Comprehensive Literacy
& Reading Instruction
Strategies for Educators |
Study Guide & Exam
Review
|Guaranteed success|
,rapid word identification The quick, effortless, and accurate recognition of
individual words when reading.
phoneme The smallest part of language that makes a
difference in the meaning of words.
phonics The understanding that there is a predictable
relationship between phonemes and graphemes.
phonemic awareness The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate
individual sounds in spoken words.
phonological awareness A broad term that includes phonemic awareness
and involves work with rhymes, words, syllables, and
onsets and rimes.
syllable A word part that contains a vowel, or a vowel sound.
onset and rime Parts of spoken language that are smaller than
syllables but larger than phonemes.
morpheme Any unit in a word, such as 'dog' and 's' in 'dogs.'
base word A simple word from which you can build a family of
words.
root word The origin of a word from which other words are
derived.
, prefix Morpheme added to the beginning of the word.
suffix Morpheme added to the end of the word.
affix Prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings.
metacognitive strategies Strategies that help the reader become more aware
of their own reading process.
graphic organizers Visual maps or diagrams that help the reader
organize the information they read.
literal comprehension Information that is stated explicitly in the text.
inferential comprehension Information that is implied within the text but not
directly stated.
evaluative comprehension The reader needs to use information from the text
and their own experiences to form a judgment.
informational/expository Factual materials for science, social studies, and
other content areas.
chronological/sequential/temporal A main idea supported by details in a particular
text structure order.
& Reading Instruction
Strategies for Educators |
Study Guide & Exam
Review
|Guaranteed success|
,rapid word identification The quick, effortless, and accurate recognition of
individual words when reading.
phoneme The smallest part of language that makes a
difference in the meaning of words.
phonics The understanding that there is a predictable
relationship between phonemes and graphemes.
phonemic awareness The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate
individual sounds in spoken words.
phonological awareness A broad term that includes phonemic awareness
and involves work with rhymes, words, syllables, and
onsets and rimes.
syllable A word part that contains a vowel, or a vowel sound.
onset and rime Parts of spoken language that are smaller than
syllables but larger than phonemes.
morpheme Any unit in a word, such as 'dog' and 's' in 'dogs.'
base word A simple word from which you can build a family of
words.
root word The origin of a word from which other words are
derived.
, prefix Morpheme added to the beginning of the word.
suffix Morpheme added to the end of the word.
affix Prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings.
metacognitive strategies Strategies that help the reader become more aware
of their own reading process.
graphic organizers Visual maps or diagrams that help the reader
organize the information they read.
literal comprehension Information that is stated explicitly in the text.
inferential comprehension Information that is implied within the text but not
directly stated.
evaluative comprehension The reader needs to use information from the text
and their own experiences to form a judgment.
informational/expository Factual materials for science, social studies, and
other content areas.
chronological/sequential/temporal A main idea supported by details in a particular
text structure order.
