Literacy - ANSWER ability to read, write, and understand information for effective
communication.
The Reading Brain - ANSWER network of brain regions that decode/comprehend written
language.
Systematic Instruction - ANSWER builds from easy → harder concepts in logical order.
Explicit Instruction - ANSWER clear, direct teaching (explanations, modeling, guided
practice, feedback).
Structured Literacy - ANSWER research-based approach focusing on phonemic
awareness, phonics, and language structure.
Whole Language - ANSWER reading through context/meaning, minimal phonics.
Balanced Literacy - ANSWER combines phonics + whole language.
Dyslexia Instruction - ANSWER structured, systematic, explicit teaching to support
students with dyslexia.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) - ANSWER tiered framework for
academic/behavioral interventions.
Phonology - ANSWER study of sound patterns (phonemes).
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, Sound-Symbol - ANSWER connection between letters/letter combos and sounds.
Syllables - ANSWER units of sound with one vowel sound.
Morphology - ANSWER study of word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots).
Syntax - ANSWER rules for organizing words into sentences.
Semantics - ANSWER meaning of words/sentences.
Systematic & Cumulative - ANSWER logical order, simple → complex, building on prior
learning.
Explicit Instruction - ANSWER direct teaching, modeling, practice, feedback.
Diagnostic Instruction - ANSWER continuous assessment tailored to student needs.
Content Standards - ANSWER benchmarks outlining what students should know/do at
each grade level.
Performance Standards - ANSWER benchmarks describing proficiency levels of student
learning.
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER hierarchical framework of cognitive skills (remember →
create).
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communication.
The Reading Brain - ANSWER network of brain regions that decode/comprehend written
language.
Systematic Instruction - ANSWER builds from easy → harder concepts in logical order.
Explicit Instruction - ANSWER clear, direct teaching (explanations, modeling, guided
practice, feedback).
Structured Literacy - ANSWER research-based approach focusing on phonemic
awareness, phonics, and language structure.
Whole Language - ANSWER reading through context/meaning, minimal phonics.
Balanced Literacy - ANSWER combines phonics + whole language.
Dyslexia Instruction - ANSWER structured, systematic, explicit teaching to support
students with dyslexia.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) - ANSWER tiered framework for
academic/behavioral interventions.
Phonology - ANSWER study of sound patterns (phonemes).
1
, Sound-Symbol - ANSWER connection between letters/letter combos and sounds.
Syllables - ANSWER units of sound with one vowel sound.
Morphology - ANSWER study of word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots).
Syntax - ANSWER rules for organizing words into sentences.
Semantics - ANSWER meaning of words/sentences.
Systematic & Cumulative - ANSWER logical order, simple → complex, building on prior
learning.
Explicit Instruction - ANSWER direct teaching, modeling, practice, feedback.
Diagnostic Instruction - ANSWER continuous assessment tailored to student needs.
Content Standards - ANSWER benchmarks outlining what students should know/do at
each grade level.
Performance Standards - ANSWER benchmarks describing proficiency levels of student
learning.
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER hierarchical framework of cognitive skills (remember →
create).
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