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Parts of English language system
Reading Stages
Assessments
Teaching Phonics
100
The smallest unit of sound made using the letters of the alphabet.
What is a phoneme?
100
a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y
What are vowels?
100
Marks and scribbles represent writing.
What is the prephonemic stage?
100
An assessment designed to learn about a student's self-perceptions of learning and provide a resource for the teacher to foster motivation.
What is an interest inventory?
100
Reading with a small-group of students and providing support as needed.
What is guided reading?
200
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in words.
What is phonemic awareness?
200
44 sounds of the English language system are produced by these.
What is the alphabet?
200
Students can read and write most dominant consonants.
What is the Letter-Name stage?
200
The part of an assessment that ensures the test will be administered the same each time.
What is a script?
200
Teaching phonics in a way that is separate from other literacy experiences and focuses on only phonics skills.
What is explicit phonics?
300
The understanding of relationships between oral and written language and the role of letters to accomplish both.
What is the alphabetic principle?
300
/oy/ in toy
What is a vowel diphthong?
300
Students in late 2nd-4th grade are in this stage.
What is the syllable-juncture stage?
300
During this kind of assessment, it is acceptable to stop when a student is frustrated.
What is an informal assessment?
300
6-10 new words is the maximum number of words to teach with this strategy.
What is a word study?
400
The understanding that words are composed of sounds and can be used to make words, sentences, and larger units of meaning.
What is phonological awareness?
400
The syllable and consonant sounds that come after the intial consonant.
What is a rime?
400
Students can use CVC and CVCe words correctly most of the time.
What is the Within-Word Pattern stage?
400
This assessment requires at least 3 samples to accurately gain a reliable score.
What is a writing sample?
400
A method used including pictures and words to segment words into syllables or sounds. Squares are drawn on paper to assist student.
What are Elkonin boxes?
500
The study of the relationship between sounds and symbols in order to learn to read and spell.
What is phonics?
500
A jingle, chant, or song to help learners memorize strings of words.
What is a mnemonic device?
500
Students benefit from learning affixes and suffixes.
What is the Derivational-Constancy stage?
500
This type of assessment should be created around a student's writing, personal interests, and common patterns used in class.
What is a spelling test?
500
An opportunity that has the greatest impact on learners as far as social and academic learning regarding language.
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