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alphabetic language
Ans: English; meaning symbols and letters reflect
pronunciation of a sound; ESL students' first lang may not be
alphabetic because they use symbols; phonological knowledge
must be taught, so alphabet needs to be taught
Alphabetic Principle
Ans: an understanding that letters and letter patterns
represent the sounds of spoken words.
Analytic Phonics
Ans: In this approach, instruction begins with the identification
of a familiar word. The teacher then introduces a particular
sound/spelling relationship within that familiar word
Synthetic Phonics
Ans: In this systematic and explicit approach, students learn to
transform letters and letter combinations into sounds and then
the sounds together to form recognizable words. Teach
individual parts and build to whole
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auditory discrimination
Ans: The ability to hear differences in sounds
auditory span
Ans: the number of words, numbers, or sounds a student can
hold in his working memory. Can limit dictation or note taking.
blend
Ans: two or more sounds that are frequently grouped together -
each sound can be separated into its individual components
cedilla
Ans: a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate
that it is pronounced as an s
circumflex
Ans: the code marked placed over vowels to indicate an
unusual pronunciation
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compensatory approach
Ans: one does not attempt to remediate the problem but
instead recommends modifications within the learning
environment which allows the student to be successful
Cloze Procedure
Ans: The use of semantic and syntactic clues to aid in
completing sentences."Fill in the blank"
Coding
Ans: putting code marks on words- encourages kinesthetic
involvement and discourages guessing
combination
Ans: a pattern of letters which occurs frequently together.
They form an unexpected sound (vr's, qu, wh)
comorbid
Ans: two or more disorders in the same individual
consonant
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