Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
This umbrella term encompasses skills like rhyming, segmenting, and counting phonemes.
What is "phonological awareness"?
“He’s as brave as a lion” is an example of this figure of speech.
What is a "simile"?
Combining two independent clauses with “and” or “but” creates this sentence type.
What is a "compound sentence?"
These books, such as The Cat in the Hat, use repetitive patterns to help early readers.
What are "predictable books"?
This term refers to the ability to introduce new topics in conversation effectively.
What is "topic introduction?"
This subset of phonological awareness involves tasks at the sound level, such as isolating phonemes.
What is "phonemic awareness"?
“Time is a thief” is an example of this figurative form.
What is a "metaphor?"
Adding one dependent clause to an independent clause creates this sentence type.
What is a "complex sentence?"
The transition from learning to read to reading to learn typically occurs in this school stage.
What is "3rd to 4th grade?"
Moving from one topic to a related topic during conversation demonstrates this skill.
What is "shading?"
These are the stages of the phonological awareness hierarchy, starting with rhyming and ending with this advanced skill.
What is "manipulating sounds"?
This type of humor plays on the double meanings of words.
What is a "pun?"
The man who bought the car is a teacher. The bold portion is an example of this type of structure.
What is "embedding?"
This skill involves monitoring one’s understanding while reading.
What is "metacognition"?
Children can maintain a topic by school age for more than this number of conversational turns.
What is "five turns?"
Determining letter-sound correspondence falls under this skill category, often introduced with phonics.
What is "phonological awareness"?
These wise sayings, such as “A penny saved is a penny earned,” offer general truths.
What are "proverbs?"
Changing “public” to “publicity” is an example of this type of alteration.
What is a "morphophonemic alteration"?
Writing that uses phrases like “prior to” and “as a result of” is an example of this language style.
What is "literate language?"
This term describes making indirect requests, such as “Don’t you think it’s cold in here?”
What are "indirect requests?"
This metalinguistic skill combines phonological awareness with the ability to spell words by segmenting sounds.
What is "phonemic segmentation?"
These phrases, like “kick the bucket,” do not have literal meanings and are learned through context.
What are "idioms"?
Creating categories based on semantic relationships, like “animals” or “farm animals,” is called this.
What is "chunking?"
By the end of elementary school, this form of communication surpasses spoken language in complexity.
What is "written language?"
Providing additional details to clarify a misunderstood message exemplifies this skill.
What is "conversational repair"?