LANGUAGE ARTS Flashcards
(34 cards)
Structural Analysis
deals with using familiar word parts (base, words, prefixes, and suffixes) to determine the meaning of a word
Orthographic Development
the stored mental representations of specific written words or word parts. The second component is orthographic pattern knowledge, which is the understanding of the rules or patterns that determine a) letter-sound correspondences, b) spelling rules or patterns (e.g., long vowel patterns), c) letter positional rules (“back” vs. ‘ckab’), and d) and orthotactics
Irregular Noun
a noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word.
Collective Noun
a noun that denotes a group of individuals
Abstract Noun
a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
Concrete Nouns
a noun that you can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste.
Phonic Clues
being able to use visual, syntactic, or semantic cues to make meaning from words and sentences.
Configuration Clues
the arrangement of the parts of something. It refers to the information given through the size and shape of the letters as well as the length and the number of letters there are in a word
Morphemic Clues
clues come from recognizing meaningful parts of the word, i.e., using morphological knowledge. Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language
T Chart
a type of chart, a graphic organizer in which a student lists and examines two facets of a topic, like the pros and cons associated with it, its advantages and disadvantages, facts vs. opinions, etc.
KWL Chart
an acronym, for what students, in the course of a lesson, already know, want to know, and ultimately learn.
Cluster Diagram
type of graphic organizer that is used to help structure the process of idea generation. It can be used in brainstorming, organizing information and exploring new topics.
Directionality
realization that one should read left to right, top to bottom
Phoneme Isolation
the ability to identify where a sound appears in a word or to identify what sound appears in a given position in a word
Scaffolded word building
Activity that helps students learn about how words are spelled.
Where is Mount Rainier Located?
Cascade Range. Highest mountain in Washington state
What event marked the end of the American Civil War
April 9, 1865, confederate General Robert E. Lee, surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S Grant in the front parlor of William McLean’s home in Appomattox Court House, VA.
What is a philosophy related to the Articles of Confederation?
State’s rights to sovereignty, freedom, and independence
In Geometry, what is a net?
A two-dimensional shape that can be folded to form a three-dimensional shape or solid
Cardinality Principle
which specifies that the last number word used in the counting process indicates the total number of items in a collection, is a critically important aspect of numeracy.
Nominal vs Ordinal
Nominal level data can only be classified, while ordinal level data can be classified and ordered.
Conservation in science
mass remains the same no matter its state
Igneous Rocks
formed from the solidification of molten rock material
Sedimentary Rocks
formed from layers of sand, silt, dead plants, and animal skeletons
