Vocabulary
Consonants
Vowels
Assessments
Vocabulary
100

Translating printed words into spoken words. Students match letters and sounds and recognize the patterns that make up syllables and words

decoding

100

Give an example of a CVC word

Check if correct

100

Groups of two vowels which together make a vowel sound.

vowel digraphs 

100

This rope is made up of lower and upper strands. When all parts intertwine it results in fluent reading and strong comprehension.

Scarborough Reading Rope

100

The ability to recognize and work with units of spoken language including whole words, word parts, and phonemes

Phonological awareness

200

The smallest unit of meaning in a language

Morpheme

200

two or three consonants that make a new sound when they are blended together

Consonant blends

200

in these examples: apple, butter, desk is the vowel sound long or short

short

200

This states that proficient word recognition and language comprehension will aid in reading comprehension.

Simple View of Reading Theory

200

The study of how words and morphemes combine to form larger units such as phrases and sentences.

Syntax
300

Joining together the sound spellings in words. Each letter retains its individual sound

Blends

300

groups of two consonants that make a single sound.

consonant digraph

300

in these examples: lane,cube,bone is the vowel sound long or short?

long

300

This investigates how children learn to read and what is most effective.

Science of Reading

300

The ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

Phonemic Awareness

400

A combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey.

Digraphs

400

Give an example of a consonant blend

bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, and tw.

400

What is the symbol that represents a long vowel

Macron

400

Evaluating students' abilities to recognize and analyze phonetic elements within whole words or word parts, assessing their proficiency in applying this knowledge to decode unfamiliar words.

Analytic phonics approaches

400

When a combination of letters can have two sounds, examples: cow and snow

Dipthongs

500

A method of teaching reading and spelling by connecting the sounds of language with spelling the patterns that represent them.

Phonics

500

Give an example of a consonant digraph

  • sh - as in she or wish.

  • kn - as in know or knock.

  • ch - as in chair or chat.

  • ph - as in phone or phonics.

  • wr - as in wrench or wreck.

  • ck - as in tick or pluck.

  • ss - as in chess or class.

  • tch - as in watch or witch.

500

What is the symbol that represents a short vowel

Breve

500

This focuses on teaching each individual letter sound and having kids try to sound out each letter or combination one at a time and then blend them together.

Synthetic phonics approaches

500

The art of writing words with the proper letters according to the standard usage.

Orthography