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Johnstun's Lit. 1
Fall 2011
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Language - English
Undergraduate 3
10/07/2011

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Phoneme
Definition
A minimal sound unit of speech that, when contrasted with another phoneme, affects the meaning of words in a language.
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Aliteracy
Definition
A lack of the reading habit in capable readers.
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Encoding
Definition
To change a message into symbols, as encode oral language into writing, encode an idea into words, encode a physical law into mathematic symbols.
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Decoding
Definition
Analyzing spoken or graphic symbols of a familiar language to ascertain their intended meaning.
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ELL
Definition
English Language Learners
(students who are “Limited-English proficient)
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Consonant Digraph
Definition
A spelling pattern in which two or more adjoining consonants represent a single sound
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Environmental Print
Definition
Print and other graphic symbols in addition to books that are found in the physical environment (i.e. street signs, commercial signs, etc.)
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Automaticity
Definition
Fluent processing of information that requires little effort or attention, as sight-word recognition.
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Alphabetic Principle
Definition
The assumption underlying alphabetic writing systems, that each speech, sound, or phoneme, of a language should have its own distinctive graphic representation
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Dialect
Definition
A social or regional variety of a particular language with phonological, grammatical, and lexical patterns that distinguish it from other varieties
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Diphthong
Definition
A vowel sound produced when the tongue moves or glides from one vowel sound toward another vowel or semivowel sound in the same syllable.
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Concepts about Print (Print Awareness)
Definition
Understanding and appreciation of the forms and functions of printed language.
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Schwa
Definition
In English, the midcentral vowel in an unaccented or unstressed syllable.
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Consonant
Definition
A speech sound made by partial or complete closure of part of the vocal tract, which obstructs air flow and causes audible friction in varying amounts.
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Phonemic Awareness
Definition
The awareness of the sounds (phonemes) that make up spoken words. The ability to segment and manipulate phonemes.
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Vowel
Definition
A voiced speech sound made without stoppage or friction of the air flow as it passes through the vocal tract.
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Syllables
Definition
In phonology, a minimal unit of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel-consonant combination.
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Elkonin Boxes
Definition
A card with a picture and boxes underneath that represent the number of phonemes in the picture name.
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Grapheme
Definition
The graphic representation of a phoneme which may be one letter (k) or a combination of letters (ch)i.e. "k" "ch" or "a"
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Emergent Literacy
Definition
Development of the association of print with meaning that begins early in a child’s life and continues until the child reaches the stage of conventional reading and writing
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Affix
Definition
A bound (nonword) morpheme that changes the meaning or function of a root or stem to which it is attached.
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Nasal sounds:
Definition
M,N, NG
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A term for the /r/ and /l/ sounds, both of which have a vocal tract that is constricted only somewhat more than that for vowels.
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Liquids
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Glides:
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wh, y
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A manner of articulation; an affricate is a consonant sound formed by a stop/plosive + fricative sequence.
Definition
'Ch' and j''
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A manner of articulation in which a continuous noise is generated as air is channeled through a narrow articulatory constriction.
Definition
Fricatives: f,v,th,s,z,sh,zh,h,
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Plosives/ Stops
Definition
A manner of articulation in which the vocal tract is completely closed for some interval, so that air flow ceases.: P, b, t, d, k, g
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Compound Word
Definition
A combination of two or more words that functions as a single unit of meaning
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The use of affixes to build new words from a root or base word, often with a change in the grammatical class of a word, as predict to prediction
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Derivation
Term
In linguistics, the study of the choices of language persons make in social interaction and of the effects of these choices on others.
Definition
Pragmatics
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Semantics
Definition
The study of meaning in language, as the analysis of the meanings of words, phrases, sentences, discourse, and whole texts.
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The study of how sentences are formed and the grammatical rules that govern their formation.
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Syntax
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Etymology
Definition
The study of the history of the development of the structures and meanings of words.
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of the initial sounds in neighboring words or stressed syllables
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Fluency
Definition
The clear, easy, written or spoken expression of ideas; freedom from word-identification problems that might hinder comprehension
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Hints based on sound-symbol correspondences that help readers decode and comprehend a text.
Definition
Graphophonic Cues
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A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful elements.
Definition
Morpheme
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Morphology
Definition
The study of structure and forms of words including derivational, inflection, and compounding.
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Orthography
Definition
The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system. (Spelling)
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Word Study
Definition
a vocabulary development and word study activity in which words on cards are grouped together
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High Frequency Word
Definition
a word that appears many more times than most other words in spoken or written language
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Scaffolding
Definition
in learning, the gradual withdrawal of adult support as through instruction, modeling, questioning, feedback, etc. for a child’s performance, thus transferring more and more autonomy to the child
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Homophones
Definition
a word with different origin and meaning, but the same pronunciation, whether or not spelled alike (i.e. hair and hare)
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Homonyms
Definition
a word with different origin and meaning but the same oral or written form as one or more other words (i.e. bear (an animal) vs. bear (to support) vs. bare (exposed))
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a word with the same spelling as another word, whether or not pronounced alike
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Homographs
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Idiom
Definition
an expression that does not mean what it literally says
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the process or result of changing the form of a word to express a syntactic function without changing the words grammatical class, as run to runs
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Inflectional endings
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Lexicon (lexical item)
Definition
a linguistic unit with one or more morphemes and with a specific pronunciation and meaning as a word, word compound, or idiom
(lexical meaning) – the denotative or “dictionary” definition of content words, independent of their syntactical use in linguistic units
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Sight words
Definition
a word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification
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Simile
Definition
a comparison of two things that are unlike, usually using the words “like” or “as”
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VAKT
Definition
(Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic-Tactile), a multisensory method that can be used to help children remember words
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Word family
Definition
a group of word sharing a common phonic element (i.e. –ite: bite, kite, despite)
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Word Wall
Definition
Places to display previously taught words, especially irregular words. Words can be grouped alphabetically or by similar letter patterns.
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Students read the same text a loud repeatedly until a desired level of fluency is reached
Definition
Repeated Reading
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