Read And Write

Question 0

Decoding

Answer 0

The ability to apply your knowledge of letter-sound relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written words.

Question 1

Anchored Word Instruction

Answer 1

Choose important words from reading, print them on cards and focus specifically on their meaning.

Question 2

Oral Vocabulary

Answer 2

Words that we use in speaking or recognize in listening.

Question 3

Reading Vocabulary

Answer 3

Words we recognize or use in print.

Question 4

Fluency

Answer 4

The ability to read quickly and with expression.

Question 5

Reading Status Assessments

Answer 5

Beginning, middle and end-of-year assessments students give themselves responding to and later comparing how they are growing as readers.

Question 6

Teacher Read-Aloud

Answer 6

Teacher reads aloud to the students. This is one of the major motivators for children’s desire to read.

Question 7

Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

Self-Selected Reading

Answer 7

Students choose the material they want to read for about 20 minutes each day.

Question 8

Big Buddy Readers

Answer 8

Older, struggling readers practice reading easy books and then read them aloud to younger students.

Question 9

Reading Conference

Answer 9

Individual student-centered conversations used to monitor individual reading, encourage individual reading interest and help with book selections.

Question 10

Five-Finger Test

Answer 10

Select a page from the book to read. Hold up all five fingers on one hand and begin to read. Each time the student encounters a word that is hard to read, he or she puts down one finger. If all five fingers are in the down position before a student finishes reading the page, the book is probably too difficult. The student probably should put the book back on the shelf and look for one that won’t be too hard.

Question 11

Classroom Bookboard

Answer 11

Create a bulletin board with spaces for 40 to 50 books. Designate three colors to stand for different reactions to the books. The students attach their reactions to the appropriate titles.

Question 12

Conventions

Answer 12

Arbitrary words about how we proceed through print.

Question 13

Phonemic Awareness

Answer 13

The ability to recognize that words are made up of a discrete set of sounds and to manipulate the sounds.

Question 14

Concrete Words

Answer 14

Words early readers know, usually because they are important to them.