Chapter 8

Question 0

Writing

Answer 0

Form of verbal behavior that creates printed material. It is also described as language expression through the printed or visual forms

Question 1

Phoneme

Answer 1

Smallest element of written language represented by a single letter or a combination of the letters of the alphabet

Question 2

Syllable

Answer 2

Unit of speed with a single vowel or a vowel and a consonant

Question 3

Literacy

Answer 3

Reading and writing in the conventional form

Question 4

Rhyming

Answer 4

Involves similar sounds especially at the ends of two or more words

Question 5

Phonics

Answer 5

Method of teaching reading to children by pointing out letter sound correspondence (sounding out words)

Question 6

Onset

Answer 6

The initial consonant or consonant cluster of the syllable or word

Question 7

Graphemes

Answer 7

Smallest element of oral language that makes a difference in meaning

Question 8

Reading (oral)

Answer 8

Form of verbal behavior evoked by printed stimuli.

Question 9

Phonological awareness

Answer 9

Awareness of individual phonemes syllables syllable onset words words that rhyme and skills in manipulating all of them

Question 10

Emergent literacy

Answer 10

Refers to earl skills related to readings d writing in preschools who are not yet reading and writing. It includes skills such as recognizing the letters of an alphabet pointing to printed words and holding a book in its correct orientation