Phonological Awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-How sounds, syllables, words,
and parts of words can be orally manipulated to break apart and make new
words, and create rhymes
Phonemic Awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding the individual
sounds in words. The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual
sounds in spoken words
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding the relationship between sounds
and the spelling patterns (graphemes) representing those sounds
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER-The individual sounds in words
Syllables - CORRECT ANSWER-units of pronunciation having one vowel sound,
with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
Onsets - CORRECT ANSWER-beginning consonant and consonant cluster
Rimes - CORRECT ANSWER-The vowel and consonant that follow the onset
Blending - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to string together the sounds that
each letter stands for in a word
Segmenting - CORRECT ANSWER-Breaking a word apart
Substituting - CORRECT ANSWER-Replacing one phoneme with another in a
word
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of words and their forms
Letter-Sound Correspondence - CORRECT ANSWER-Certain letters and
combinations of letters make specific sounds. To read a word and pronounce the
word correctly, the learner must be able to recognize letters and their
corresponding sounds. Teaching this skill in isolation (one letter at a time) will
help students become proficient
,Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER-Letter or group of letters representing sound
in written language
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER-The smallest meaningful unit of language
Diphthong - CORRECT ANSWER-Sound is made by combining two vowels in a
single syllable
Homonyms - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that sound alike but have different
meanings
Homophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that sound the same and are
pronounced the same, but have different meanings and different spellings
Homographs - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that are spelled the same, but have
different meanings
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER-Concerns the way people use language
socially, refers to the way language varies according to its purpose or audience,
the way context contributes to the meaning of a word or sentence
Syntax Structure - CORRECT ANSWER-Refers to the rules of grammar, and
how the arrangement of words in a sentence can influence its meaning
Hyperlexia - CORRECT ANSWER-Having an above-normal ability to read, but a
much lower ability in verbal communication and social interactions
Semantic Feature Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-this strategy enhances
comprehension and vocabulary skills. Using a grid, students are able to make
connection, prediction, and master important details.
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER-The sound of beat of a poem created through
accented syllables
Foot - CORRECT ANSWER-unit of meter that consists of a combination of
stressed and unstressed syllables
, Stanza - CORRECT ANSWER-A series of poetic lines grouped together and
separated from other lines
Rhyme Scheme - CORRECT ANSWER-Pattern created by the repetition of
similar sounds at the end of a poetic line
Couplet - CORRECT ANSWER-Successive lines of poetry that usually rhyme
and make one complete thought
Acrostic - CORRECT ANSWER-A line in which the first, last, or other particular
letters, when taking in order, spell out a word or phrase
Sight Words - CORRECT ANSWER-Common words that kids recognize instantly
without sounding them out
Intermediate Fluency - CORRECT ANSWER-Speak in more complete sentences
Advanced Fluency - CORRECT ANSWER-Achieve cognitive language
proficiency. Demonstrating near-native ability and using complete sentences
- CORRECT ANSWER-
Spelling Conventions - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that English words follow
High Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-Words are also referred to as sight
words. These words occur most often in grade-level texts. Some sight words do
not follow English language rules and cannot be sounded out
examples: want, what, said, see, by, are, why, and there
Decodable Words - CORRECT ANSWER-can be sounded out and follow
letter-sound correspondence and spelling conventions or rules
Roots - CORRECT ANSWER-Are parts of words, without the prefix or suffix, they
provide the basic meaning of the word
and parts of words can be orally manipulated to break apart and make new
words, and create rhymes
Phonemic Awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding the individual
sounds in words. The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual
sounds in spoken words
Phonics - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding the relationship between sounds
and the spelling patterns (graphemes) representing those sounds
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER-The individual sounds in words
Syllables - CORRECT ANSWER-units of pronunciation having one vowel sound,
with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
Onsets - CORRECT ANSWER-beginning consonant and consonant cluster
Rimes - CORRECT ANSWER-The vowel and consonant that follow the onset
Blending - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to string together the sounds that
each letter stands for in a word
Segmenting - CORRECT ANSWER-Breaking a word apart
Substituting - CORRECT ANSWER-Replacing one phoneme with another in a
word
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of words and their forms
Letter-Sound Correspondence - CORRECT ANSWER-Certain letters and
combinations of letters make specific sounds. To read a word and pronounce the
word correctly, the learner must be able to recognize letters and their
corresponding sounds. Teaching this skill in isolation (one letter at a time) will
help students become proficient
,Grapheme - CORRECT ANSWER-Letter or group of letters representing sound
in written language
Morpheme - CORRECT ANSWER-The smallest meaningful unit of language
Diphthong - CORRECT ANSWER-Sound is made by combining two vowels in a
single syllable
Homonyms - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that sound alike but have different
meanings
Homophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that sound the same and are
pronounced the same, but have different meanings and different spellings
Homographs - CORRECT ANSWER-Words that are spelled the same, but have
different meanings
Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER-Concerns the way people use language
socially, refers to the way language varies according to its purpose or audience,
the way context contributes to the meaning of a word or sentence
Syntax Structure - CORRECT ANSWER-Refers to the rules of grammar, and
how the arrangement of words in a sentence can influence its meaning
Hyperlexia - CORRECT ANSWER-Having an above-normal ability to read, but a
much lower ability in verbal communication and social interactions
Semantic Feature Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-this strategy enhances
comprehension and vocabulary skills. Using a grid, students are able to make
connection, prediction, and master important details.
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER-The sound of beat of a poem created through
accented syllables
Foot - CORRECT ANSWER-unit of meter that consists of a combination of
stressed and unstressed syllables
, Stanza - CORRECT ANSWER-A series of poetic lines grouped together and
separated from other lines
Rhyme Scheme - CORRECT ANSWER-Pattern created by the repetition of
similar sounds at the end of a poetic line
Couplet - CORRECT ANSWER-Successive lines of poetry that usually rhyme
and make one complete thought
Acrostic - CORRECT ANSWER-A line in which the first, last, or other particular
letters, when taking in order, spell out a word or phrase
Sight Words - CORRECT ANSWER-Common words that kids recognize instantly
without sounding them out
Intermediate Fluency - CORRECT ANSWER-Speak in more complete sentences
Advanced Fluency - CORRECT ANSWER-Achieve cognitive language
proficiency. Demonstrating near-native ability and using complete sentences
- CORRECT ANSWER-
Spelling Conventions - CORRECT ANSWER-the rules that English words follow
High Frequency - CORRECT ANSWER-Words are also referred to as sight
words. These words occur most often in grade-level texts. Some sight words do
not follow English language rules and cannot be sounded out
examples: want, what, said, see, by, are, why, and there
Decodable Words - CORRECT ANSWER-can be sounded out and follow
letter-sound correspondence and spelling conventions or rules
Roots - CORRECT ANSWER-Are parts of words, without the prefix or suffix, they
provide the basic meaning of the word
