LETRS Unit 1

LETRS Unit 1 Phoneme - >>>>>the smallest unit of sound in any language used to build words ex: the word shoe has 2 (/sh/-/u/) Phonological Processing System - >>>>> -identification, comparison(rhyming, beginning sounds), and manipulating sounds(substituting, deleting, and adding sounds) -pronunciation and production of sounds and words -memory for sounds, words, and phrases -linkage between sounds, spellings, and meanings What does phonological processing entail of? - >>>>> -Speech Perception and Production -Phonological Working Memory -Rapid Automatic Naming -Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Speech Perception and Production - >>>>> -unconscious activities carried out by the phonological processing system Perception: -the ability to be able to distinguish words that sound almost alike (dusk, dust; fill, fail) -match incoming speech to stored memories for spoken words (I've heard this word before. It means _____.) Production: -how the sound is produced -articulation and pronunciation of speech sounds and speech sound sequences -coarticulation