WGU EARLY LITERACY METHODS - D669
1. print awareness
Answer the understanding that printed text carries meaning, including the recognition of words, letters, and
the functions of various elements in a book or written material
2. letter awareness
Answer the understanding that letters are representations of sounds
3. book awareness
Answer the understanding of how books work, including concepts such as reading from left to right, turning
pages, and recognizing the front and back cover
4. concepts about print
Answer the understanding of how printed materials, such as books and other written texts, function and are
structured
5. phonological awareness
Answer the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, including words, syllables,
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, and phonemes (individual speech sounds), without necessarily understanding the meaning of the words
6. phonemic awareness
Answer a subset of phonological awareness and specifically refers to the ability to recognize
and manipulate individual phonemes (speech sounds) in spoken words
7. syllables
Answer units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and may or may not be preceded or
followed by consonant sounds
8. onset
Answer the initial consonant or consonant cluster of a syllable that comes before the letter sound
9. rime
Answer the part of the syllable that consists of the vowel sound and any consonant sounds that follow it
10. consonant
Answer a speech sound produced by obstructing the flow of air through the vocal tract
11. vowel
Answer a speech sound produced without significant constriction or closure of the vocal tract
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1. print awareness
Answer the understanding that printed text carries meaning, including the recognition of words, letters, and
the functions of various elements in a book or written material
2. letter awareness
Answer the understanding that letters are representations of sounds
3. book awareness
Answer the understanding of how books work, including concepts such as reading from left to right, turning
pages, and recognizing the front and back cover
4. concepts about print
Answer the understanding of how printed materials, such as books and other written texts, function and are
structured
5. phonological awareness
Answer the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, including words, syllables,
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, and phonemes (individual speech sounds), without necessarily understanding the meaning of the words
6. phonemic awareness
Answer a subset of phonological awareness and specifically refers to the ability to recognize
and manipulate individual phonemes (speech sounds) in spoken words
7. syllables
Answer units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and may or may not be preceded or
followed by consonant sounds
8. onset
Answer the initial consonant or consonant cluster of a syllable that comes before the letter sound
9. rime
Answer the part of the syllable that consists of the vowel sound and any consonant sounds that follow it
10. consonant
Answer a speech sound produced by obstructing the flow of air through the vocal tract
11. vowel
Answer a speech sound produced without significant constriction or closure of the vocal tract
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