Writing
Language Disorders
Literature
Literacy
100

The initial phonological 

unit of any word

What is Onset

100

A motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to speak

What is apraxia of speech

100

A program that sends free books that celebrate Jewish values to families with children

What is PJ Library

100

The process of having a dialogue with students around the text they are reading

What is Dialogic Reading

200

The smallest unit of speech

What is Phoneme

200

A complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak and communicate effectively in select social settings, such as school

What is Selective Mutism

200

An oversimplified generalization about a particular identity group, which usually carries derogatory, inaccurate messages and applies them to ALL people in the group

What is Stereotype

200

The process of developing awareness and understanding that writing is a form of communication and that marks on paper convey a message

What is Emergent Writing

300

The ability to hear two words that end the same way

What is Rhyming

300

A speech disorder involving frequent problems with the normal fluency and flow of speech

What is Stutter

300

Award to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children

What is The Caldecott Award

300

The ability to hear, think about, and rearrange the sounds of spoken language

What is Phonemic Awareness

400

Short groups of sounds

What is Syllable

400

A language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate

What is Aphasia

400

Award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

What is The Newbery Award

400

The system of social rules for using language in different communication contexts or situations

What is Pragmatics

500

Children determine the number of phonemes in a word and segment words into phonemes

What is separations of sound

500

The assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders

What is Speech Therapy

500

Presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience

What is The Sydney Taylor Book Award

500

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, usually including word order

What is Syntax