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, Graphonic system in Cue system The relationship between the letters and their sounds. (Does it look right?) -Visual-
Phoneme The smallest unit of speech sounds. (The letter)
Grapheme The written representation of the phoneme. (The sound)
Blend 2 or 3 consonants with closely related but separate sounds. (Ex: "S" blends in "Sk"
or "Sp")
Consonant Diagraphs 2 connecting consonants that make one new sound. (Ex: "c" + "h" = "ch") '2 letters
equal 1 sound'
Consonant Blend Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their individual sounds (Ex: /bl/ in
block; /str/ in string).
Dipthong 2 connecting vowels that make a direct combined sound.
Encoding Process of attaching appropriate letters to sounds when writing. (Opposite of
decoding)