Random Vocabulary
Explicit instruction is...
A type of instruction that is fully and clearly expressed, nothing is implied
The ability to read, write, speak, and listen to communicate and receive ideas
Literacy
A phoneme is. . .
The smallest unit of sound in a language
How many syllables are in the word 'mitochondria'
5
How many syllables are in the word 'hedgehog'
2
A two-letter combination (e.g., th, ph) that stands for a single phoneme in which neither letter represents its usual sound
Digraph
Students who can read fairly well but choose not to
Alliteracy
The study of the relationships between letters and letter sequences and the sounds they represent
Phonics
How many phonemes are in the word 'wasp'
4
Syllable type that contains a long vowel sound, referred to as 'magic e'
VCe
A free morpheme can. . .
Stand alone as a word.
Illiteracy is when students are. . .
Totally unable to read a simple sentence in any language
Phonological awareness is...
The conscious awareness of all levels of the speech sound system, including word boundaries, stress patterns, syllables, onset-rime units, and phonemes.
How many graphemes are in the word 'coin'
3
What is the syllable type that contains a long or short vowel sound where the vowel is spelled with two letters?
Cle
The difference between encode and decode
Encoding is to write or spell a word. It's the ability to
translate a word from speech to print, while decoding is the ability to translate a word from print to speech.
Literacy concept that deals with where to begin reading, where the spine, and where the front and back cover are locater on a book.
Concepts of Print
The conscious awareness that words are made up of
segments of our own speech that are represented with letters in an alphabetic orthography
Phonemic awareness
How many phonemes are in the word 'lift'
4
What is the syllable type of the following words?
Barn, Fern, Purse
R-controlled
Dysgraphia is. . .
The condition of impaired letter writing by hand, that is, disabled handwriting. Impaired handwriting can interfere with learning to spell words in writing and speed of writing.
What is the Simple View of Reading equation?
Decoding x Language comprehension = Reading Comprehension
The musical qualities of language, including intonation,
expression, stress, and rhythm that contribute to fluency.
Prosody
How many graphemes are in the word 'formatted'
7
How many syllables are in 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'
14