Elementary Education/ELA
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, Alphabetic Principle idea that sounds can be represented by symbols
Phonological Awareness recognition of district segments of spoken sound: words, syllables & phonemes
Phonemic Awareness recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words into constituent phonemes,
ability to blend phonemes & substitute phonemes to make new words
phoneme smallest unit of (sound) spoken language
syllable word or distinct segment of word that is naturally pronounced in single,
uninterrupted vocalization
Voiced/Unvoiced Consonants voiced consonants make your vocal cords vibrate; unvoiced do not [Voiced: b, d, g
Unvoiced: p, t, k]
Morpheme smallest unit having meaning: base words, prefixes & suffixes
Phonics study of relationships between sounds and their written form
Grapheme single unified letter
Digraph two letters form a single phoneme
Consonant Blends may appear at beginning, middle or end of word. When hear phonemes associated
with each consonant.
Decoding student is able to divide a word from a group of letters. Turns a written word into a
spoken word.
– American Board 2026 |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, Alphabetic Principle idea that sounds can be represented by symbols
Phonological Awareness recognition of district segments of spoken sound: words, syllables & phonemes
Phonemic Awareness recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words into constituent phonemes,
ability to blend phonemes & substitute phonemes to make new words
phoneme smallest unit of (sound) spoken language
syllable word or distinct segment of word that is naturally pronounced in single,
uninterrupted vocalization
Voiced/Unvoiced Consonants voiced consonants make your vocal cords vibrate; unvoiced do not [Voiced: b, d, g
Unvoiced: p, t, k]
Morpheme smallest unit having meaning: base words, prefixes & suffixes
Phonics study of relationships between sounds and their written form
Grapheme single unified letter
Digraph two letters form a single phoneme
Consonant Blends may appear at beginning, middle or end of word. When hear phonemes associated
with each consonant.
Decoding student is able to divide a word from a group of letters. Turns a written word into a
spoken word.
