English MOCA Latest Update Graded A

English MOCA Latest Update Graded A Phonemes smallest unit of sound Guided Reading Small group reading instruction designed to provide differentiated teaching that supports students in developing reading proficiency Emergent process involving the development language and concepts Expository vs Narrative One is intended to explain or describe something, typically a lot of information or facts. The other is a spoken or written account of connected events: a story or abstract language. It is a style of writing that can be called a story telling expository descriptive. Phoneme the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another Skill Strategies Conventions accepted rules of written and spoken language Homographs words that are spelled the same but have different meanings Orthographic correct spelling Realistic Fiction A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life. Book Introductions Steps in how to introduce a book. Basic Reading Inventory Reading Assessment Monitoring The act of observing/checking the progress of a student over a period of time. Writing Process Steps Prewrite-Plan your writing Write-Draft Revise-Change your writing Edit-Check your writing Publish-Share final version Biography The account of someone's life written by another person. Autobiography An account of a person's life written by that person. Fairytale A children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands. Folk Tale A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. Myth A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events. Cuing Systems 1. Graphophonemic - students are encouraged to declare similarities/differences between written and spoken forms of sound; for after students have formed small sight vocab. 2. Semantic/syntactic - asking the student to predict the