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,Voice to Print match student understands that the print on the page is what needs to be read
Phonemes smallest unit of sound
Phonics how spelling represents sounds
Phonological awareness skill that includes identifying and manipulating units of oral language such as words,
syllables, and onsets and rime
Phonemic awareness ability to focus on and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes)
Emergent reading stage beginning to learn basic print concepts and reading strategies; illustrations support
text
Early reading stage learning more sight words; illustrations are less leading
Fluency reading stage mastered reading strategies and concept of print; independent reading
Syntactic cueing focuses on sentence structure; does sentence sound correct?
Semantic cueing focuses on meaning the student gets from the sentence; does sentence make
sense?
Graphophonemic cueing focuses on relationship btwn. sounds and symbols; does sentence look right?
Transition words about cause & effect because; consequently; therefore; as a result of
, Primary source a document or piece of work, which was actually written recorded, or created during
the specific time under study
Allegory story that explains/teaches something
Allusion reference to a famous person/event
Analogy comparison of 2 ideas w/o using like or as
Homophone 2 words that sound alike but have different meanings
Oxymoron phrase that has opposites but is true (ex: jumbo shrimp)
Paradox statement that has opposites but yields truth
Where is the best place to create a multicultural library in School library is the best place b/c it contains a variety of texts and mediums
the classroom?
Descriptive writing uses words to paint a picture; describes a person, place, thing, or idea; uses
sensory language
Informal reading inventory uses word lists and books; assesses oral and silent reading comprehension;
(words -errors)/words x 100
Running records teacher chooses a book that is at level, child reads aloud and teacher records every
miscue and self-correction;
1) words/errors = error rate
2) (errors + self-correction)/self-correction = self-correction rate
Story telling student reads story and retells it orally or in writing; must include important parts,
like characters, plot, setting, etc.