Reading Flashcards
the sound system of english with 44 sounds
phonological system
the structural system of english that governs how words are combined into sentences
syntactic system
the meaning system of english that focuses on vocabulary
semantic system
the system of english that varies according to social and cultural uses
pragmatic system
the smallest unit of sound
phoneme
the written representation of a phoneme using one or more letters
grapheme
knowledge about the sound structure of words
phonological awareness
the ability to manipulate the sounds in words orally
phonemic awareness
knowledge about phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules
phonics
the structure or grammar of a sentence
syntax
the smallest meaningful unit of language
morpheme
a morpheme that stands alone
free morpheme
a morpheme that’s attached to a free morpheme
bound morpheme
meaning
semantics
teacher centered, focuses on observable changes in behavior, uses rewards
behaviorism
student centered, describes learning as the active construction of knowledge, views learners as curious
constructivism
emphasizes the importance of language and social interaction, explains learners learn best through activities
sociolinguistics
compares mind to a computer
cognitive/information processing
5 stage (reading process)
- prereading
- reading
- responding
- exploring
- applying
build knowledge, introduce vocabulary, make predictions
prereading stage
read independently, listen to teacher read, apply reading skills
reading stage
write in reading logs, participate in grand conversations
responding stage
reread, learn new vocabulary, participate in mini lessons
exploring stage
construct projects, read related books, reflect
applying stage
5 stages (writing process)
- prewriting
- drafting
- revising
- editing
- publishing
test-taking strategies
- read entire question first
- look for key words in the question
- read all answer choices
- answer easier questions first
- make smart quests
- stick with your first answer
- pace yourself
- check your work carefully
students read at their independent level comfortably, recognize almost all words, 95-100% accuracy, comprehend
independent reading level
students read and understand with support, recognize most words, 90-94% accuracy, sometimes fluent sometimes not
instructional reading level
books are too difficult, less than 90% accuracy, choppy, word by word
frustration reading level
notice environmental print, shows interest in books, pretends to read, identify some letter names, recognize up to 20 high freq. words, write letters or scribble, write name
emergent readers and writers
identify words automatically, read with expression, 100 words/minute, read silently, makes inferences, spell 75-100 words
fluent readers and writers
identify letters/sounds, recognize 20 high freq. words, self-correct while reading, points to words while reading, read orally
beginning readers and writers
how to develop phonemic awareness
- sound matching activities
- sound isolation activities
- sound blending activities
- sound addition activities
- sound substitution activities
sounds of c
cute, cat, city, cycle