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what is a closed syllable? Most common spelling unit in English ex com-mon but-ter A
closed syllable ends in a consonant. The vowel has a short vowel sound, as in the word bat.
Open Syllable An open syllable ends in a vowel. The vowel has a long vowel sound, as in
the first syllable of apron.
Vowel-Consonant e syllable is typically found at the end of a word. The final e is silent
and makes the next vowel before it long as in the word name. when a word ends in e but has a
constant in front of it ex ape
A vowel team syllable has two vowels next to each other that together say a new sound ex
south
consonant + l-e syllable found in words like handle, puzzle, and middle
R-controlled syllable contains a vowel followed by the letter r. the r controls the vowel
and changes the way it is pronounced as in the word car, turn
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irregular words words with letters that do not follow the common expected letter sound
correspondences ex of
What is an effective way to help a fourth graders reading fluency? read familiar books that
the student has already read
when a teacher replaces blank spaces fro nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in a news paper
article, next students work in pairs to come up with reasonable words that could go in the blank
how is this activity enhances students reading development? promotes students ability to
use syntactic and semantic cues to aid reading comprehension
homophones site and sight
What is the first step to develop students word attack skills by teaching them structural
morphemic analysis develop students ability to recognize prefixes and suffixes
British Mercantilism Economic policy used by the British in which the American
Colonies served as a source of raw materials and a market to sell goods. British buy raw
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materials from the colonies and sell them finished products. Limited manufacturing in America.
Limited colonies' trade with other nations. This policy would eventually become one of the
reasons for the American Revolution.
Development of the free enterprise in America - created legal protection of private
property
- abundant natural resources
- limited government regulation
-colonists were looking for economic opportunity
During the middle ages which civilization invented algebra, calculated the circumference of the
earth, development treatments for cataracts and required doctors to pass exams before
practicing? Muslims
what is the best way to help a recession in the united states? the federal reserve decreases
the interest rates and buys governmental securities
What is fiscal policy that the government can use during times of recession? that is the
power of congress to raise and lower taxes and control spending