Module 3 Terms

Question 1

Graphemes

Answer 1

A letter or letter combination that spells a single phoneme

Question 2

Phonemes

Answer 2

A speech sound that combines with others to make words.

Question 3

Phonics

Answer 3

A method of teaching reading that emphasizes the sounding out of letters, groups of letters, and familiar patterns of letters in order to read words.

Question 4

Alphabetic Principle

Answer 4

The idea that words are composed of letters that make sounds

Question 5

Irregular Words

Answer 5

Words that do not follow a predictable letter/sound pattern

Question 6

Phonemic Awareness

Answer 6

The ability to break down and manipulate the individual sounds I spoken language

Question 7

Phonological Awareness

Answer 7

The ability to detect and manipulate sounds at different levels of sound structure

Question 8

Sight Words

Answer 8

Any word that is recognized automatically

Question 9

Decoding

Answer 9

The ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing knowledge of sound-symbol correspondance

Question 10

Digraph

Answer 10

Two letters that spell a single speech sound

Question 11

Syllable

Answer 11

Uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of at least one vowel sound

Question 12

Morphology

Answer 12

The study of word form including affixes and rot/base words

Question 13

Reading Fluency

Answer 13

Speed, accuracy, and prosody

Question 14

Syntax

Answer 14

Grammatical rules that govern the structure if sentences and phrases.

Question 15

Comprehension

Answer 15

Understanding what is read

Question 16

Orthography

Answer 16

Written system that represents language; Also refers to spelling

Question 17

Prosody

Answer 17

Reading with expression, intonation, and appropriate phrasing

Question 18

Decodable text

Answer 18

Text in which a large portion of words (approximately 70-80 percent) comprise of sound symbol relations that have already been taught

Question 19

Phonology

Answer 19

The study of the rule system which governs the sequencing of phonemes in a language

Question 20

Dyslexia

Answer 20

A developmental reading disorder whose primary symptoms are poor word recognition and spelling

Question 21

Hyperlexia

Answer 21

A developmental reading disorder characterized by good word recognition and poor language comprehension

Question 22

Semantics

Answer 22

The study of word and phrase meanings

Question 23

Pragmatics

Answer 23

The system of rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in social context; the study of that rule system

Question 24

Simple View of Reading

Answer 24

A theory suggesting that reading comprehension is the product of word recognition and language comprehension

Question 25

Phonetics

Answer 25

The study of linguistic speech sounds and how they are produced and perceived

Question 26

Discourse

Answer 26

Communicative text or oral language, larger than a single sentence

Question 27

Morpheme

Answer 27

The smallest meaningful unit of language

Question 28

Science of Reading

Answer 28

A comprehensive body of research that encompasses years of scientific knowledge, spans across many languages and shares the contributions of experts from relevant disciplines such as education, special education, literacy, psychology, neurology, and more.