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Vocabulary and Fluency Flashcards

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In what order are the different types of vocabulary skills acquired?

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listening –> speaking –> reading —> writing

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What types of vocabulary are receptive?

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reading, listening

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What types of vocabulary are expressive?

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speaking, writing

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refers to the words we need to know to understand what we hear; this is part of a students’ receptive vocabulary

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listening vocabulary

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consists of the words we use when we speak; this is part of a students’ expressive vocabulary

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speaking vocabulary

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refers to the words we need to know to understand what we read; this is part of students’ receptive vocabulary

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reading vocabulary

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the last vocabulary skill acquired; this consists of the words we use in writing; this is part of students’ expressive vocabulary

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writing vocabulary

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this skill relates to listening vocabulary; this is when a student can understand a story that is being read aloud; this skill is often developed before reading comprehension

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listening comprehension

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what are the four key components of vocabulary instruction?

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wide reading, instruction of individual words, word learning strategies, and development of word consciousness

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involves a strategy in which students are presented with an immense variety of texts during each reading session rather than doing repetitive readings of a single text

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wide reading

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also known as specific word instruction; this strategy can deepen students’ knowledge of word meanings

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individual word instruction

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include dictionary use, morphemic analysis, and contextual analysis. For ELLs whose language shares cognates with English, cognate awareness is also an important strategy.

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Word-learning strategies

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when students are aware and interested in words and word meanings; students with this notice when and how new words are used

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word consciousness

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words which sound alike or are spelled alike (include homophones and homographs)

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homonyms

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words that sound the same but are spelled differently

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homophones

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words that are written the same but have different sounds and meanings

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homographs

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teaching vocabulary in ____ is essential

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context

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T or F: dependence on a single vocabulary instructional method will result in optimal learning

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False

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High-frequency words used in everyday speech. These words are learned in conversation. They rarely require direct instruction and are often referred to as sight words.

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Tier I words

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These words occur across contexts. More common in writing and everyday speech, these words enhance comprehension of a text. These words are best used for targeted explicit vocabulary instruction.

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Tier II words

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These are low-frequency words. They are limited to a specific domain. They often pertain to a specific content area. They are best learned within the content/context of the lesson or subject matter.

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Tier III words

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a form of information (such as a definition, synonym, antonym, or example) that appears near a word or phrase and offers direct or indirect suggestions about its meaning

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context clue

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these context clues restate the meaning of the word using a synonym

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synonym or restatement clues

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these context clues state the opposite of the word in question

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antonym or contrast clues

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these context clues are subtle statements that drop hints to what the word in question is

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inference clues

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when the passage lacks context clues for difficult words, using a _____ is appropriate

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dictionary (or thesaurus)

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___ instruction helps students learn difficult words, such as words that represent complex concepts that are not part of the students’ everyday experiences

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direct

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vocabulary knowledge supports the _____ cueing system

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semantic

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examples of direct instruction

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-providing students with instruction in specific words important to students’ content learning/ understanding of a text

-teaching more general word-learning strategies that students can apply to a variety of words

-supporting students’ oral vocabulary by providing opportunities to use new vocabulary

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the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression, and it is a necessary skill for reading comprehension

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fluency

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the essence of reading; it is when students begin to form images in their minds when they read/able to make predictions because they can understand what is happening in the story- students in this stage read fluently with prosody, automaticity, and accuracy

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comprehension

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an informal test to measure students’ reading progress where a teacher follows along as the student reads

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fluency checks/fluency reads

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comprises timing, phrasing, emphasis, and intonation that readers use to help convey aspects of meaning and to make their speech lively

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prosody

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the fast, effortless word recognition that comes with repeated reading practice

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automaticity

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the number of words a student reads correctly- typically measured by having students read aloud during a fluency check/running record

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accuracy

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the speed at which students read words correctly

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rate

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what are the 4 general stages of fluency?

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1) accurate, automatic letter naming
2) word reading
3) reading connected text
4) reading complex academic texts

38
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____ is the bridge between decoding and comprehension

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fluency

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____ is the bridge between fluency and comprehension

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prosody

40
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____ reading helps to increase automaticity and fluency

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repeated

41
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name instructional methods that work to develop fluency and increase automaticity, accuracy, prosody, and rate

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choral reading
repeated reading
running records
miscue analysis
conferencing
data folders

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reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students - helps with accuracy & prosody

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choral reading

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reading passages again and again, aiming to read more words correctly per minute each time - helps with automaticity, rate, accuracy & prosody

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repeated reading

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following along as a student reads and marking when they make a mistake or miscue- at the end the teacher counts how many wcpm the student read- helps with automaticity, accuracy, rate, prosody

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running records

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looking over the running record, analyzing why the student miscued and employing strategies to help the student with miscues - helps with accuracy

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miscue analysis

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another name for leveled reading books; help with automaticity

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basal readers

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a strategy for developing reading fluency; it engages students by having students read parts of a script - helps with prosody

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readers’ theater

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students reading silently on their own; helps with automaticity, accuracy, rate, & prosody

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silent sustained reading

49
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name 3 evidence based, explicit strategies for prosody

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1) teacher modeling
2) phrase-cued reading
3) echo reading

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when the teacher reads aloud, modeling effective fluency strategies in decoding, word analysis and recognition, and prosody (may involve think-aloud)

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teacher modeling

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using text that is divided according to natural pauses that occur in and between sentences

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phrase-cued reading

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involves the teacher reading aloud a text line by line or sentence by sentence, modeling appropriate fluency- after reading each line, the students repeat the reading of the line with the same rate and prosody

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echo reading

53
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in what order are these skills acquired:

fluency, comprehension, encoding, decoding

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1) decoding
2) encoding
3) fluency
4) comprehension

54
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books designed to entertain and inform outside the classroom- these books may introduce or expand upon a topic by including it in a fictional setting, or alternatively, a non-fiction account from real life

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trade books

55
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increasing students’ ____ knowledge (or schema) is essential in helping students increase their fluency and ultimately their comprehension

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background

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teachers must use a balanced literacy approach in the classroom- this means they are using both ____ and ____ texts (text types)

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informational, literary

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reading level: accuracy of 95% or higher

example: a student easily reads through a paragraph, exercising prosody and automaticity- the student makes only one error

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independent

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reading level: accuracy of 90%

example: a student reads through a paragraph, mostly exercising prosody and automaticity. The student makes only six errors, but self corrects on most of them.

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instructional

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reading level: accuracy of 90% or lower

example: the student struggles to read with automaticity and frequently stops to decode- the student makes more than six errors and rarely self-corrects

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frustration

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