ELA Flashcards
phonology
sounds of language
semantics
meanings of words and phrases
syntax
common basic structure (subject, verb, object)
pragmatics
rules for effective communication
phonological awareness
notice and think about sounds
phonemic awareness
recognize the sound of spoken language, notice and manipulate sounds in spoken language
graphophonemic
knowledge of specific relationships between graphemes and phonemes (letters and sounds)
structural analysis
identification of morphemes (smallest units of MEANING in a word)
morpheme
smallest unit of MEANING in a word
phonemes
smalles SOUNDS in a spoken word, basic units of SOUND
metacognitive
thinking about thinking
pre-communicative writing
understands function of writing, but cannot make forms
morphology
rules for combining sounds into meaningful units
pre alphabetic
aware of relationships between sounds and letters (graphemes - letters and sounds they represent)
early alphabetic
blending single sounds into words
mature alphabetic
know and decipher simple words
orthography
nature and use of written symbols in language
tone
emotional expression, author’s explicit and implicit interpretations
style
distinctive manner of expression (phonemic word choices, syntactic-length and structure of sentences)
phonological development
babies hear phonemic distinctions
semantic development
holophrase=1 word for a complete thought “Milk”= I want some milk.
PPVT Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
formal assessment - oral language development
TOLD Test of Oral Language Development
formal assessment - oral language development
dialogic reading
conversations about a story between teacher and students
metalinguistic knowledge
reflect and evaluate language
onset
consonant(s) at beginning of syllable
rime
vowels and consonants that follow the initial sound at the beginning of a syllable
phonemic awareness
one aspect of phonological awareness, rhyming, alliteration, blending
blending
combination of individual sounds
segmentation
division of words into sounds
TPRI Texas Primary Reading Inventory
K-2, phonemic awareness, listening comprehension, reading
TORF Test of REading Fluency
older students, reading fluency, accuracy
GORT-3 Gray Oral Reading Test-3
passages of increasing length and difficulty
Elkonin box
word box 1 sound per box, not one letter per box
alphabetic principle
consistent relationships between sounds and letters
grapheme
letter or letters that represent a phoneme (sound)
phonics
a method for teaching
emergent literacy
children’s beliefs & experiences with reading and writing prior to formal instruction (oral & written)
conventional literacy
reading and writing taught in school
print awareness
left to right orientation, print conveys meaning, etc.
environmental print
words in names and slogans M for McDonalds
invented spelling
developmental/phonetic spelling
choral reading
students/class reads aloud
guided reading
teacher explains purpose
word analysis
any strategy to help recognition of written words
sight words
instantly recognized without analysis
decoding
recognition of how written words sound
phonic analysis
identify sounds and blend sounds
diphthong
pair of adjacent vowels both heard “oy” in “toy”