANSWERS-(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies
between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The
English won.
, American Revolution - ANSWERS-This political revolution began with the
Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance
the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens
in a democracy.
13th Amendment - ANSWERS-freed slaves
14th Amendment - ANSWERS-made black people citizens
15th Amendment - ANSWERS-black males were allowed to vote
atom - ANSWERS-Basic unit of matter
Smallest particle of an element,
protons - ANSWERS-Positively charged particles
electrons - ANSWERS-Negatively charged particles
neutrons - ANSWERS-no charge
the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
Second Continental Congress - ANSWERS-Convened in May 1775, the Congress
opposed the drastic move toward complete independence from Britain. In an
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