Competency 001

Question 0

Receptive Language

Answer 0

The spoken language a person understands. The language a person is receiving.

Question 1

Oral Language

Answer 1

Speaking & Listening

Question 2

Expressive Language

Answer 2

The language a person is able to produce. The language a person expresses.

Question 3

Morphology

Answer 3

Study of the structure of words and the sounds that the letters represent.

Question 4

Morphemes

Answer 4

Smallest representation of meaning.

Question 5

Semantics

Answer 5

Meaning of words.

Question 6

Pragmatics

Answer 6

Using language appropriately according to the situation.

Question 7

Phonology

Answer 7

Study of the sound system of a language.

Question 8

Phonemes

Answer 8

Most basic units of sound.

Question 9

Graphemics

Answer 9

Study of systems of writing.

Question 10

Graphemes

Answer 10

Individual letters that represent phonemes.

Question 11

Segmentation

Answer 11

Breaking words into syllables.

Question 12

Phoneme segmentation

Answer 12

Breaking words into individual sounds.

Question 13

Informal Assessment

Answer 13

Asking the class or individual students questions to assess students’ progress/comprehension at different points of a concept or unit.

Question 14

Formal Assessments/Evaluations

Answer 14

Occurs during the process of learning when the teacher or students monitor progress of learning while it is still possible to modify instruction.

Question 15

Prior knowledge

Answer 15

Cultural, home, and linguistic knowledge one already possess.

Question 16

Schema

Answer 16

Knowledge one already knows.

Question 17

Syntax

Answer 17

Word order or sentence and phrases structure.

Question 18

Pragmatics

Answer 18

How to speak appropriately in different situations.

Question 19

Scaffolding

Answer 19

Teachers give students extra support to help them reach the next level.

Question 20

Differentiated Instruction

Answer 20

Teachers meet students at their unique readiness levels.

Question 21

One to one (partner) settings.

Answer 21

Think, Pair, Share Activities

Question 22

Strategies to improve reading fluency and oral language development.

Answer 22

Choral Reading & Reader’s Theater

Question 23

Strategy to help students learn the connection between spoken words and written language.

Answer 23

Choral Reading

Question 24

Modeling

Answer 24

The teacher gives an example of fluent reading, reading comprehension, strategies, or anything else by giving a correct example and explaining it.

Question 25

Readers' Theater

Answer 25

Students use scripts and act out short plays or skits.

Question 26

Guided Reading

Answer 26

Teacher introduces text, encourages students to pay close attention to the title, pictures, etc. and make predictions about the text. Guide students as they read, give prompts, ask questions. Praise for strategies used by students.

Question 27

Repeated Reading

Answer 27

Reading the same text several times.

Question 28

SQ3R

Answer 28

Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review

Question 29

Strategy to model to students how to preview or survey a text by looking at headlines, pictures, captions, intros, or questions in text.

Answer 29

SQ3R

Question 30

SQ4R

Answer 30

Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Write, & Review

Question 31

Rubric

Answer 31

A checklist with assigned point values.

Question 32

Pre-Language Stage

Answer 32

0 to 6 months. Babies begin cooing then babbling.

Question 33

Two Word Stage

Answer 33

13-24 months. Children begin combining two words to form a mock, short sentence. "Daddy Run"

Question 34

Holophrastic Stage

Answer 34

11 to 19 months. Children use one word to communicate meaning. "Hello" "No" "Up" "Down"

Question 35

Telegraphic Stage

Answer 35

18-27 months | Children begin combining multiple words, and begin using certain grammatical formation.

Question 36

Lexicon

Answer 36

The vocabulary of a language.

Question 37

Summative Assessment/Evaluation

Answer 37

Occurs at the end of a specific time or course of study. Applies a single grade or score to represent a students performance.

Question 37

Miscue Analysis

Answer 37

Assesses oral reading. Any deviation from text made during oral reading.