TEXES Science of Teaching Reading (293)
Questions & Answers
1.phonemes
Answer the smallest individual sounds in a word
2.phonetics
Answer the sounds of human speech
3.phonology
Answer the systematic organization of sounds in language
4.phonics
Answer the relationship between symbols of an alphabetic writing
system and sounds of a language
5.morphology
Answer the study of forms of words; this includes prefixes, roots,
and suffixes.
6.morphemes
Answer -are a combination of sounds that have meaning in speech
or writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts.
-are the smallest units of meaning in a word
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, 7.orthography
Answer the conventions for proper spelling in a language
8.syntax
Answer rules that govern the construction of words in order to make
phrases, clauses, and sentences
9.semantics
Answer the study of word or symbol meaning
10.pragmatics
Answer the study of language in use, not in its structure; or the
appropriate use of language
11.segmentation
Answer refers to recognizing the boundaries between words, syllables,
or phonemes in spoken language
12.precommunicative spelling -
Answer when students use scribble shapes and some- times letter-like
shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms
13.semiphonetic spelling
Answer when children have some letter awareness. They may spell a
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Questions & Answers
1.phonemes
Answer the smallest individual sounds in a word
2.phonetics
Answer the sounds of human speech
3.phonology
Answer the systematic organization of sounds in language
4.phonics
Answer the relationship between symbols of an alphabetic writing
system and sounds of a language
5.morphology
Answer the study of forms of words; this includes prefixes, roots,
and suffixes.
6.morphemes
Answer -are a combination of sounds that have meaning in speech
or writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts.
-are the smallest units of meaning in a word
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, 7.orthography
Answer the conventions for proper spelling in a language
8.syntax
Answer rules that govern the construction of words in order to make
phrases, clauses, and sentences
9.semantics
Answer the study of word or symbol meaning
10.pragmatics
Answer the study of language in use, not in its structure; or the
appropriate use of language
11.segmentation
Answer refers to recognizing the boundaries between words, syllables,
or phonemes in spoken language
12.precommunicative spelling -
Answer when students use scribble shapes and some- times letter-like
shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms
13.semiphonetic spelling
Answer when children have some letter awareness. They may spell a
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