The initial phonological
unit of any word
What is Onset
A motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to speak
What is apraxia of speech
A program that sends free books that celebrate Jewish values to families with children
What is PJ Library
The process of having a dialogue with students around the text they are reading
What is Dialogic Reading
The smallest unit of speech
What is Phoneme
A complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak and communicate effectively in select social settings, such as school
What is Selective Mutism
An oversimplified generalization about a particular identity group, which usually carries derogatory, inaccurate messages and applies them to ALL people in the group
What is Stereotype
The process of developing awareness and understanding that writing is a form of communication and that marks on paper convey a message
What is Emergent Writing
The ability to hear two words that end the same way
What is Rhyming
A speech disorder involving frequent problems with the normal fluency and flow of speech
What is Stutter
Award to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children
What is The Caldecott Award
The ability to hear, think about, and rearrange the sounds of spoken language
What is Phonemic Awareness
Short groups of sounds
What is Syllable
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate
What is Aphasia
Award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
What is The Newbery Award
The system of social rules for using language in different communication contexts or situations
What is Pragmatics
Children determine the number of phonemes in a word and segment words into phonemes
What is separations of sound
The assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders
What is Speech Therapy
Presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience
What is The Sydney Taylor Book Award
The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, usually including word order
What is Syntax