Phonemic Awareness Tasks
Misc.
Word Analysis Skills & Strategies
Vocabulary
Comprehension
100

Phoneme manipulation activities 

isolation

identity 

categorization

blending

segmenting

deletion 

addition

substitution 

100

Define digraphs with examples.

two consonant letters that make up one sound: ch, ph, sh, th, wh, gh, ng, ck.

100

Define morpheme/morphology

BONUS :)  base word is_____

root word means _____

any unit in a word is a morpheme. dogs: dog and s are morphemes 

a base word is a simple word that can build a family or words around it, can stand alone and hold meaning.

a root refers to the origin of a word. locus means place in latin, therefore is is the root words for : local, locate, locality and relocation

100

What is the visual strategy for representing vocabulary words and making connections between known words and new words. 

semantic map (graphic organizer)

100

Levels of comprehension

literal: right there who what when where why 

inferential: implied in text, reader needs to use clues or read between the lines. When do you think the story takes place? Provide evidence. 

evaluative: the reader needs to use the information from text and personal experience to form a judgement: Do you think the character made the right choice? 

200

What phonemic skill is this?

Which word doesn't belong? Bus, Bun, Rug

Categorization. This is also an oddity task. 

200

Synthetic phonics is...

a part to whole approach blending sounds to pronounce words using letters and letter combinations 

44 phonemes and graphemes (letters and sounds) 

200
Tell what a prefix is and what a suffix is. Give examples.

A prefix is a morpheme added to the beginning of a words. 

A suffix is a morpheme added to the end of a word. 

They are both called affixes. 

200

What are the 4 boxes of the frayer model?

definition, example, non example and characteristics


200

Before Reading Strategies

activate prior knowledge 

predict using text features, visuals and text types

set a purpose for reading

300

What phonemic awareness skill is this?

What is the same in fix, fall, fun?

identification. Recognizing the same sound in similar words.

300

Analytic phonics is...

a whole to part approach to phonics. Students are taught the whole words and then relevant phonic generalizations. splitting words into smaller known parts to help with decoding. LESS EFFECTIVE

300

Syllable typles

CLOVER: Closed, le, open, vowel team, vowel consonant e, r controlled

300

What are some words solving strategies for unknown vocab words?

context clues 

dictionary skills

analysis of words parts 

300

during reading strategies

connecting new text with prior knoweldge

checking predictions for accuracy

determine key vocabulary

interpreting traits of main characters

self monitoring 

posing how and why questions to understand and interpret text making inferences 

determine key vocabulary

visualize 

draw conclusions

determine importance

  

400

How many sounds are in the word grab?
What phonemic awareness skill is this? 

segmentation. Breaking apart a word into separate sounds. 

400

What strategies promote oral reading fluency? 

repeated readings of familiar text

echo reading 

choral reading 

readers theater 

reading controlled texts 

400

What are the different inflections? 

possessive, plurals, tense and ???

400

What are the three tiers of vocabulary?

Tier 1: familiar words, concepts 

baby, cry, kind

Tier 2: more sophisticated synonyms of tier one words 

infant, bawl, generous 

Tier 3: domain specific (content vocabulary) 

volcano atmosphere


400

after reading strategies

discuss accuracy of predictions 

summarize key ideas

connect and compare information from text to experience retell in your own words 


500

What is smile with out the "s". 

What kind of skill is this ?

Phoneme deletion. 

500

What is the three cueing system? 

Semantics: does it make sense? 

Syntax: does it sound right? 

Phonics (visual): Does it match the print? (look right)

500

What is a derivational morpheme ?  

changes the meaning or part of speech: happiness changes the adjective happy to a noun and unkind, un changes the meaning of kind 

500

Why is vocabulary development important to reading development? What are different ways to build vocabulary?

improves comprehension, ability to infer meaning of the text is strongly related to their understanding of the words meaning, ability to read complex text depend on a strong vocabulary


graphic organizers, teaching word solving strategies, dictionary skills, independent reading, listening to read alouds.  

500

informational text structures 

chronological 

descriptive

cause and effect

compare and contrast

problem solution

question and answer