Questions
Limits response to, for example, "yes" or "no" answers: Was Goldilocks' hair blonde?
Closed-ended Questions
Children's writing behavior appears to follow a developmental pattern, gradually shifting their skills.
Emergent Writing
The child observes the print in their environment and begins to use the letter shapes he or she sees.
Letter-like forms
The relationship between sounds and letters in written language.
Phonics
Communication through arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols.
Expressive Language
Generates the most engaging discussions and has more than one correct answer.
Interpretative
The child understands that print carries meaning and attempts to imitate adult writing.
Scribble Writing
The child begins writing using an understanding of sound-symbol relationships. (phonics)
Invented Spelling
Awareness of the sound structure of oral language
Phonological Awareness
This is used in research
Meta-Analysis
Based on the given facts or information in the text.
Inferential
The child attends to the print rather than the pictures when reading the story.
Attending to print
Informs or instructs the reader, usually about the natural or social world.
Informative Text
Sometimes referred to as a lap reading, a storytime reading between parent/ caregiver and child.
Read-Aloud
An informed guess, opinion, or prior experience.
Prediction
An informed guess, opinion, or prior experience.
Prediction
The child understands that pictures carry meaning.
Photographs
Specialized terms that are unknown to the reader because of infrequent encounters in everyday situations.
Rare Vocabulary Words
It's similar to a read-aloud but highly engaging. Encourages child to talk during the story.
Shared interactive reading
The understanding of language input. That includes both words and gestures.
Receptive Language