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Alexia - ANSWER-The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury.
Apasia - ANSWER-Impairs the ability to speak and understand others.
Articulation - ANSWER-The act or manner of producing sounds.
Echolalia - ANSWER-Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone.
Hyperlexia - ANSWER-The superior ability to reads words without comprehension.
Lexicon - ANSWER-An inventory of word knowledge, either spoken or written. EX:
dictionary, encyclopedia
Otitis Media - ANSWER-Inflammation of the middle ear that can lead to temporary
conductive hearing loss or permanent hearing loss.
Receptive Language Disorder - ANSWER-The inability to understand or comprehend
language heard or read.
Expressive Language Disorder - ANSWER-The inability to put thoughts into words or
sentences in ways that make sense and is grammatically correct.
Phonology - ANSWER-Smallest unit of sound. The sounds of letters. Ex: Cat=3
phonemes (c) (a) (t).
Syntax - ANSWER-The grammar system of language. The way words are strung
together. Ex: words and punctuation to form sentences, clauses or phrases.
Semantics - ANSWER-Word meaning in language. Ex: final destination = last stop
Discourse - ANSWER-Written or spoken communication or debate. Ex: Formal writing,
a speech.
Morphology - ANSWER-The smallest unit of language that convey meaning. Ex: Root
words
Pragmatics - ANSWER-Incapable of understanding the speakers intent (requests and
tones) Ex: Can't you turn down the T.V.? = means no; not yes.
, Alphabetic Language - ANSWER-A language in which letters are used systematically to
represent speech sounds.
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER-The use of letters and letter clusters to represent
phonemes in an orthography. (spelling)
Anglo Saxon - ANSWER-The language of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons and
Jutes) who settles in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It was the dominant language
in Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Analytic Instruction - ANSWER-Instruction that separates the whole into its parts to
reveal its relationships. (Whole to Part) (Top Down) (Concept driven)
Analytic Phonics - ANSWER-Students hear the whole word and segment into
phonemes or sounds in order to spell. (whole to part) Ex: Pit = (p) (i) (t)
Antonyms - ANSWER-Words that are opposite in meaning. (semantics)
Arbitrary Learning - ANSWER-New learning that has no logical connection to already
acquired knowledge or practical relationships.
Auditory - ANSWER-relating to or experienced through hearing.
Visual Acuity - ANSWER-Sharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters
or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard. EX: 20/20 vision
Bottom-up Process - ANSWER-Theoretical view of reading as a process that consists of
accurate sequential reading of every word. Comprehension is viewed as text driven
rather than concept driven. (Part to whole) (Start from the bottom)
Concept Driven Process - ANSWER-Theoretical view of reading as a process that
consists of using one's experiences and expectations to react to text. Also called top-
down process. (Whole to part)
Cooperative Learning - ANSWER-Instructional approach in which students work
together rather than compete to solve a problem or complete a task.Ex: group work or
PBL
Corrective Feedback - ANSWER-Teacher responses during and following practice of a
skill that is sensitive to a student's level and that guides him or her closer to mastery.
Cumulative - ANSWER-Having a new learning that is based upon previously learned
elements. Ex: Building knowledge as we go.
Diagnostic Teaching - ANSWER-Teaching that uses observation and formal and
informal assessments to measure student progress against expected performance
standards. Systematic, guided diagnoses of academic barriers. (Prescriptive teaching)