units of meaning; clearly set off with spaces between a string of letters
What is words
100
the left-to-right direction used for reading and writing English
What is directionality
100
the ability to fingerpoint or track accurately to words in print while reading from memory
What is concept of word
100
students read about their own experiences recorded in their own language
What is language experience
100
a series of two or more words that being with the same sound
What is alliteration
200
The smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one word from another
What is phonemes
200
involves an accurate recitation of the text accompanied by pointing to the print in some fashion
What is memory reading
200
the ability to divide syllables into the smallest units of sound
What is phonemic awareness
200
the ability to pay attention to, indentify and reflect on various sound segments of speech
What is phonological awareness
200
the learning of letter-sound correspondences
What is phonics
300
the “musical” level of language, usually consisting of phrases; within these phrases, speakers produce and listeners hear intonation contours, expression, and tone in voice, all of which communicate ideas of emotion
What is Prosodic
300
a paraphrase or spontaneous retelling at the global level which children produce while turning the pages of a familiar book
What is pretend reading
300
the most outstanding sound in a word
What is salient
300
initial consonant sounds and the vowel that follows
What is onsets and rimes
300
sounds that causes the vocal cords to vibrate (b) and does not cause the vocal cords to vibrate (p)
What is voiced and unvoiced sounds
400
sounds that can be isolated and elongated without undue distortion
What is continuant sounds
400
an approach to teaching reading in which students read about their own experiences recorded in their own language
What is language experience approach
400
old (1990) term that described students that are not yet reading or writing conventionally; students have not yet discovered the alphabetic principle
What is preliterate stage
400
individual books of reading materials for beginning readers; group experience charts, dictations, and rhymes comprise the majority of the reading materials
What is personal readers
400
direct form of communication accompanied by gestures and facial expressions that takes place in a shared context