tests 1 Flashcards
digraph
combo of two letters that represent one speech sound ex. SHow, CHurch, vowel ex. bEEt, cOAt, mAIl.
diphthong
vowel blend: two adjacent vowels, each of which is sound. ex. ou in house, oi in oil, oy in boy
grapheme
written or printed letter symbol used to represent sound of speech. any written word is this
grapheme-phoneme relationship
relationship between printed letters and the sounds they represent.
morpheme
smallest meaningful unit of language. CAT
onset
initial consonant cluster. in the word name, n is on onset. in blame, bl is an onset.
phoneme
smallest unit of sound in a language that distinguishes one word from another. just a sound not meaning.
phonemic awareness
knowledge or understanding that speech consists of a series of sounds and that individual words can be divided into phonemes.
phonemic segmentation
breaking a syllable or word into its constituent phonemes. (top: /t/ /o/ /p/
phonetic method
segment of linguistic science that deals with 1. speech sounds 2. how these sounds are made vocally, 3. sounds change that develop in languages, 4. relation of speech sounds to the total language process.
phonic analysis
applying knowledge of letter-sound relationships, blending of sounds represented by letters to pronounce printed words.
phonics instruction
- leads the child to understand that printed letters in printed words represent the speech sound heard when words are pronounced 2. actual teaching sound associated with a particular letter or combo of letters.
rime
vowel or vowel and consonant(s) that follow an onset. ex. name, AME.
schwa
softening of a vowel sound. symbol is upside-down e.
sight vocabulary
words readers recognize instantly
inflectional endings
words ending in -s or -ed. ex. walking, walked, walks.
double final consonants
words than contain one vowel and end with a single consonant (beg, stop, fan) usually double the consonant before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. ex. begger, stopping, fanned.
compound words
some words are formed by combining two or more words. ex. baseball, roadway
plurals
adding -s and -es.
prefixes/ suffixes
beginning and ending of word. ex. root word pack. prefix: prepack. suffix: watch, watchful.
syllabication rules
breaking down words into syllables.
- there are as many syllables as vowel sounds
- syllables divide between two consonants.
- a single consonant between two vowels, consonant usually goes with second vowel. (ti-ger)
- no not divide consonant diagraphs
- words ending in, ble, cle, dle, kle, gle, ple, tle, & zle, form a syllable
- prefixes and suffixes are separate syllables
contractions
single word formed from combining two words. can’t.
accent
in polysyllabic words, every syllable is not spoken with same stress.
explicit phonics
synthetic phonics, builds from part to whole.
Implicit phonics
analytical phonics. moves from whole to the smallest part.
lexile
measure text difficulty and student reading ability
framework for reading
ability and text complexity.