Oral Language
Oral and written communication
What is Discourse?
To express oneself, to provide information, to persuade, or to create a literary work.
What is the main purpose of writing?
The power.
What is writing?
A rule-governed behavior
What is Language?
This part of our brains helps us see things.
What is the Visual Cortex?
The systems and patterns speech sounds in a language.
What is phonology?
Writing in a way that shows our opinions.
What is Expressive writing?
The essential skill students need as they enter adult life.
What is Writing/Reading?
Composed of receptive and expressive components.
What is Spoken and Written Language?
This brain area allows us to hear and tell the difference between sounds in spoken language.
What is the Auditory Cortex?
The study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.
What is Semantics?
Used to educate or explain something to their audience.
What is Informative writing?
A great way to assess student knowledge.
What is Written Output?
The five language domains.
What are Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics?
This brain area helps us connect sounds with letters and letters with sounds.
What is the Angular Gyrus?
The arrangement of words and phrases to help create sentences.
What is Syntax?
Form of creating writing used in fiction and non-fiction.
What is Literacy Work?
Students have a better chance of navigating their way through the obstacles of adolescence.
What is students who think clearly (write clearly)?
Includes inferencing, comprehension monitoring, interpretation of complex language, and use of text structure knowledge.
What is Higher Order Language Skills?
This part of our brains helps us make speech sounds, form words and sentences, and understand the meaning of what we listen to and read.
What is the Inferior Frontal Gyrus?
The study of the forms and formation of words.
What is Morphology?
A more serious form of writing on a debatable topic.
What is Persuasive writing?
Can contribute to improvements in behavior and self-esteem.
What is helping students learn to express themselves with confidence?
The ability to think about and reflect upon language.
What is Metalinguistic Awareness?
We need to teach our brains to this to become good readers.
What is Decoding?