Chapter 7 Flashcards
Ability to communicate through written language
Literacy
Skills developed to prepare kids for learning how to read and write
Emergent literacy skills
What are some examples of emergent literacy skills?
Phoneme grapheme correspondence, words can be segmented into beginning middle end, sounds combine to form words
Speech can be turned into print
Alphabetic principle
reading a word using phoneme-grapheme correspondence
Decoding
What grade should children be able to read to learn?
3rd grade
Neurological problem that makes it difficult or impossible to read
Dyslexia
Developmental or literacy disorder affecting the ability to write
Dysgraphia
What are some ways that the English language contribute to reading difficulties?
Pronunciation of words, letter sound correspondence, shapes and styles of letters
May have deficits in phonological processing, problems with word recognition and spelling
Learning disability
Sensitivity to the sound structure of a spoken language
Phonological awareness
What must be excluded for a child to be diagnosed with dysgraphia or dyslexia?
Hearing and vision acuity problems
Support that adults provide to children for them to achieve competence in an activity with the support gradually removed until the child is able to perform independently
Scaffolding
Ability to put words together
Orthographic
Able to recognize and manipulate the sound
Phonological awareness
