Assessment
Assessments that are designed to sample skills within controlled conditions; given the same way each time
What are standardized assessments?
the words one uses in speaking and writing
What is expressive language?
the ability to hear and become sensitive to the sounds of language
What is phonological sensitivity?
/c/ /a/ /t/ = cat
/sh/ /i/ /p/ = ship
What is blending?
reading from left to right
What is directionality?
identifies children who are, or who are not, learning at the expected level; low performance may predict reading difficulties
responsive interactions between children and caregivers
What is serve and return?
the endings of words are the same
What is rhyme?
the smallest unit of sound
What is a phoneme?
the researcher who developed Concepts of Print
What is Marie Clay?
-an assessment for learning; provides feedback while learning is occurring
What is formative assessment?
the words one recognizes in listening and reading
What is receptive language?
an assessment of phonological awareness
What is the PAST assessment?
phonemic awareness falls under the umbrella of
What is phonological awareness?
print carries
What is meaning?
ensures that at-risk learners are making progress
What is progress monitoring?
refers to the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language
What is phonology?
words that begin with the same initial phoneme
What is alliteration?
the most challenging phonemic awareness skill
What is substitution?
holding a book the right way up; turning pages
What is book handling?
used to pinpoint deficits; only administered by a specialist
What is a diagnostic assessment?
refers to the ways words and phrases are joined together to form sentences
What is syntax?
/ch/ /art/
/m/ /ap/
/t/ /ake/
What is onset and rime?
breaking words into syllables or phonemes
What is segmenting?
moving from one line of text to the next
What is return sweep?