Unit 10: Teaching reading Flashcards
What’s phonemics about?
Phonemics is about studying the distinct sounds in a language and how they create meaning.
What’s phonemic awareness?
Phonemic awareness is the ability to recognise the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
What’s decoding like?
Decoding is like translating - figuring out what a message means by understanding the information it contains.
What does it mean to mount something?
To mount something means to fix or attach it securely to a surface, like hanging a picture on the wall.
What does it mean to dismount?
To dismount means to carefully get off or remove oneself from something, like getting off a horse.
What does innate mean?
Innate means something you’re born with, like the natural ability to understand language.
What’s a subject matter?
A subject matter is what something, like a book or movie, is all about.
What’s a top-down reading strategy like?
A top-down reading strategy is like looking at the whole picture, before diving into the details.
What’s a bottom-up reading strategy?
A bottom-up reading strategy is breaking down a text bit by bit to understand the overall meaning.
What does on horseback mean?
On horseback means riding a horse, sitting atop it as a means of transportation for leisure.
What does for leisure mean?
For leisure means doing something for enjoyment or relaxation, rather than out of obligation.
What’s a sense unit?
A sense unit is a group of words that convey a complete meaning in a sentence.
What’s reformulation?
Reformulation is expressing something in a different way to clarify the original statement.
What does illegible mean?
Illegible means that something is difficult to read because the writing is unclear.
What’s an implication?
An implication is like a hidden suggestion that might not be immediately obvious.
What does a means to an end refer to?
A means to an end refers to using a particular method to achieve a desired result.
What does advisable mean?
Advisable means that something is recommended to do in a given situation.
What’s a trial?
A trial is a test to see how something works.
What does the global reading method involve?
The global reading method involves understanding a text by looking at the context and recognising familiar words, rather than focusing on individual sounds or letters.
What’re uppercase letters?
Uppercase letters are the large letters, used at the beginning of sentences or for proper nouns.
What’s a proper noun?
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing and is usually capitalised, like “John”, “Paris” or “Toyota”.
What’re lowercase letters?
Lowercase letters are the small letters, used for most words and names that aren’t at the beginning of sentences or proper nouns.
What’s a digraph?
A digraph is when two letters come together to make a single sound, like “sh” in “she” or “ch” in “chat”.
What does sound-symbol correspondence refer to?
Sound-symbol correspondence refers to the relationship between a spoken language and the letters used to represent those sounds.
