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Parts of words
Sounds
Teaching
Concepts in Reading
Types of Poems
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A syllable sound added to the beginning or end of a word
What are affixes?
100
Two or three letters letters at the beginning or end of a word that blend the two sounds together.
What are blends
100
This is when the teacher or other reader reads a sentence and the class repeats or rereads the sentence back to them.
What is echo reading?
100
The left to right direction used for reading and writing in English.
What is directionality?
100
A short poem, having only three lines that originated in Japan.
What is a haiku?
200
A word to which a suffix or prefix is added
What is a base word?
200
These are similar to blends on the two letters make one sound,
What are diagraphs?
200
This is when the group or class all read at the same time
What is choral reading?
200
A basic understanding about the way print works including direction or print, spacing, punctuation, letters, and words
What is Concepts of Print
200
This is also known as a Shape Poem
What is a Concrete Poem?
300
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
What are homonyms.
300
A prominent sound in a word or syllable that stands out because of the way it is made or felt in the mouth.
What are salient sounds?
300
This is the level of reading where a student can read with adult assistance with 90-94% accuracy.
What is instructional reading level?
300
This is when students attempt to spell a word that reflects their developing knowledge of the spelling system
What is invented spelling?
300
This is a poem with five lines where lines 3 and 4 are shorter. Lines 1,2 and 3 all rhyme.
What is a limerick?
400
The smallest meaningful part of a word.
What are morphemes?
400
A complex speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to another within the same syllable.
What is a diphthong?
400
A word study activity where students group words into related categories.
What is a Word Sort
400
Lists of words specially chosen to represent a variety of spelling features that usually get more difficult as you progress
What are spelling inventories?
400
This is a type of poetry where most of the words start with the same letter.
What is an Alliteration Poem?
500
Words that are spelled alike but pronounced differently
What are homographs?
500
The smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one word from another
What is a phoneme?
500
A small group or whole class discussion in which the class discusses literature or some aspect of literature.
What is a Grand Conversation?
500
A word in a sort that has the same sound but has a different spelling pattern
What is an oddball?
500
A noun, two adjectives, three verbs, followed by a 3-4 words phrase and ending with a synonym of the original word.
What is a cinquain?