RICA Exam| 155 Questions| Correct Answers| Verified Solutions!!

Digraph - ANSWERSA pair of characters used to write one phoneme (distinct sound) ch, ph, ng, qu, sh, th Phoneme - ANSWERSThe smallest contrastive unit in the sound of language Precommuniative Stage - ANSWERSThe child uses letters from the alphabet but shows no knowledge of letter-sound correspondence Semiphonetic - ANSWERSWriting that demonstrates some awareness that letters represent speech sounds, beginning and/or ending consonant sounds of syllables are represented but medial vowells are omitted Phonetics - ANSWERSA branch of linguistics that comprise the study of sounds Phonology - ANSWERSConcerned with the given sounds contribution to the language of the system Transitional - ANSWERSBeginning to use visual memory, mayk, maik, make Etymology - ANSWERSIs the study of the history of words and how their form and meaning have changed over time Phonemic Awareness Assessment - ANSWERSHave students identify the sound of the middle, beginning, or end of the word Rhyming Texts Benefit (Kindergarten) - ANSWERSFostering phonological awareness Difficulty with d and b - ANSWERSHelp student focus on directionality of each letter as student traces it