Alliteration Correct Answer: The repetition of the initial phoneme of each word in
connected text (e.g., Harry the happy hippo hula-hoops with Henrietta).
Alphabetic Principle Correct Answer: The concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
Blending Correct Answer: The task of combining sounds rapidly, to accurately
represent the word.
Chunking Correct Answer: A decoding strategy for breaking words into
manageable parts (e.g, yes ter day). Chunking also refers to the process of
dividing a sentence into smaller phrases where pauses might occur naturally (e.g.,
When the sun appeared after the storm, / the newly fallen snow /shimmered like
diamonds).
Consonant Blend Correct Answer: Two or more consecutive consonants which
retain their individual sounds (e.g., bl in block; str in string).
Consonant Digraph Correct Answer: Two consecutive consonants that represent
one phoneme, or sound (e.g., ch, sh).
Continuous Sounds Correct Answer: A sound that can be held for several seconds
without distortion (e.g., /m/, /s/).
Digraphs Correct Answer: A group of two consecutive letters whose phonetic
value is a single sound (e.g., ea in bread; ch in chat; ng in sing).
Diphthong Correct Answer: A vowel produced by the tongue shifting position
during articulation; a vowel that feels as if it has two parts, especially the vowels
spelled ou and oi.
, Elkonin Boxes Correct Answer: A framework used during phonemic awareness
instruction. Elkonin Boxes are sometimes referred to as Sound Boxes. When
working with words, the teacher can draw one box per sound for a target word.
Students push a penny or a marker into one box as they segment each sound in
the word.
Emergent Literacy Correct Answer: The skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are
developmental precursors to conventional forms of reading and writing.
Graphophonemic Knowledge Correct Answer: Knowledge of the relationships
between letters and phonemes.
Onset and Rime Correct Answer: Onsets and rimes are parts of spoken language
that are smaller than syllables but larger than phonemes. An onset is the initial
consonant(s) sound of a syllable (the onset of bag is b-; of swim, sw-). A rime is
the part of a syllable that contains the vowel and all that follows it (the rime of
bag is -ag; of swim, -im).
Phoneme Correct Answer: A phoneme is the smallest part of spoken language
that makes a difference in the meaning of words. English has about 41 phonemes.
A few words, such as a or oh, have only one phoneme. Most words, however,
have more than one phoneme: The word if has two phonemes (/i/ /f/); check has
three phonemes (/ch/ /e/ /k/), and stop has four phonemes (/s/ /t/ /o/ /p/).
Sometimes one phoneme is represented by more than one letter.
Phoneme Isolation Correct Answer: Recognizing individual sounds in a word (e.g.,
/p/ is the first sound in pan).
Phoneme Manipulation Correct Answer: Adding, deleting, and substituting sounds
in words (e.g., add /b/ to oat to make boat; delete /p/ in pat to make at;
substitute /o/ for /a/ in pat to make pot).
Phonemic Awareness Correct Answer: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear,
identify, and manipulate the individual sounds--phonemes--in spoken words; the
highest level of phonological awareness.
Phonological Awareness Correct Answer: Phonological awareness is a broad term
that includes phonemic awareness. In addition to phonemes, phonological
connected text (e.g., Harry the happy hippo hula-hoops with Henrietta).
Alphabetic Principle Correct Answer: The concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
Blending Correct Answer: The task of combining sounds rapidly, to accurately
represent the word.
Chunking Correct Answer: A decoding strategy for breaking words into
manageable parts (e.g, yes ter day). Chunking also refers to the process of
dividing a sentence into smaller phrases where pauses might occur naturally (e.g.,
When the sun appeared after the storm, / the newly fallen snow /shimmered like
diamonds).
Consonant Blend Correct Answer: Two or more consecutive consonants which
retain their individual sounds (e.g., bl in block; str in string).
Consonant Digraph Correct Answer: Two consecutive consonants that represent
one phoneme, or sound (e.g., ch, sh).
Continuous Sounds Correct Answer: A sound that can be held for several seconds
without distortion (e.g., /m/, /s/).
Digraphs Correct Answer: A group of two consecutive letters whose phonetic
value is a single sound (e.g., ea in bread; ch in chat; ng in sing).
Diphthong Correct Answer: A vowel produced by the tongue shifting position
during articulation; a vowel that feels as if it has two parts, especially the vowels
spelled ou and oi.
, Elkonin Boxes Correct Answer: A framework used during phonemic awareness
instruction. Elkonin Boxes are sometimes referred to as Sound Boxes. When
working with words, the teacher can draw one box per sound for a target word.
Students push a penny or a marker into one box as they segment each sound in
the word.
Emergent Literacy Correct Answer: The skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are
developmental precursors to conventional forms of reading and writing.
Graphophonemic Knowledge Correct Answer: Knowledge of the relationships
between letters and phonemes.
Onset and Rime Correct Answer: Onsets and rimes are parts of spoken language
that are smaller than syllables but larger than phonemes. An onset is the initial
consonant(s) sound of a syllable (the onset of bag is b-; of swim, sw-). A rime is
the part of a syllable that contains the vowel and all that follows it (the rime of
bag is -ag; of swim, -im).
Phoneme Correct Answer: A phoneme is the smallest part of spoken language
that makes a difference in the meaning of words. English has about 41 phonemes.
A few words, such as a or oh, have only one phoneme. Most words, however,
have more than one phoneme: The word if has two phonemes (/i/ /f/); check has
three phonemes (/ch/ /e/ /k/), and stop has four phonemes (/s/ /t/ /o/ /p/).
Sometimes one phoneme is represented by more than one letter.
Phoneme Isolation Correct Answer: Recognizing individual sounds in a word (e.g.,
/p/ is the first sound in pan).
Phoneme Manipulation Correct Answer: Adding, deleting, and substituting sounds
in words (e.g., add /b/ to oat to make boat; delete /p/ in pat to make at;
substitute /o/ for /a/ in pat to make pot).
Phonemic Awareness Correct Answer: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear,
identify, and manipulate the individual sounds--phonemes--in spoken words; the
highest level of phonological awareness.
Phonological Awareness Correct Answer: Phonological awareness is a broad term
that includes phonemic awareness. In addition to phonemes, phonological
