Praxis 5001 Reading and Language Arts 2

Question 1

Which phonological awareness skill is most advanced and typically develops last?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme segmentation

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Rhyme recognition

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Syllable blending

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Onset-rime identification

Question 2

A teacher reads aloud to students and pauses to think aloud about her confusion with a passage. Which comprehension strategy is she modeling?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring comprehension

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Summarizing

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Making inferences

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Visualizing

Question 3

Which type of vocabulary instruction is most effective for long-term word learning according to research?

Accepted Answer

Rich, contextual, multiple-exposure instruction

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Looking up definitions in a dictionary

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Copying words and definitions

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Weekly vocabulary tests alone

Question 4

A second grader struggles to hear individual sounds in spoken words. Which assessment would most directly measure this skill?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme segmentation fluency (PSF)

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Running record

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Developmental spelling inventory

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Oral reading fluency (ORF) probe

Question 5

Which writing trait primarily addresses the clarity and logic of how ideas are arranged in a composition?

Accepted Answer

Organization

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Voice

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Word choice

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Conventions

Question 6

A student reads 'She was feeling blue' and interprets it literally as the girl turning blue. What reading skill does this student need support with?

Accepted Answer

Understanding figurative language

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Decoding multisyllabic words

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Reading fluency

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Identifying main idea