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The ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. It is entirely oral — no letters involved.

Phonological awareness

A broad awareness of the sound structure of spoken language: rhymes, syllables, onset-rime, and phonemes. Phonemic awareness is its most advanced level.

The smallest unit of sound in a language. The word 'cat' has three phonemes: /k/ /a/ /t/.

A letter or group of letters that represents a single sound (phoneme), such as 'sh' for /sh/.

Instruction that links letters and letter patterns to the sounds they represent so readers can decode printed words.

Translating printed letters into the sounds and words they represent in order to read.

Translating spoken sounds into written letters — that is, spelling. The inverse of decoding.

Two letters that together stand for one sound, such as 'sh,' 'ch,' 'th,' or 'wh.'

Two or more consonants whose sounds are each still heard, such as 'st' in 'stop' or 'bl' in 'blue.'

A single vowel sound that glides from one sound to another within one syllable, such as 'oi' in 'coin' or 'ou' in 'out.'

In a syllable, the onset is the beginning consonant sound(s) and the rime is the vowel and what follows. In 'cat,' /k/ is the onset and /at/ is the rime.

A syllable that ends in a consonant, usually making the vowel short, such as 'cat' or 'nap.'

A syllable that ends in a vowel, usually making the vowel long, such as 'go' or 'hi.'

A final silent 'e' makes the preceding vowel long, turning 'cap' into 'cape' and 'hop' into 'hope.'

The smallest unit of meaning in a language. 'Rebuilding' has three morphemes: re-, build, and -ing.

A morpheme that can stand alone as a word, such as 'book' or 'run.'

A morpheme that must attach to another, such as the prefix 'un-' or the suffix '-ing.'

A word part added to the front of a base word that changes its meaning, such as 'un-' (not) or 're-' (again).

A word part added to the end of a base word, such as '-ed' (past tense) or '-s' (plural).

The base part of a word that carries its core meaning and to which affixes are added.

High-frequency words a reader recognizes instantly, without sounding them out (e.g., the, said, was).

Reading with accuracy, an appropriate rate, and expression, so attention is freed for comprehension.

Knowledge of word meanings; the bridge between decoding words and comprehending text.

Constructing meaning from text — the ultimate goal of reading instruction.

Five pillars of reading

Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension (National Reading Panel).

Early understanding of how print works: reading left to right, top to bottom, and that words carry meaning.

Hints in surrounding text that help a reader figure out an unfamiliar word's meaning.

A conclusion a reader draws from textual evidence and reasoning that the text implies but does not state.

The central point a passage makes; supporting details explain or back it up.

Restating the most important ideas of a text briefly in one's own words.

Literary (fiction) text

Imaginative writing such as stories, poems, and plays. Informational text, by contrast, conveys facts.

Informational (nonfiction) text

Text that conveys factual information, often using features like headings, glossaries, and indexes.

A category of text with shared features, such as folktale, fable, biography, poetry, or mystery.

A short story, often with animal characters, that teaches a moral lesson.

Elements like headings, captions, glossaries, indexes, and bold print that help readers locate and understand information.

An alphabetical list of key terms and their definitions, usually at the back of an informational book.

An alphabetical list of topics with page numbers, used to find specific information in a book.

The recursive stages of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

The first stage of writing: brainstorming, planning, and organizing ideas before drafting.

Improving a draft's content, organization, and clarity by adding, cutting, or reordering ideas.

Correcting the mechanics of a draft: grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Subject-verb agreement

The rule that a verb matches its subject in number — a singular subject takes a singular verb.

Common noun vs. proper noun

A common noun names a general thing (city); a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Chicago).

A group of words with a subject and a predicate (verb) that expresses a complete thought.

A comparison using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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Phonemic awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. It is entirely oral — no letters involved.
Phonological awareness: A broad awareness of the sound structure of spoken language: rhymes, syllables, onset-rime, and phonemes. Phonemic awareness is its most advanced level.
Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound in a language. The word 'cat' has three phonemes: /k/ /a/ /t/.
Grapheme: A letter or group of letters that represents a single sound (phoneme), such as 'sh' for /sh/.
Phonics: Instruction that links letters and letter patterns to the sounds they represent so readers can decode printed words.
Decoding: Translating printed letters into the sounds and words they represent in order to read.
Encoding: Translating spoken sounds into written letters — that is, spelling. The inverse of decoding.
Digraph: Two letters that together stand for one sound, such as 'sh,' 'ch,' 'th,' or 'wh.'
Consonant blend: Two or more consonants whose sounds are each still heard, such as 'st' in 'stop' or 'bl' in 'blue.'
Diphthong: A single vowel sound that glides from one sound to another within one syllable, such as 'oi' in 'coin' or 'ou' in 'out.'
Onset and rime: In a syllable, the onset is the beginning consonant sound(s) and the rime is the vowel and what follows. In 'cat,' /k/ is the onset and /at/ is the rime.
Closed syllable: A syllable that ends in a consonant, usually making the vowel short, such as 'cat' or 'nap.'
Open syllable: A syllable that ends in a vowel, usually making the vowel long, such as 'go' or 'hi.'
Silent-e (VCe) rule: A final silent 'e' makes the preceding vowel long, turning 'cap' into 'cape' and 'hop' into 'hope.'
Morpheme: The smallest unit of meaning in a language. 'Rebuilding' has three morphemes: re-, build, and -ing.
Free morpheme: A morpheme that can stand alone as a word, such as 'book' or 'run.'
Bound morpheme: A morpheme that must attach to another, such as the prefix 'un-' or the suffix '-ing.'
Prefix: A word part added to the front of a base word that changes its meaning, such as 'un-' (not) or 're-' (again).
Suffix: A word part added to the end of a base word, such as '-ed' (past tense) or '-s' (plural).
Root word: The base part of a word that carries its core meaning and to which affixes are added.
Sight words: High-frequency words a reader recognizes instantly, without sounding them out (e.g., the, said, was).
Fluency: Reading with accuracy, an appropriate rate, and expression, so attention is freed for comprehension.
Vocabulary: Knowledge of word meanings; the bridge between decoding words and comprehending text.
Comprehension: Constructing meaning from text — the ultimate goal of reading instruction.
Five pillars of reading: Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension (National Reading Panel).
Concepts of print: Early understanding of how print works: reading left to right, top to bottom, and that words carry meaning.
Context clues: Hints in surrounding text that help a reader figure out an unfamiliar word's meaning.
Inference: A conclusion a reader draws from textual evidence and reasoning that the text implies but does not state.
Main idea: The central point a passage makes; supporting details explain or back it up.
Summarizing: Restating the most important ideas of a text briefly in one's own words.
Literary (fiction) text: Imaginative writing such as stories, poems, and plays. Informational text, by contrast, conveys facts.
Informational (nonfiction) text: Text that conveys factual information, often using features like headings, glossaries, and indexes.
Genre: A category of text with shared features, such as folktale, fable, biography, poetry, or mystery.
Fable: A short story, often with animal characters, that teaches a moral lesson.
Text features: Elements like headings, captions, glossaries, indexes, and bold print that help readers locate and understand information.
Glossary: An alphabetical list of key terms and their definitions, usually at the back of an informational book.
Index: An alphabetical list of topics with page numbers, used to find specific information in a book.
Writing process: The recursive stages of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Prewriting: The first stage of writing: brainstorming, planning, and organizing ideas before drafting.
Revising: Improving a draft's content, organization, and clarity by adding, cutting, or reordering ideas.
Editing: Correcting the mechanics of a draft: grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Subject-verb agreement: The rule that a verb matches its subject in number — a singular subject takes a singular verb.
Common noun vs. proper noun: A common noun names a general thing (city); a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Chicago).
Complete sentence: A group of words with a subject and a predicate (verb) that expresses a complete thought.
Simile: A comparison using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'
Metaphor: A direct comparison stating one thing is another, such as 'the classroom was a zoo.'
Synonym vs. antonym: Synonyms have similar meanings (big/large); antonyms have opposite meanings (big/small).
Place value: The value of a digit depends on its position; the 7 in 4,873 is in the tens place and is worth 70.
Standard form: A number written with digits, such as 4,873.
Expanded form: A number written as the sum of each digit's place value: 4,873 = 4,000 + 800 + 70 + 3.
Rounding: Replacing a number with a nearby, simpler value; 47,382 rounds to 47,000 to the nearest thousand.
Order of operations (PEMDAS): Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), then Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
Factor: A number that divides evenly into another; 1, 2, 3, and 6 are the factors of 6.
Multiple: The product of a number and an integer; 4, 8, and 12 are multiples of 4.
Least common multiple (LCM): The smallest multiple shared by two numbers; the LCM of 4 and 6 is 12.
Greatest common factor (GCF): The largest factor shared by two numbers; the GCF of 8 and 12 is 4.
Prime number: A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself (2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
Composite number: A whole number greater than 1 with more than two factors, such as 4, 6, 8, or 9.
Integer: A whole number and its opposite, including zero: ..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...
Adding integers: -8 + 5 = -3; combine signs: same signs add and keep the sign, different signs subtract and take the larger sign.
Subtracting a negative: Subtracting a negative adds: 7 - (-3) = 7 + 3 = 10.
Fraction: A number representing part of a whole, written as a numerator over a denominator, such as 1/4.
Equivalent fractions: Fractions that name the same value, such as 1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6.
Decimal-to-fraction: 0.25 = 25/100 = 1/4 in lowest terms.
Comparing decimals: Line up place values: 0.405 < 0.45 < 0.5.
Percent: A ratio out of 100; 25% means 25 per 100, or 0.25, or 1/4.
Ratio: A comparison of two quantities; 6:9 is equivalent to 2:3 when simplified.
Proportion: An equation stating two ratios are equal, such as 2/3 = 4/6.
Commutative property: Order doesn't matter for addition or multiplication: a + b = b + a; a × b = b × a.
Associative property: Grouping doesn't matter for addition or multiplication: (a × b) × c = a × (b × c).
Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac; multiply the outside term across the sum.
Solving a one-step equation: Undo the operation: for x + 9 = 17, subtract 9 to get x = 8.
Solving a two-step equation: For 2x + 5 = 17, subtract 5 (2x = 12), then divide by 2 (x = 6).
Variable: A letter or symbol that stands for an unknown number, such as x in x + 9 = 17.
Perimeter: The distance around a 2-D shape; for a rectangle, 2 × (length + width), in linear units.
Area of a rectangle: Length × width, measured in square units.
Area of a triangle: ½ × base × height.
Area vs. perimeter: Area is the surface inside a shape (square units); perimeter is the distance around it (linear units).
Right angle: An angle measuring exactly 90°; a straight angle measures 180°.
Acute vs. obtuse angle: An acute angle is less than 90°; an obtuse angle is between 90° and 180°.
Volume of a rectangular prism: Length × width × height, in cubic units.
Customary vs. metric units: Customary: inches, feet, pounds. Metric: meters, liters, grams. Know both systems.
Mean (average): The sum of the values divided by how many there are; for 4, 6, 8, 10 the mean is 7.
Median: The middle value of an ordered data set; it resists outliers.
Mode: The value that appears most often in a data set.
Range: The difference between the largest and smallest values in a data set.
Probability: Favorable outcomes ÷ total outcomes; a number from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain).
Bar graph vs. line plot: A bar graph compares categories with bars; a line plot marks each data point with an X over a number line.
Estimation: Finding an approximate answer; 297 + 504 ≈ 300 + 500 = 800.
Number line: A line that represents numbers in order, used to compare, add, and subtract integers.
Coordinate plane: A grid formed by a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis, where points are named (x, y).
Symmetry: A figure has line symmetry if it can be folded so the two halves match exactly.
Declaration of Independence (1776): The document, drafted mainly by Thomas Jefferson, that announced the thirteen colonies' separation from Great Britain.
Thomas Jefferson: The principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president.
Articles of Confederation: The first U.S. government framework; too weak to tax or regulate trade, so it was replaced by the Constitution.
U.S. Constitution (1787): The document that established the structure of the federal government and remains the supreme law of the land.
Preamble: The introduction to the Constitution, beginning 'We the People,' that states the document's goals.
Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing fundamental freedoms.
First Amendment: Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition.
Separation of powers: Dividing government authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Checks and balances: The system that lets each branch of government limit the powers of the others.
Legislative branch: Congress (the House and the Senate); it makes the laws.
Executive branch: The President and federal agencies; it enforces the laws.
Judicial branch: The Supreme Court and federal courts; it interprets the laws.
Congress: The bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
House of Representatives: The chamber of Congress where a state's number of seats is based on its population.
Senate: The chamber of Congress where each state has exactly two members.
Judicial review: The Supreme Court's power to declare a law or action unconstitutional.
Federalism: The division of power between the national (federal) government and state governments.
Bicameral: A legislature made up of two chambers, like the U.S. Congress.
Veto: The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
Naturalization: The legal process by which an immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen.
Democracy: A form of government in which power comes from the people, who vote and elect representatives.
Three branches' jobs: Legislative makes laws, executive enforces laws, judicial interprets laws.
Industrial Revolution: A shift to factory and machine production that began in Great Britain in the late 1700s.
Civil War: The 1861–1865 war between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South), ending slavery in the U.S.
American Revolution: The war (1775–1783) in which the colonies won independence from Great Britain.
Absolute location: An exact position on Earth given by latitude and longitude coordinates.
Relative location: Where a place is in relation to other places, such as 'north of the river.'
Latitude: Imaginary east-west lines that measure distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude: Imaginary north-south lines that measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Equator: The 0° latitude line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.
Five themes of geography: Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Map legend (key): The part of a map that explains what its symbols and colors mean.
Compass rose: A map symbol showing the cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west.
Continent: One of Earth's seven large landmasses: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.
Scarcity: The basic economic problem: limited resources cannot satisfy unlimited wants.
Goods vs. services: Goods are tangible products (apples, shoes); services are actions performed for others (a haircut).
Producer (economics): A person or business that makes goods or provides services.
Consumer (economics): A person who buys and uses goods and services.
Supply and demand: Supply is how much is available; demand is how much people want. Together they influence price.
Opportunity cost: What you give up when you choose one option over another.
Barter: Trading goods or services directly without using money.
Rights vs. responsibilities: Rights are freedoms citizens have (speech, voting); responsibilities are duties (obeying laws, serving on juries).
Primary source: A firsthand record from the time, such as a diary, letter, or original document.
Secondary source: An account created later that interprets primary sources, such as a textbook.
Timeline: A graphic that shows events in the order they happened along a line.
Earth's layers: From outside in: crust, mantle, liquid outer core, and solid inner core.
Outer core: The layer of liquid iron and nickel whose movement generates Earth's magnetic field.
Crust: The thin, solid, rocky outer shell of the Earth where we live.
Mantle: The thick layer of hot, slowly flowing rock beneath the crust.
Cause of seasons: The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun — not its distance from the Sun.
Moon phases: We see different amounts of the Moon's sunlit half as it orbits Earth.
Solar eclipse: Occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun.
Lunar eclipse: Occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon.
Rotation vs. revolution: Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis (one day); revolution is Earth orbiting the Sun (one year).
Water cycle: The continuous movement of water: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
Evaporation: The change of liquid water into water vapor (a gas) as it heats.
Condensation: The change of water vapor in the air back into liquid water, forming clouds and dew.
Precipitation: Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Igneous rock: Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava, such as granite or basalt.
Sedimentary rock: Rock formed from layers of compressed sediment, such as sandstone or limestone.
Metamorphic rock: Rock changed by heat and pressure, such as marble (from limestone) or slate.
Law of superposition: In undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom.
Weathering: The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by wind, water, ice, and living things.
Erosion: The movement of weathered material from one place to another by wind, water, or ice.
Stratosphere: The atmospheric layer that contains the ozone layer, which absorbs harmful ultraviolet rays.
Weather vs. climate: Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the long-term average pattern.
Renewable resource: A resource replaced naturally within a human lifetime: sunlight, wind, water, trees.
Nonrenewable resource: A resource in fixed supply that takes millions of years to form: coal, oil, natural gas, minerals.
Producer (ecology): An organism, such as a green plant, that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
Consumer (ecology): An organism that cannot make its own food and eats other organisms.
Herbivore: A consumer that eats only plants, such as a rabbit or a deer.
Carnivore: A consumer that eats only other animals, such as a lion or a hawk.
Omnivore: A consumer that eats both plants and animals, such as a bear or a human.
Decomposer: An organism, such as a fungus or bacterium, that breaks down dead matter and recycles nutrients.
Photosynthesis: The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food (glucose) and release oxygen.
Food chain: A model showing how energy passes from a producer to a series of consumers.
Food web: A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
Ecosystem: A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting together.
Adaptation: An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Life cycle: The series of stages an organism passes through, such as egg → larva → pupa → adult for a butterfly.
States of matter: Solid (fixed shape and volume), liquid (fixed volume, takes shape of container), and gas (fills its container).
Melting vs. freezing: Melting changes a solid to a liquid (adds heat); freezing changes a liquid to a solid (removes heat).
Physical vs. chemical change: A physical change alters form but not the substance (ice melting); a chemical change makes a new substance (burning).
Scientific method: Ask a question, form a hypothesis, experiment, collect and analyze data, draw a conclusion.
Hypothesis: A testable, proposed explanation or prediction for an observation.
Independent variable: The single factor a scientist deliberately changes in an experiment.
Dependent variable: The factor that is measured in response to the change in the independent variable.
Controlled experiment: A fair test that changes only one variable while keeping all others the same.
Graduated cylinder: The best tool for measuring the volume of a liquid.
Balance: A tool used to measure the mass of an object.
Praxis 5001: The Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test — a four-subtest battery ETS uses to license beginning elementary teachers.
The four 5001 subtests: Reading and Language Arts (5002), Mathematics (5003), Social Studies (5004), and Science (5005).
5001 question count: 245 selected-response questions total: 80 reading, 50 math, 60 social studies, 55 science.
5001 total time: 4 hours 35 minutes: 90 min reading, 65 min math, 60 min social studies, 60 min science.
5001 scoring: Each subtest is scored separately on a 100–200 scale; passing scores are set by your state.
Taking subtests separately: You can take the four subtests (5002–5005) on different days or take the combined 5001 in one session.
Math calculator: An on-screen four-function calculator is provided for the Mathematics (5003) subtest.
Test provider: ETS administers the Praxis tests, including the 5001.
Schwa: The unstressed, neutral vowel sound (like the 'a' in 'about'); the most common vowel sound in English.
Alliteration: The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words, as in 'Peter Piper picked.'
Antagonist vs. protagonist: The protagonist is the main character; the antagonist is the character or force that opposes them.
Rounding to the nearest hundred: Look at the tens digit: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down; 297 rounds to 300.
Numerator and denominator: In a fraction, the numerator (top) counts the parts; the denominator (bottom) tells how many equal parts make a whole.
Improper fraction vs. mixed number: An improper fraction has a numerator larger than its denominator (7/4); it equals the mixed number 1 3/4.
Cardinal directions: North, south, east, and west — the four main directions shown on a compass rose.
Branches' checks example: The President can veto a law; Congress can override the veto; the courts can rule a law unconstitutional.
Inherited vs. learned traits: Inherited traits pass from parents (eye color); learned traits are acquired through experience (riding a bike).
Force and motion: A force is a push or a pull; an unbalanced force changes an object's motion (speed or direction).

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Subtest	Sample content
Reading & Language Arts (5002)	Phonemic awareness, phonics, the writing process, text features
Mathematics (5003)	Place value, order of operations, geometry formulas, mean/median/mode
Social Studies (5004)	Founding documents, the three branches, geography, basic economics
Science (5005)	Earth's layers, the water cycle, food chains, the scientific method
Praxis 5001 Test Mechanics	Subtest codes, question counts, scoring, and timing

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Lead with your weakest subject. Each subtest is scored on its own, so a strong subject can’t carry a weak one — start where you have the most ground to make up.
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References

1.ETS. “Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) — Test Overview.” ETS. ↑
2.ETS. “Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002) Study Companion.” ETS. ↑
3.ETS. “Praxis Elementary Education: Mathematics (5003) Study Companion.” ETS. ↑

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