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Strephosymbolia - means twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics - the study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness - the ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at
the sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness - awareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics - instruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics - explicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences
before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle - the understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by
written letters
consonant - blocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air
flow that is constricted or obstructed
vowel - open and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the
passage of air through an open vocal tract
phonology - the rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency - reading with rapidity and automaticity
prosody - the rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics - set of rules qthat qdictate qcommunicative qbehavior qand quse qof qlanguage,
qrulesqwe qcommunicate qby
syntax q- qsentence qstructure, qgrammar, qusage
semantics q- qcontent qof qlanguage, qused qto qexpress qknowledge qof qthe qworld
qaround qus q-qmeaning
phoneme q- qsmallest qunit qof qsound qin qa qsyllable
spelling q- qsound qto qsymbol q/ qphoneme qto qgrapheme, qconnect qgrapheme qto
qphoneme
orthography q- qthe qspelling qof qwritten qlanguage
orthographic qmemory q- qmemory qof qletter qpatterns qand qword qspellings
metalinguistics q- qawareness qof qlanguage qas qan qentity
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guided qdiscovery q- qa qmethod qof qleading qstudents qto qnew qlearning qthrough
qquestioning
Heuristic q- qmeans qto qdiscover qby qdemonstration
grapheme q- qa qletter qor qletter qcluster qthat qrepresents qa qsingle qspeech qsound
decoding q- qword qrecognition qin qwhich qthe qphonetic qcode qis qbroken qdown qto
qdetermine qaqword
blending q- qfusing qindividual qsounds, qsyllables qor qwords qinto qmeaningful qunits
reading q- qsymbol qto qsound q/ qgrapheme qto qphoneme
morpheme q- qthe qsmallest qmeaningful qunit qof qlanguage q- qa qsuffix, qprefix, qroot qor
qstem qsuchqas qawe, qdis, qin, qinter, qor qword qpart qsuch qas qcat, qman. qetc.
Knowledge qof qword qmeaning, qrapid qword qrecognition, qand qspelling qability qgreatly
qdependqon qknowledge qof qword qstructure qat qthe qlevel qof qmorphemes.
morphology q- qthe qstudy qof qword qformation qpatterns, qmeaningful qunits qthat qmake
qwords
fricative q- qa qsound qproduced qby qforcing qair qthrough qa qnarrow qopening qbetween
qthe qteethqor qlips q/ qf q/ q/ qsh q/ q/ qz q/
nasal qsound q- qa qsound qproduced qby qforcing qair qout qthrough qth qnose q/ qn q/ q/ qm q/
continuant qsound q- qa qsound qprolonged qin qits qproduction q/ qm q/ q/ qs q/ q/ qf q/
stop qconsonant qsound q- qa qsound qobstructed q/ qthey qmust qbe qclipped qoff q/ qb q/ q/ qd q/
aspiration q- qpuff qof qair
Norman qInvasion q- q1066 qA.D., qhad qa qgreat qeffect qon qEnglish qlanguage, qWilliam
qthe qConqueror, qFrench qspoken qby qupper qclass qbrought qwords qlike qfurniture,
qpainter, qtailor, qbeef, qpork, qmutton, qBrought qmonks qwho qadded qw qand qu, qalso qthe
qdot qfor qthe qi qand qtail qforqthe qj. qAlphabet qcomplete qat q26 qletters
Number qwords qone qto qa qthousand q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qof qthe qbasic qcolor qwords q- qAnglo-Saxon
The qnames qof qfarm, qforest qand qocean qanimals q- qAnglo-Saxon
Outer qbody qparts q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short, qcommon qeveryday qwords: qthe, qrun, qand, qplay, qwork q- qAnglo-Saxon
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Words qwith qgh: qlaugh, qcough, qright, qhigh q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qck: qpick, qduck, qsack q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qk: qking, qkiss, qkilt, qhook q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qkn qor qgn qin qinitial qposition: qknee, qknife, qgnat, qgnash q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qtw: qtwin, qtwilight, qbetween q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qwr: qwrite, qwring, qwrist q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qch qpronounced q/ch/ qchest, qcheap q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qwith qtch: qwitch, qhatch, qmatch q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qwith qdge: qedge, qridge, qhedge q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qth: qthis, qthese, qbath q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qwh: qwhy, qwhile, qwhen q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qdouble qconsonants: qbetter, qladder, qcarrot q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qthat qend qin qff, qll qss qFloss qWords q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qow: qplow, qsnow, qbrow, qblow q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qsilent qletters: qwalk, qshould, qthumb, qlisten q- qAnglo-Saxon
Wild qOld qWords: qmind, qmost, qkind q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qpronouns: qhe, qshe, qus q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qF. qS. qS. qwords qhandle, qthimble, qtwinkle q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qhard qg qbefore qe qand qi: qgift, qgiddy, qgirl, qbegin q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qng q- qAnglo-Saxon
Long qwords, qthree qor qmore qsyllables: qmarvelous, qfascinate q- qLatin
Words qwith qct: qact, qdirect, qconduct q- qLatin
Words qwith qpt: qapt, qerupt, qattempt q- qLatin
Strephosymbolia - means twisted symbols. The first term Orton used for dyslexia.
phonetics - the study of speech sounds in spoken language
phonological awareness - the ability to focus on units of sound in spoken language at
the sentence, word, syllable and phoneme levels
phonemic awareness - awareness of speech sounds or phonemes in spoken words
phonics - instruction that connects sounds and letters
synthetic phonics - explicitly teaches individual grapheme-phoneme correspondences
before they are blended to form syllables or whole words
alphabetic principle - the understanding that spoken sounds are represented in print by
written letters
consonant - blocked / voiced or unvoiced sounds - a class of speech sounds with air
flow that is constricted or obstructed
vowel - open and voiced sounds - a class of open speech sounds produced by the
passage of air through an open vocal tract
phonology - the rules that determine how sounds are used in spoken language
fluency - reading with rapidity and automaticity
prosody - the rhythmic flow of oral reading
pragmatics - set of rules qthat qdictate qcommunicative qbehavior qand quse qof qlanguage,
qrulesqwe qcommunicate qby
syntax q- qsentence qstructure, qgrammar, qusage
semantics q- qcontent qof qlanguage, qused qto qexpress qknowledge qof qthe qworld
qaround qus q-qmeaning
phoneme q- qsmallest qunit qof qsound qin qa qsyllable
spelling q- qsound qto qsymbol q/ qphoneme qto qgrapheme, qconnect qgrapheme qto
qphoneme
orthography q- qthe qspelling qof qwritten qlanguage
orthographic qmemory q- qmemory qof qletter qpatterns qand qword qspellings
metalinguistics q- qawareness qof qlanguage qas qan qentity
,CALT Exam Prep
guided qdiscovery q- qa qmethod qof qleading qstudents qto qnew qlearning qthrough
qquestioning
Heuristic q- qmeans qto qdiscover qby qdemonstration
grapheme q- qa qletter qor qletter qcluster qthat qrepresents qa qsingle qspeech qsound
decoding q- qword qrecognition qin qwhich qthe qphonetic qcode qis qbroken qdown qto
qdetermine qaqword
blending q- qfusing qindividual qsounds, qsyllables qor qwords qinto qmeaningful qunits
reading q- qsymbol qto qsound q/ qgrapheme qto qphoneme
morpheme q- qthe qsmallest qmeaningful qunit qof qlanguage q- qa qsuffix, qprefix, qroot qor
qstem qsuchqas qawe, qdis, qin, qinter, qor qword qpart qsuch qas qcat, qman. qetc.
Knowledge qof qword qmeaning, qrapid qword qrecognition, qand qspelling qability qgreatly
qdependqon qknowledge qof qword qstructure qat qthe qlevel qof qmorphemes.
morphology q- qthe qstudy qof qword qformation qpatterns, qmeaningful qunits qthat qmake
qwords
fricative q- qa qsound qproduced qby qforcing qair qthrough qa qnarrow qopening qbetween
qthe qteethqor qlips q/ qf q/ q/ qsh q/ q/ qz q/
nasal qsound q- qa qsound qproduced qby qforcing qair qout qthrough qth qnose q/ qn q/ q/ qm q/
continuant qsound q- qa qsound qprolonged qin qits qproduction q/ qm q/ q/ qs q/ q/ qf q/
stop qconsonant qsound q- qa qsound qobstructed q/ qthey qmust qbe qclipped qoff q/ qb q/ q/ qd q/
aspiration q- qpuff qof qair
Norman qInvasion q- q1066 qA.D., qhad qa qgreat qeffect qon qEnglish qlanguage, qWilliam
qthe qConqueror, qFrench qspoken qby qupper qclass qbrought qwords qlike qfurniture,
qpainter, qtailor, qbeef, qpork, qmutton, qBrought qmonks qwho qadded qw qand qu, qalso qthe
qdot qfor qthe qi qand qtail qforqthe qj. qAlphabet qcomplete qat q26 qletters
Number qwords qone qto qa qthousand q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qof qthe qbasic qcolor qwords q- qAnglo-Saxon
The qnames qof qfarm, qforest qand qocean qanimals q- qAnglo-Saxon
Outer qbody qparts q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short, qcommon qeveryday qwords: qthe, qrun, qand, qplay, qwork q- qAnglo-Saxon
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Words qwith qgh: qlaugh, qcough, qright, qhigh q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qck: qpick, qduck, qsack q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qk: qking, qkiss, qkilt, qhook q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qkn qor qgn qin qinitial qposition: qknee, qknife, qgnat, qgnash q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qtw: qtwin, qtwilight, qbetween q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qwr: qwrite, qwring, qwrist q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qch qpronounced q/ch/ qchest, qcheap q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qwith qtch: qwitch, qhatch, qmatch q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qwith qdge: qedge, qridge, qhedge q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qth: qthis, qthese, qbath q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qwh: qwhy, qwhile, qwhen q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qdouble qconsonants: qbetter, qladder, qcarrot q- qAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable qwords qthat qend qin qff, qll qss qFloss qWords q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qow: qplow, qsnow, qbrow, qblow q- qAnglo-Saxon
Short qwords qwith qsilent qletters: qwalk, qshould, qthumb, qlisten q- qAnglo-Saxon
Wild qOld qWords: qmind, qmost, qkind q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qpronouns: qhe, qshe, qus q- qAnglo-Saxon
Most qF. qS. qS. qwords qhandle, qthimble, qtwinkle q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qhard qg qbefore qe qand qi: qgift, qgiddy, qgirl, qbegin q- qAnglo-Saxon
Words qwith qng q- qAnglo-Saxon
Long qwords, qthree qor qmore qsyllables: qmarvelous, qfascinate q- qLatin
Words qwith qct: qact, qdirect, qconduct q- qLatin
Words qwith qpt: qapt, qerupt, qattempt q- qLatin
