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01/10/2012

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Term

Word Families

Definition
groups of words that rhyme, it includes the onset and rime.
Term
Vowel Digraph
Definition

two vowels combined to form one speech sound

 

ex) team, pie, foot, rain, boat

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Macron
Definition

A diacritical mark used to indicate the long glided sound of a vowel

 

 

ex) ice

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Vowel Dipthongs
Definition

A combination of two vowels that do not sound like either vowel; they glide together

 

ex)oi in boil, oy in boy, ou in shout, ou in cow

Term
Vowels
Definition
a,e,i,o,u sometimes y and w (if preceded by o or a); two sounds are refered to as long or short
Term
Structural Analysis
Definition
Examination of meaningful word parts (affixes, contractions, endings, compound words)
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Syllabication
Definition
Knowing how to break words into syllables
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Syllable
Definition
word part that contains a vowel
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Silent Letter
Definition

A letter appearing in a written word, but is not heard in the spoken word

 

 

ex) knigh- 6 letters, but  only hear 3

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Silent e
Definition

when words end in a final e, the e is usually silent and the vowel makes the long sound

 

 

ex) hope, pipe

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Schwa
Definition

The "uhh" sound in unaccented syllables:

 

alone, harmony, extra, celebrate, vacation

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Root Words
Definition
base words, may stand alone without prefixes or suffixes
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Rime
Definition

the vowel and consonant letters which follow the vowel in a syllable

 

ex) _all, _ack, _ill

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R- controlled vowels
Definition

R-controlled vowels have a sound thatis neither short nor long

 

 

ex) ar in car, er in fern, ir in bird, or in cork, ur in hurt

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Phonics
Definition
the study of the relationship of the letters and letter combinations in written words to the sounds they represent in spoken words
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Phonemic Awareness
Definition
Knowing that spoken language is made up of sentences, words, and sounds; ability to hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words 
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Phoneme
Definition
the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another. There are 41-45 phoneme variations in the English Orgthography (alphabet)
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Open Syllable
Definition
syllable which ends with a long vowel phoneme
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Onset
Definition
one or more consonant letters which precede the vowel
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Morphology
Definition
understanding how root words can sometimes add prefixes and suffixes that are ties to the original meaning
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What are the components of Literacy Development?
Definition

-Alphabetic Code

-Fluency

-Vocabulary

-Comprehension

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Inflections
Definition
Plurals, past tense endings, possessive form
Term
Hard and soft C and G 
Definition
c and g followed by e, i, or y, usually makes the soft sound of s (cent) or soft sound of g (giant)
Term
Grapheme
Definition
written letter that represent a phoneme
Term
Etymology
Definition
origins or derivations of words
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Consonant Digraph
Definition

two consonants which represent one speech sound

 

 

ex) ch, gh, th, wh, sh, dge

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Consonant Blend
Definition

two or three letter sequences that are blended together. Letter sounds are blended, but each letter is pronounced.

 

 

ex) bl, gl, br, fr, sp, sk, lk, nk...)

Term
What are the 5 Stages of the reading process?
Definition

-Prereading

-Reading

-Responding

-Exploring

-Applying

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Consonants
Definition
all the letters, except for vowels
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Closed Syllable
Definition
syllable which ends with a consonant phoneme
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Breve
Definition

a diacritical mark used to indicate the short unglided sound of a vowel

 

 

ex) Fetch

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Affix
Definition
a prefix or suffix added to a word
Term
Alphabetic Principle
Definition
one to one correspondence between sounds and letters
Term
What are the 5 stages of the writting process?
Definition

-prewritting

-drafting

-revising

-editing

-publishing

Term
What are some types of straegies used throughout the reading process?
Definition

-decoding strategies

-word learning strategies

-comprehension strategies

-study strategies

 

Term
What are the 3 stages of literacy development?
Definition

-emergent stage

-beginning stage

-fluent stage

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What are the 5 stages of spelling development?
Definition

-emergent spelling (letter/ sound matching)

-letter name alphabetic spelling (short vowel sound, consonant blends, diagraphs)

-within word pattern spelling (dipthongs, r- controlled vowels)

-syllable and affix spelling

-derirational relations spelling (Latin + Greek affixes and root words)

 

Term
What are some effective instructional strategies for spelling?
Definition

-segmenting

-spelling unknown words by analogy to familiar words

-applying affixes to root words

-proofreading (looking for errors)

-locating spelling of unfamiliar words in a dictionary

Term
The key to phonics is to be able to ......
Definition
decode words
Term
What are some word analysis strategies?
Definition

-analyze word parts/ syllabication

-morphology (affixes and roots)

-context clues

-check dictionary

Term
Independent reading offers daily oppurtunities for students to....
Definition
learn new words which builds students vocabulary.
Term
What are the comprehension strategies used to help students understand reading?
Definition

-activate background knowledge

-connecting

-dertermine importance

-draw inferences

-evaluating

-monitoring

-predicting

-questioning

-repairing

-setting a purpose

-summarizing

-visualizing

Term
Name the variouse purposes of writing?
Definition

-persuasive

-informative

-expressive

-entertain

Term
Literacy genre that presents make believe stories that are product of authors imagination
Definition
Modern Fantasy
Term
Literature comprised of stories that have roots in oral tradition of storytelling
Definition
Traditional Literature
Term
This literature is set in the past.  This type of literature has real people and real events depicted, with fiction laced around them
Definition
Historical fiction
Term
this type of literature has the real world as the point of origin. These books help expand the knowledge of children when studying topics.
Definition
Nonfiction books
Term
This genre deals with the lives of real people
Definition
Biography
Term
Genre that uses the use of words to capture something: a sight, feeling, sound etc.
Definition
poetry
Term
What are some techniques for generating and developing writing ideas?
Definition

Brainstorming

Outlining

Semantic Mapping

Term
Demonstrating knowledge of inferential comprehension skills includes......
Definition

summarizing

draw conclusion

making generalizations from given info

drawing inferences about characters

cause and effect relationships

setting

Term
Demonstrating understanding of interpretive and evaluative comprehension skills includes?
Definition

analyzing authors point of view

evaluating use of language

illustration to portray characters

develop plot

create emotional impact

Term
Demonstrating knowledge of literal comprehension includes.....
Definition

recognizing fact vs opinion

sequencing events

main ideas

supporting details in text

 

Term
What is print concept?
Definition
Knowledge of letters, words, sentences, directionality, tracking
Term
Factor that play into listening; the recipient of the oral message can elect to listen .......... or ............
Definition

passively

or

actively (goal)

Term
Listening and reading both require the use of skills in......
Definition

Phonology

syntax

semantics

Knowledge of text structure

Term
Understanding the pattern of the text helps students organize text. What are some of the organizational patterns?
Definition

Chronolgical order

cause and effect

problem/ solution

compare/ contrast

Term
What should teachers teach students about note taking? 5 tips are?
Definition

1)Help students formulate research able questions

2)highlight key words

3)have brainstorming groups

4) list appropriate sources

5)skim article/ fill in chart/ chunk info

 

Term

The .............. table strips help students break down story to the bare bones.

 

Definition

Schematic table strips

 

(who, what, when, where, why, how, attempted solution, result, end result)

Term
These help students review materials and help students see relationship between information?
Definition
Graphic Organizers
Term
What are the 8 steps to the writing process?
Definition

-students write about what interest them

-read about the subject

-take notes on subject

-generate ideas before they compose

-write a draft

-share (peer editing)

-revise

-publish

Term
What are the 7 genre's of childrens literature?
Definition

-picture books

-traditional literature

-modern fantasy

-historical fiction

-non fictionbooks

-biography

-poetry

Term
A good way to teach reading comprehension is to.....
Definition

set a clear purpose for reading

gain overview of text before reading

make predictions about upcoming text

Term
After reading fictional selection children should analyze story using the story grammar components, which are........
Definition

-setting

-characters

-problem

-solution

-ending of story

Term
a particular type of literature
Definition
genre
Term
what is the central goal of reading instruction?
Definition
helping students read for understanding
Term
What are the 3 kinds of context clues?
Definition

-Semantic clues (meaning of words)

-Pay attention to letter groups (prefixes, suffixes)

-reading and writing activities (decoding + letter combination)

Term
Vocabulary building on a daily basis helps improve .................
Definition
rapid word recognition
Term
the method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by teaching them phonetic values of letters, letter groups, and syllables
Definition
phonics
Term
The child's ability to read and write in order to function adequately in society. This begins to develop in infancy and continues through school years.
Definition
Literacy
Term
the social and cultural restraints placed on the use of language, along with differences in pronunciation
Definition
pragmatic system
Term
letter- sound information. This cue can confirm predictions made based in semantic and syntax.
Definition
Phonological
Term
structural system of language. If child gets stuck on a word, then they may use semantics (meaning of the text)
Definition
syntax
Term
What are the 4 cueing systems through which we organize language?
Definition

Semantics (meaning system of language)

syntax (structural system of language)

phonological (letter/ sound information)

pragmatic system (social and cultural restraints placed on the use of language; different pronunciation)

Term
the meaning system of language; speech needs to convey meaning; meaning of text
Definition
semantics
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