D668- Elementary Literacy Curriculum Exam with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
literacy
the ability to read, write, and understand information, enabling effective communication and
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comprehension
the reading brain ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the network of brain regions that work together to decode, comprehend, and interpret
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written language ||\\//||
systematic instruction ||\\//||
instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the easiest concepts and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior knowledge ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
explicit Instruction ||\\//||
a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly and directly teach specific
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concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided
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practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
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multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a framework that provides varying levels of academic and behavioral interventions to support
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the diverse needs of all students
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phonology
the study of the sound patterns of language, including the organization and systematic
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relationships of speech sounds (phonemes) within a particular language or dialect ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
sound-symbol
the understanding that letters and letter combinations (symbols) make different sounds
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syllables
units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and may or may not be
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preceded or followed by consonant sounds ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, morphology
the study of how words are put together with smaller parts called morphemes, which can be
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prefixes, suffixes, root words, or other word parts
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syntax
the structure, arrangement, and organization of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences in
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a language
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semantics
the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each other; it helps us understand the
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meanings of sentences and how words/phrases connect to form clear and meaningful
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communication
systematic and cumulative ||\\//|| ||\\//||
instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the easiest concepts and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior knowledge ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
explicit
a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly and directly teach specific
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concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided
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practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
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diagnostic
instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal assessment and focuses on student ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
strengths and needs ||\\//|| ||\\//||
content standards ||\\//||
the guidelines that outline the knowledge, skills, and concepts students are expected to
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master at each grade level in a particular subject area; typically defined at the state level
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performance standards ||\\//||
standards that describe the level of proficiency or achievement students should demonstrate
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in relation to the content standards
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Blooms Taxonomy ||\\//||
a hierarchical framework that categorizes cognitive processes into six levels, ranging from
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lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering and understanding, to higher-order thinking ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
skills, such as analyzing and creating ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
literacy
the ability to read, write, and understand information, enabling effective communication and
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
comprehension
the reading brain ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the network of brain regions that work together to decode, comprehend, and interpret
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
written language ||\\//||
systematic instruction ||\\//||
instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the easiest concepts and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior knowledge ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
explicit Instruction ||\\//||
a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly and directly teach specific
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided
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practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
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multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a framework that provides varying levels of academic and behavioral interventions to support
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the diverse needs of all students
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phonology
the study of the sound patterns of language, including the organization and systematic
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
relationships of speech sounds (phonemes) within a particular language or dialect ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
sound-symbol
the understanding that letters and letter combinations (symbols) make different sounds
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
syllables
units of sound within words that contain a single vowel sound and may or may not be
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
preceded or followed by consonant sounds ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, morphology
the study of how words are put together with smaller parts called morphemes, which can be
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
prefixes, suffixes, root words, or other word parts
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
syntax
the structure, arrangement, and organization of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences in
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a language
||\\//|| ||\\//||
semantics
the meaning of words/phrases and how they relate to each other; it helps us understand the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
meanings of sentences and how words/phrases connect to form clear and meaningful
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
communication
systematic and cumulative ||\\//|| ||\\//||
instruction that presents concepts in order, beginning with the easiest concepts and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
increasing in difficulty, with new concepts being built on prior knowledge ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
explicit
a systematic and direct teaching approach where educators clearly and directly teach specific
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
concepts, skills, or strategies involving providing clear explanations, modeling, guided
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
practice, and feedback to facilitate understanding and mastery of the material
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
diagnostic
instruction that includes ongoing formal and informal assessment and focuses on student ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
strengths and needs ||\\//|| ||\\//||
content standards ||\\//||
the guidelines that outline the knowledge, skills, and concepts students are expected to
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
master at each grade level in a particular subject area; typically defined at the state level
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
performance standards ||\\//||
standards that describe the level of proficiency or achievement students should demonstrate
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
in relation to the content standards
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Blooms Taxonomy ||\\//||
a hierarchical framework that categorizes cognitive processes into six levels, ranging from
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering and understanding, to higher-order thinking ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
skills, such as analyzing and creating ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
