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MS Foundations of Reading Testaffix - ANSWERan attachment to the end or beginning of base or root word. a generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes
alliteration - ANSWERrepetition of initial phoneme either across syllables or across words
allophone - ANSWERphonetic variant of a phoneme in a particular language ex. star tar
city
alphabetic principle - ANSWERunderstanding that spoken words are decomposed into phonemes, and that the letters in written words represent the phonemes in spoken words when spoken words are represented in text
balanced literacy - ANSWERan approach to reading instruction that strikes a compromise between phonics approaches and whole language approaches-- ideally the
most effective strategies are drawn from the two approaches and synthesized together
basal reader - ANSWERkind of book that is used to teach reading. it is based on an approach in which words are used as a whole. the words are used over and over in each succeeding lesson, new words are added regularly
blending - ANSWERcombining parts of a spoken word into a whole representation of the word
decodable texts - ANSWERtexts which do not contain irregular words. usually designed to reinforce certain rules that have previously been taught in phonics lessons
decoding - ANSWERusing knowledge of the conventions of spelling-sound relationships
and knowledge about pronunciation of irregular words to derive a pronunciation of written words
term that relates to the phonics and other word-level skills students learn that help them figure out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word encountered in print
"Sound it out"
Sometimes referred to as "word attack skills" or "word identification skills" because the purpose of the skill learning is to break the code of written words down and translate the
letters, affixes, syllables, and other word parts in a spoken word.
digraph - ANSWERgroup of 2 successive letters who phonetic value is a single sound diphthong - ANSWERa gliding monosyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and move to or toward the position of another ex oy in
toy or ou in out
extrinsic phonics - ANSWERphonics taught as a supplemental learning aid rather than as an integral part of the program of reading instruction, often in separate workbooks during special time periods
fluent reading - ANSWERfast, smooth, effortless and automatic reading of text (can be silent reading or not) with attention focused on the meaning of the text
grapheme - ANSWERa unit (letter or letters) of a writing system that represents one phoneme: a single symbol the has one phonemic correspondent within any particular word
homonym - ANSWERword which is spelled and pronounced identically to another word,
but has a different meaning ex. pool and pool table
homophone - ANSWERa word which is spelled differently from another word, but pronounced identically ex. two to too and hoarse vs. horse
idiom - ANSWERa phrase or expression that is understood in a given language. this expression has a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patters or that differs from the literal meaning of its parts taken together
intrinsic phonics - ANSWERphonics taught implicitly in the context of authentic reading activities
lexical - ANSWERrefers to the words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction
lexicon - ANSWERoften called the mental dictionary, the lexicon is a representation of all a knowledge a person has about individual words
listening comprehension - ANSWERunderstanding speech. described in levels-- lower levels of listening comprehension would include understanding only the facts explicitly stated in a a spoken passage that has very simple syntax and uncomplicated vocabulary. advanced levels of listening comprehension would include implicit understanding and drawing inferences from spoke
n passages that feature more complicated syntax and more advanced vocabulary
matthew effect - ANSWERthe rich get richer and the poor get poorer. in reading, this describes the difference between good readers and poor readers. gap widens with age
metalinguistic - ANSWERlanguage and terminology used to describe language and the component parts of language
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