Vocabulary Check #2 Flashcards
Ability to say and/or write alphabet names. Example: This is an ‘A’
Alphabet knowledge
The systematic use of alphabet letters to represent speech sounds in language.
Alphabetic principle
Understanding the relationships between graphemes (letters) and phonemes (sounds). Example: A says /a/
Alphabetic principle
The awareness that spoken words are composed of individual sounds
Phonemic awareness
The relationship between sounds and letters in written language
Phonics
Understandings about how print is visually organized and read
Concepts of print
Conventional ways of handling and using books.
Book orientation concepts
Understanding a book as more than just a physical object. Example: opening the front cover, or turning pages one at a time
Book orientation concepts
Temporary assistance provided to enable children to do something they could not do on their own.
Scaffolding
The multiple processes involved in understanding and making sense of spoken language
Listening Comprehension
Includes recognizing speech sounds, understanding the meaning of invidual words, and/or understanding the syntax of sentences in which they are presented.
Listening Comprehension
Your background knowledge
Schema
What you already know before you even pick up the book
Schema
Speech sounds made by the mouth. Example: the /p/ sound in /spoon.
Phoneme
System through which we use spoken words to express knowledge, ideas, and feelings
Oral language
