MTEL FOUNDATIONS OF READING
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Metalinguistics The ability to think about language, talk about it, play with it, analyze it,
and make judgements about correct versus incorrect forms.
Onset The part of the syllable before the vowel.
Phoneme The smallest part of speech sound that differentiates one word from another.
Phonology The sound system of language.
Phonic Analysis Students use their knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences and
spelling patterns to decode words when reading and to spell words when writing.
Analogies Students use their knowledge of rhyming words to deduce the pronunciation of
spelling an unfamiliar word.
,Syllabic Analysis Students break multisyllabic words into syllables and then use phonics
and analogies to decode the word, syllable by syllable.
Morphemic Analysis Students apply their knowledge of root words and affixes (prefixes
at the beginning of the word and suffixes at the end of the word) to identify an unfamiliar word.
First they "peel off" any prefixes or suffixes and identify the root word, they they add the affixes.
Phonological Awareness Umbrella Rhyme, Alliteration, Sentence Segmentation, Syllable
Awareness, Onset & Rime, Phonemic Awareness.
Phonemic Awareness Umbrella Blending, Segmenting, Manipulating, Adding, Deleting,
Substituting.
Analogy Resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike - The Royals
are the movie stars of Britain.
Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of
object or idea is used in place of another to suggest likeness between them. "She is a tiger when
she is angry."
, Symbolism The art or practice of using symbols, a system of symbols or representations.
Simile A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by using
like or as "She is as fierce as a tiger"
Style Distinctive manner of expression, includes tone.
Hyperbole Extravagant exaggeration " mile high ice cream cones"
Personification (1)The representation of a thing or idea as a person or by the human form.
(2) An imaginary being thought of as representing a thing or an idea.
Plot Sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations
Main Idea Broad idea, message or moral of a story.
Questions and Answers|Latest Update
Metalinguistics The ability to think about language, talk about it, play with it, analyze it,
and make judgements about correct versus incorrect forms.
Onset The part of the syllable before the vowel.
Phoneme The smallest part of speech sound that differentiates one word from another.
Phonology The sound system of language.
Phonic Analysis Students use their knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences and
spelling patterns to decode words when reading and to spell words when writing.
Analogies Students use their knowledge of rhyming words to deduce the pronunciation of
spelling an unfamiliar word.
,Syllabic Analysis Students break multisyllabic words into syllables and then use phonics
and analogies to decode the word, syllable by syllable.
Morphemic Analysis Students apply their knowledge of root words and affixes (prefixes
at the beginning of the word and suffixes at the end of the word) to identify an unfamiliar word.
First they "peel off" any prefixes or suffixes and identify the root word, they they add the affixes.
Phonological Awareness Umbrella Rhyme, Alliteration, Sentence Segmentation, Syllable
Awareness, Onset & Rime, Phonemic Awareness.
Phonemic Awareness Umbrella Blending, Segmenting, Manipulating, Adding, Deleting,
Substituting.
Analogy Resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike - The Royals
are the movie stars of Britain.
Metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of
object or idea is used in place of another to suggest likeness between them. "She is a tiger when
she is angry."
, Symbolism The art or practice of using symbols, a system of symbols or representations.
Simile A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by using
like or as "She is as fierce as a tiger"
Style Distinctive manner of expression, includes tone.
Hyperbole Extravagant exaggeration " mile high ice cream cones"
Personification (1)The representation of a thing or idea as a person or by the human form.
(2) An imaginary being thought of as representing a thing or an idea.
Plot Sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations
Main Idea Broad idea, message or moral of a story.
