Memory
A temporary memory storage lasting just long enough to complete an integrated process for long-term storage.
active working memory
A syllable containing a single vowel followed by one or more consonants. The vowel is short except when an r immediately follows the vowel.
Closed Syllable
A letter or group of letters added at the beginning of a base word or root.
Prefix.
Proceeding from small to large, simple to complex, know to new, concrete to abstract and most frequent patterns of the language to least frequent.
Systematic
A word or part of a word with one vowel sound.
Syllable
A remembered pattern of movement.
kinesthetic memory
A syllable that ends with a single vowel and typically the vowel sound is long.
Open Syllable
The smallest meaningful unit of language.
Morpheme.
The simultaneous use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways to reinforce learning.
Multisensory
Smooth joining of speech sounds in their proper order.
Blending
Involves receiving, interpreting, storing, and retrieving information.
Long-term memory.
A final stable syllable. Example: candle, rifle
Consonant-le
A letter of groups of letters added to the beginning (prefix) or end (suffix) of a base word or root; the resulting word may differ in meaning or function.
Affix.
Adjusting to meet the specific needs of a learner.
Flexible
A single letter or letter combination that represents a phoneme.
Grapheme
Memory that lasts only briefly, has rapid input and output, and is limited in capacity.
Short term memory.
A syllable that contains a vowel followed by an r. Example: her, bird, doctor
R-controlled syllable.
A word which affixes may be added to create related words.
Base word.
Referring to a level of conscious mental processing (thinking).
Cognitive
Smallest unit of speech that serves to distinguish one utterance from another.
Phoneme
A process of storage and retrieval of orally presented material.
Auditory memory.
Two adjacent vowel letters in a single syllable. Example: ea in eat
Vowel digraph (vowel team, vowel pair)
The basic element of a word, sometimes called a base word or a stem.
Root.
One piece of information built on another, spiraling back to reinforce and incorporate prior instruction.
Cumulative
A writing system whose symbols (graphemes) represent the speech sounds (phonemes) of the language. Example: symbol to sound relationships
Alphabetic Principle