literacy, LSA, and clauses Flashcards
What is disciplinary literacy?
the reading and language matches the context and subject
define Literature literacy
-elaboration
-genres
-inferencing
-understand and express points of view
define Math literacy
-analytical
-concise
-concrete
-Tier 3 vocab
define history literacy
-derivational morphology
-changes based on author’s perspective
-timelines
define science literacy
-direction
-figures
Relative clause
-describes a noun; acts as an adjective
-key words: which, who, that, whose, whom
Why do we use language sample analysis?
gold standard for language assessment
more reflective of a child’s overall language competence than standardized tests
good for multilingual and multicultural clients
ecologically valid
helps with monitoring progress
can gain lots of information
What kind of information can language sample analysis provide?
type token ratio
MLU
total words
different words
grammar errors
What is a C unit?
An independent clause and its modifiers
coordinating conjunction signals new C unit
what is an adverbial clause?
acts like an adverb
answers when, why, how, where
key words: when, because, during, until, before, after, as, whether, if, rather, though, although
What is the science of reading?
kids need to be taught to read
we have to teach the skills necessary for reading because it is not a universal skill
xx and xx skills are important for literacy
spelling; phonological
What are practices that reflect the science of reading?
phono awareness skills
blending
code-based
What are practices that do not reflect the science of reading?
guessing the words
limiting opportunities to sound it out
what’s a nominal clause?
acts as object; ask “what”
what phrase is the following: The swans swam elegantly in the lake as the sun was setting
adverbial
What phrase is the following: he parents knew their children wanted candy
nominal
what phrase is the following:
The kids liked the bike that they had seen in the window
relative
