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Phonological Awareness

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Recognition of the distinct segments of spoken sound: words, syllables, and phonemes

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Phonemic Awareness

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Recognition of phonemes, ability to segment words into constituent phonemes, ability to blend phonemes and substitute phonemes to make new words

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Phoneme

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Smallest unit of sound

Indicated by slashes / /

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Syllable

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A word or distinct segment of a word that is naturally pronounced in a single, uninterrupted vocalization

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Voiced (and unvoiced) consonants

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Voiced consonants make your vocal cords vibrate; unvoiced do not

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Morpheme

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Smallest unit having meaning: base words, prefixes, and suffixes
Brackets are used to indicate morphemes { }

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Phonics

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Study of relationships between sounds and their written form

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Grapheme

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(Letters) written representation of a phoneme, and is usually the letter (or letters) that make that sound

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Digraph

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Grapheme containing two letters

couples of letters who surrender their individuality and produce a totally different sound altogether

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Onset and Rime

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Parts of syllables; the onset is the first consonant, and the rime is made up of the vowels that follow and consonants that follow the onset

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Syllabication

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the division of words into syllables, either in speech or in writing

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Synthetic phonics

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Begins by teaching aspiring readers the basics of grapheme-phoneme relationships. Students then learn to blend these patterns into words.

Another hallmark of synthetic phonics instruction is practice.

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Synthetic phonics

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Begins by teaching aspiring readers the basics of grapheme-phoneme relationships. Students then learn to blend these patterns into words.

Starts at the phoneme level and builds toward the word level

Another hallmark of synthetic phonics instruction is practice.

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Systematic

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deliberate and measured

Leads students from phonemes to groups of phonemes to words

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Explicit

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clear and to the point, deliberate course of action in introducing phoneme-grapheme relationships

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Segmenting

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Breaking down words into phonemes that comprise it

Tying the phonemes to the graphemes via one-to-one correspondence boosts the phonemic awareness skill of segmenting up to a phonic application

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Segmenting

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Breaking down words into phonemes that comprise it

Tying the phonemes to the graphemes via one-to-one correspondence boosts the phonemic awareness skill of segmenting up to a phonic application

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Decoding

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Using phonemic knowledge and prior knowledge of spelling conventions to read a word

recognizing the various forms that appear in written English will help students draw sounds from written words, blend those sounds, and arrive at the intended word

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Analogy Phonics

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You discuss a word that is already familiar to your students, thereby activating prior knowledge. Then you simply have them make a textual connection between a new word that is very closely related to a familiar word

Recognizing when words begin or end with the same sound

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Analytic Phonics

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Starts like_____and ends like______. You are not discussing individual phonemes outside the context of a real word, as in analogy phonics

Analytic phonics uses full words instead of phonemes out of context

Starts at the whole word level and then analyzes their component phonemes

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Embedded Phonics

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Addressing a word type as it happens, rather than as an explicit strategy in anticipation of encountering such a word

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Spelling Phonics

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After you have the students break their words up into phonemes, they get to pick out letters to match those individual phonemes. Then they put them all together and read the blended concoction.

Begins with a spoken word and ends with a written word

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affix

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an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.

prefixes and suffixes

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consonant blends

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two or three letters come together to form a phonemic blend, but the sounds that distinguish one letter from the other remain

“Blend is a word that contains two blends”

AKA consonant clusters

May appear at the beginning of the word, within the middle of a word, and/or at the end of a word

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consonant digraphs
multiple consonants come together surrendering their individuality and produce a totally different sound altogether /ch/, /sh/, /wh/, /th/
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etymology
the study of word origins, as well as the different meanings the word has had throughout its history explicit word study is the vehicle for teaching etymology, as the meanings of roots are not always intuitive
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morphology
the study of the prefixes and suffixes that one might tack onto roots
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orthography
NOT the physical act of writing; it's about spelling and the conventions that govern how we spell
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automaticity
the ability to quickly and easily decode words (different skill than fluency) drilling skills so student can perform without obscuring higher-order objectives
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rhymes
same ending sound
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allieration
same beginning sound
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fluency
second nature acquired knowledge that has been practiced to the extent that it, too, appears innate, or automatic sum of reading rate and accuracy
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prosody
the appropriate inflection or expression with which a student reads--is directly related to comprehension, which is synonymous with understanding
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prefix
begins a word and changes the word's meaning or makes a new word
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suffix
ends a word and can indicate whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb Can also modify and extend meaning
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adage
a pithy phrase or saying people adopt over time because they believe it holds some validity or truth "You can't judge a book by its cover."
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Connotative Words
Connotative refers to the implied meanings words have and are many times dependent on context to be correctly understood happy vs. blissful at first glance, the two may seem very close in meaning but blissful suggests a serene happiness and perhaps the sense that someone is unaware of something
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denotative words
denotative refers to words that are specific in meaning and are lacking the connotative overtones, such as the names of objects table easily represented by a picture or symbol
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idiom
a colorful word or expression used to convey an idea in an alternate way, idioms are figures of speech, colloquial terms whose meaning is not literal and doesn't follow the definition of the words of which it is composed "I've got a bone to pick with you"
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Figurative Language
figurative language refers to an author's use of a word or phrase in a way that is not intended to be interpreted literally "My dog, Rainbow, likes to fetch."
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Metaphor
Metaphors are a type of figurative language. When an author compares two things by using one kind of object in place of another to suggest the likeness between the two, it is a metaphor "My dog, Rainbow, has a cast-iron stomach"
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simile
similies are a type of figurative language often confused with metaphors. When an author uses like or as in a comparison, it is a simile "My dog, Rainbow, is as pretty as the morning sun."
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homophones
words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different definitions
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homonyms
words that sound alike but have different definitions They are sometimes, but not always spelled differently
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homographs
One word, different definitions and different pronunciations
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inference
conclusions drawn from facts within a text
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point of view
an author's perspective or a device he or she employs to garner a particular response in a reader
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facts
things that can be proven true
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opinions
statements we believe to be true, but they are difficult or even impossible to prove
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bandwagon
attempts to convince you to do or believe something because everyone else does
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testimonial
attempts to convince you of worth because someone famous endorses a product or idea
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emotive
uses words or images that appeal to the reader's or viewer's emotions. The appeal may be to positive emotions, such as success, or to negative ones, such as fear
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everyday people
ordinary people convince you they can be trusted because they're just like you
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rich and famous
this technique suggest that you can be like the attractive, wealthy people who use this product
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5 elements to plot
conflict, rising action, climax, denouement or falling action, resolution
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Basic story elements of narrative text
plot, theme, characterization, setting, point of view
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fables
moral or lesson, very often personify an object or animal
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fairy tales
type of folktale that may use elements of royalty, magic, enchantment, and the supernatural
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myths
stories that use the supernatural (gods, goddesses to interpret natural events
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legends
stories based on a real-life hero and his or her mighty deeds
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three elements of characterization
appearance, personality, behavior
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3 types of point of view
first person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient
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theme
underlying message of a story
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setting
time (historical and otherwise) and place of a story
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alliteration
repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words
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hyperbole
phrase of grandiose exaggeration, usually with humor
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metaphor
comparing two things by using one kind of object in place of another to suggest the likeness between the two
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personification
language that endows objects or nature with human qualities
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simile
like or as in a comparison
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3 basic literary genres
poetry, prose, drama
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poetry
literature written in metrical verse speaker, sound, rhyme, rhythm
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play
dramatic works intended for performance by actors classical, tragedy, or comedy one to three acts and convey action
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prose
fiction or nonfictional words that attempt to mirror the language of everyday speech any length (short story or novel)

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