LETRS-Unit 1 Vocabulary
Phonology - ANS The rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequence,
combined, and pronounced to make words.
Syllable - ANS The unit of pronunciation that is organized around a vowel; it may or may not
have a consonant after the vowel.
Phonemic awareness - ANS The conscious awareness of the individual speech sounds
(consonants and vowels). In spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate those
sounds.
Phonics - ANS The study of the relationships between letters and the sounds they represent;
also used as a descriptor for code-based instruction.
Orthography - ANS A writing system for representing language.
Morphology - ANS The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined
in word formation
Morpheme - ANS The smallest meaningful unit of language; it may be a word or a part of a
word; it may be a single sound (plural /s/), one syllable (suffix -ful) or multiple syllables (prefix
-inter).
Morphophonemic - ANS A deep alphabetic writing system organized by BOTH "sound-symbol"
correspondences and morphology (meaningful parts).
Cognate - ANS A word in one language that shares a common ancestor and common meaning
with a word in another language.
Metalinguistic awareness - ANS The ability to think about and reflect on the structure of
language itself.
Decoding - ANS The ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing
knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences.
Discourse - ANS Written or spoken communication "or the exchange" of information and ideas,
usually longer than a sentence, between individuals or between the writer and the reader.
Semantics - ANS The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships.
Syntax - ANS The system of rules governing permissible word order in sentences.
Phonology - ANS The rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequence,
combined, and pronounced to make words.
Syllable - ANS The unit of pronunciation that is organized around a vowel; it may or may not
have a consonant after the vowel.
Phonemic awareness - ANS The conscious awareness of the individual speech sounds
(consonants and vowels). In spoken syllables and the ability to consciously manipulate those
sounds.
Phonics - ANS The study of the relationships between letters and the sounds they represent;
also used as a descriptor for code-based instruction.
Orthography - ANS A writing system for representing language.
Morphology - ANS The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined
in word formation
Morpheme - ANS The smallest meaningful unit of language; it may be a word or a part of a
word; it may be a single sound (plural /s/), one syllable (suffix -ful) or multiple syllables (prefix
-inter).
Morphophonemic - ANS A deep alphabetic writing system organized by BOTH "sound-symbol"
correspondences and morphology (meaningful parts).
Cognate - ANS A word in one language that shares a common ancestor and common meaning
with a word in another language.
Metalinguistic awareness - ANS The ability to think about and reflect on the structure of
language itself.
Decoding - ANS The ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing
knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences.
Discourse - ANS Written or spoken communication "or the exchange" of information and ideas,
usually longer than a sentence, between individuals or between the writer and the reader.
Semantics - ANS The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships.
Syntax - ANS The system of rules governing permissible word order in sentences.
