Ch 1: Developmental Word Knowledge

Question 1

Orthography

Answer 1

Is the knowledge of spelling

Question 2

Layers of understanding

Answer 2

Alphabetic layer
Pattern layer
Meaning layer

Question 3

Alphabetic layer

Answer 3

Uses the alphabet literally similar to old English spelling

Question 4

Pattern layer

Answer 4

Pattern guides the grouping of letters caused by French influence

Question 5

Meaning layer

Answer 5

This stage students are less confused because they relate the word to the meaning

Question 6

Morphemes

Answer 6

Smallest unit of meaning in a language

Question 7

Orthographic knowledge

Answer 7

Understanding the ways in which letters and letter patterns in words represent sounds and meanings

Question 8

Instructional level

Answer 8

Which is the info meets the needs of the children

Question 9

Zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Answer 9

Is when students are instructed during the zone of understanding
- what they can do independently and what they can do with help

Question 10

Stages of spelling development

Answer 10

Emergent, letter name alphabetic, within word pattern, syllables and affixes, and derivational relations

Question 11

Emergent stage- spelling

Answer 11

Is the writing of someone who has not read yet. This is prephonetic which means it has no direct relationship

Question 12

Letter name alphabetic stage - spelling

Answer 12

This is when kids are first formally taught to read. They learn phonemes

Question 13

Within word pattern stage - spelling

Answer 13

These kids spell many words correctly because of knowledge and short vowel patterns. This typically begins when they begin to read independently.

Question 14

Ambiguous vowels

Answer 14

Vowels that are not long or short

Question 15

Homophones

Answer 15

Words that sound the same but are spelled differently

Question 16

Syllables and affixes stage - spelling

Answer 16

This stage is when kids are expected to spell many words with more than one syllable

Question 17

Derivational relations stage - spelling

Answer 17

This is the final stage. In this stage the students examine how words can be derived from base words and roots. This is generative because the more they explore the more they generate.

Question 18

Synchrony of literacy development

Answer 18

Is the harmony in the timing and development of reading, writing, and spelling development

Question 19

Emergent readers

Answer 19

Are earnest about thier efforts but parents often see as pretend

Question 20

Beginning readers

Answer 20

Have concepts of words and can accurately distinguish words in a familiar text

Question 21

Transitional readers

Answer 21

Readers that become fluency because they can see words at first sight

Question 22

Intermediate/advanced readers

Answer 22

Are when students become flexible and adult readers

Question 23

Fundamental tenets of words their way

Answer 23

1. Students learn phonics, spelling, and vocabulary based on developmental level
2. Students learning is based on how they naturally are inclined to learn