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alphabetic language - ANSWER ✔✔English; meaning symbols and
letters reflect pronunciation of a sound; ESL students' first lang may not
be alphabetic because they use symbols; phonological knowledge must
be taught, so alphabet needs to be taught
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER ✔✔an understanding that letters and
letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken words.
Analytic Phonics - ANSWER ✔✔In this approach, instruction begins
with the identification of a familiar word. The teacher then introduces a
particular sound/spelling relationship within that familiar word
, Synthetic Phonics - ANSWER ✔✔In this systematic and explicit
approach, students learn to transform letters and letter combinations into
sounds and then the sounds together to form recognizable words. Teach
individual parts and build to whole
auditory discrimination - ANSWER ✔✔The ability to hear differences
in sounds
auditory span - ANSWER ✔✔the number of words, numbers, or
sounds a student can hold in his working memory. Can limit dictation or
note taking.
blend - ANSWER ✔✔two or more sounds that are frequently grouped
together- each sound can be separated into its individual components
cedilla - ANSWER ✔✔a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c
to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
circumflex - ANSWER ✔✔the code marked placed over vowels to
indicate an unusual pronunciation
compensatory approach - ANSWER ✔✔one does not attempt to
remediate the problem but instead recommends modifications within the
learning environment which allows the student to be successful
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alphabetic language - ANSWER ✔✔English; meaning symbols and
letters reflect pronunciation of a sound; ESL students' first lang may not
be alphabetic because they use symbols; phonological knowledge must
be taught, so alphabet needs to be taught
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER ✔✔an understanding that letters and
letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken words.
Analytic Phonics - ANSWER ✔✔In this approach, instruction begins
with the identification of a familiar word. The teacher then introduces a
particular sound/spelling relationship within that familiar word
, Synthetic Phonics - ANSWER ✔✔In this systematic and explicit
approach, students learn to transform letters and letter combinations into
sounds and then the sounds together to form recognizable words. Teach
individual parts and build to whole
auditory discrimination - ANSWER ✔✔The ability to hear differences
in sounds
auditory span - ANSWER ✔✔the number of words, numbers, or
sounds a student can hold in his working memory. Can limit dictation or
note taking.
blend - ANSWER ✔✔two or more sounds that are frequently grouped
together- each sound can be separated into its individual components
cedilla - ANSWER ✔✔a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c
to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
circumflex - ANSWER ✔✔the code marked placed over vowels to
indicate an unusual pronunciation
compensatory approach - ANSWER ✔✔one does not attempt to
remediate the problem but instead recommends modifications within the
learning environment which allows the student to be successful
