vocabulary
What is a consonant?
answers will vary
C R E A T E
LION
CRE/ ATE
P O L I T E
TIGER
PO/ LITE
What are the word parts that can come at the beginning of the word and has meaning?
Do all words have prefixes?
Prefix
NO
How many lessons per week do you need to complete per week (minimum)?
2 (green)
What is a phoneme?
sound
S E C O N D
CAMEL
SEC/ OND
P U B L I S H
RABBIT
VCCV
PUB/ LISH
Would you try a vowel sound or its name first, when trying to figure out an unknown word?
Sound
How do you get out of support mode?
Earn a support combo
Every syllable has to have a what?
VOWEL SOUND
C L E V E R
CAMEL
CLEV/ ER
P E B B L E
RABBIT
PEB/ BLE
How many vowel sounds does a syllable have?
One
Name two ways you can earn a better score on a Reading Plus lesson.
1. use your rereads
2. use a "power boost"
What is a grapheme?
A written letter that represents a sound.
D I A R Y
Lion
DI/ ARY
L O C A T E
TIGER
LO/ CATE
Why is it important to learn rules of syllables?
So we can pronounce words we don't know.
Name two skills Reading Plus can help improve.
Any two:
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Reading rate
Re-read strategy
What is orthographic mapping?
segmenting sounds (phonemes) in words
example: S A LE or T E S T or SH U T
Each sound is represented in a box.
M U S E U M
LION
(IT COULD ALSO BE A TIGER WORD)
MU/ SE/ UM
E A R R I N G S
RABBIT
EAR/ RINGS
When there is more than one vowel in a syllable what are those vowels called?
Vowel TEAM
How does Reading Plus "test" you to see if you are ready to "level up"?
The program takes away the re-reads for the last combo to see if you can comprehend it all without looking back!