Elements of Stories
What part of a story is the setting?
Where and when a story takes place.
What type of book would be developmentally suitable for a baby or young toddler?
A high contrast book, sensory book, or board book.
What does physical development refer to?
The growth of the body, brain, and motor skills.
What are sight words?
Words children memorize by sight, rather than learn through being sounded out.
What are three benefits of reading?
Increased creativity, wider vocabulary, better mental health, better sleep, improved critical thinking, etc.
What part of a story does character refer to?
Any person, animal, or object who acts in a story.
What is the name of the type of book made for middle school age children?
Middle grade
What does language development refer to?
The ability to communicate and understand language.
What is invented spelling?
When people spell words using the sounds they hear in the word to guess the letters that make them up.
What is annotation?
The process of adding notes to a text to deepen your understanding of it.
What part of a story is the conflict?
The problem in a story that needs to be solved.
Children’s Books all about one single subject are called what?
Concept books
What does social/emotional development refer to?
Skills involving understanding emotions, managing feelings, building relationships, and forming your identity.
What is decoding?
Breaking down words into individual sounds then blending them together to read or speak as words.
What are two questions you could ask about an online source to check its credibility?
Is the author qualified? Does it cite sources? Is the layout usable? What is the website domain name? Who is the publisher?
What part of a story is the plot?
The events that happen throughout it.
What types of books are made for children just learning to read independently?
Easy Reader
What does cognitive development refer to?
Abilities surrounding mental processes like learning, memory, problem-solving, reasoning, and creativity.
How do tier two and three vocabulary differ?
Tier two words are complex high frequency words, whereas tier three words are rarely used, subject specific words.
What is Ramadan?
A month where Muslims fast from dawn to sunset to cultivate self-control, gratitude, and proximity to God.
What part of a story is the theme?
The universal lesson or message of a story.
What is one way that YA books differ from New Adult books?
The age of the characters they feature, the themes they center, the content they allow, etc.
What are developmental milestones?
Behaviors and abilities that typically occur at certain stages of a child’s growth. They act as check points that help monitor a child's health and development.
What is the difference between a phoneme and a grapheme?
Phonemes are the smallest sounds in a language. Graphemes are the symbols that represent sounds in a language.
What online library can be used to read children's books and other uploaded texts?
Internet Archive