Literacy Development Flashcards
what is literacy?
the ability to read, write, and spell
literacy is part of a general ability in metalinguistic development
metalinguistic
“above language” the ability to reflect upon language itself
invention of literacy alphabets
the creation of visual symbols
discovery of literacy alphabets
the symbols can map onto elements of the spoken speech stream
is that nature of the english alphabet transparent or opaque?
opaque, because sounds are represented in multiple ways
ex) /u/
blue, moon, knew, group etc
emergent literacy
pre-literacy (reading, writing, and spelling)
precursor to being literate
name some components of emergent literacy
language, narrative, print conventions, emergent reading, letter knowledge vs number, phonological awareness
describe the strands or brain of oral and written language “the reading rope”
language comprehension-increasingly strategic
word recognition- increasingly automatic
levels of phonological awareness
word
syllable
onset rime
phoneme
what is the role of phonological awareness and later reading?
being aware of SOUNDS helps children’s later reading success
good readers are better at PS tasks and vice versa
describe the reading wars
whole language (focuses on meaning) VS phonetics (focuses on sounds)
is reading as natural as learning a spoken language OR is it critical to understand the alphabet before reading successfully?
horizontal text structure
serial order of narrative, setting, episodes, conclusions
vertical text structure
organized logically and hierarchically
setting, main ideas, exposition of main ideas and subsidiary ideas
3rd-4th grade reading bump
children gain a great deal of vocabulary from reading
