1Absorbed Prefix
prefixes in which the spelling and sound of the consonant has been absorbed into the spelling sound at the beginning of the base or root to which the prefix is affixed (e.g. ad+tract=attract)
2adjective
a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
3adverb
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb of a word group expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance
4African American English
the set of English sociolects spoken by mostly African Americans in the United States.
5affricate
consonant phoneme articulated as a stop before a fricative, such as /ch/ or /j/
6affix
a morpheme or meaningful part of a word attached before or after a root or base word to modify its meaning; a category that includes prefixes and suffixes
7alphabetic principle
the idea or concept that letters and letter combinations represent phonemes in an orthography
8ambiguous vowel
a vowel sound represented by a variety of different spelling patterns, or vowel patterns that represent a wide range of sounds (the 'ou' in cough, through, and could)
9assessment-instruction cycle
1. Teach 2. Measure 3. Reflect 4. Plan/Improve
10assets-based approach
Consider learners' knowledges as strengths to be leveraged
11assimilated prefix
a prefix changed from its abstract form so that it matches the initial sound of the root to which it is attached, such as 'at' in 'attach' (ad+tach=attach)
12automaticity
fluent performance without the conscious deployment of attention
13base word
a word to which prefixes and/or suffixes are added to
14blending
orthographic unit of two or three letters at the beginning or end of words that are blended together. EVERY SOUND REPRESENTED IN A BLEND IS PRONOUNCED
15bound morpheme
meaning units of language (morphemes) that cannot stand alone as a word
16closed sort
word or picture sorts based on predetermined categories.
17coarticulated
spoken together so that separate segments are not easily detected
18code switching/mixing
alternating between two or more languages in conversation.
19congnate
words in different languages derived from the same root
20comparative form
ex. fresher, better, tastier, more beautiful, faster, bigger
21complex consonant patterns
consonant units occurring at the end of words determined by the preceding vowel sound.
22concept sort
categorization task in which picture, objects, or words are grouped by shared attributes or meanings too develop concepts and vocabulary
23concepts of print
understanding about how books are organized (front-to-back page turning, titles, illustrations), how print is oriented on the page (top to bottom, left to right), and features of print such as punctuation and capitalization
24conjunction
words that perform the grammatical function of joining sentences, phrases, words, or clauses
25consonant
non vowel phonemes
26consonant alteration
The process in which the pronunciation of consonants changes in the base or root of derivationally related words while the spelling does not change.
27consonant alteration conventions
The process in which the pronunciation of consonants changes in the base or root of derivationally related words while the spelling does not change.
28Consonant Blend
two or three adjacent consonant graphemes before or after a vowel
29consonant doubling conventions
Students must realize base word. Students must also realize that the final e nearly always dropped before adding ed or ing.
30c-v-c pattern
consonant-vowel-consonant word
31copula
a verb that links a subject to a complement, e.g. she LOOKED afraid
32cross language transfer
Using the primary language of the learner to assist in the process of reading instruction
33decode
translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences; the act of deciphering a new word by sounding it out
34dependent clause
A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
35Derivational Relations Stage
last stage of spelling development in which spellers learn about derivational relationships preserved in the spelling of words
36derivational suffix
Alter a words meaning & its grammatical function (-ic, -ly, -ish, -ance, -al, -ive, -ness, etc.)
37Deep/Opaque Orthography
relationship between sound and symbol is somewhat obscure, irregular, or influenced by morpheme structure
38dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
39differentiated instruction
Practice of individualizing instructional methods, and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals, to align with each student's existing knowledge, skills, and needs.
40diagraph
combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound
41Dipthong
a speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to another within the same syllable
42dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
43-ed conventions
used to pass-tense verbs
44elision
the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
45emergent stage
children learn directionality of reading (top to bottom, left to right)
46encode
cognitive act of storing information in memory; production of graphemes or spellings
47explicit instruction
Teaching in a direct, structured way
48gradual release of responsibility
I do, we do, you do
49Grapheme
A written representation of a sound (phoneme) using one or more letters.
50grapheme-phoneme correspondence
The relationship between grapheme and the phoneme(s) it represents; letter-sound correspondence
51hard c
/c/ in cat, car, card
52hard g
/ in ground, gourd, guppy
53homograph
a word WRITTEN THE SAME way as another word but having a different meaning
54homophone
a word that has the same pronunciation but a different meaning as another word
55Independent clause
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
56inflectional ending/suffix
Suffixes that change the verb tense (walks, walked, walking) or number (dogs, boxes) of a word
57Invented Spelling
An attempt by beginning writers to spell a word when the standard spelling is unknown
58irregular word
A word that cannot be decoded because either the sounds of the letters are unique to that word or that the word does not adhere to the common rules of phonics
59letter
segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system
60letter name knowledge
The ability to name letters of the alphabet and to specify their corresponding sounds
61Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage
Students' use "names of the letters" as their dominant approach to spelling
62Letter-Sound Correspondence
the relationship between the spoken sounds in words and the printed letters that correspond to those sounds
63linguistic discrimination
the act of discriminating against someone because of their language, dialect, or accent
64long vowel patterns/conventions
CVCe, CVVC
65metalinguistic
awareness of how language is structured and used
66morpheme
the smallest meaningful unit of language
67morphemic analysis
the process of analyzing or breaking down a word in terms of its meaning units or morphemes
68morphology
the study of meaningful units of language and how they are combined in word formation
69morphophonemic
rules or aspects of language that specify the pronunciation of morphemes
70multisyllabic
having more than one syllable
71noun/noun phrase
the syntactic category of expressions containing some form of noun and capable of functioning as the subject or object in a sentence
72onset
part of a syllable before the vowel.
73open sort
A type of picture or word sort in which the categories for sorting are left open.
74open syllable
syllable with a long vowel at the end, spelled with one vowel letter.
75orthography
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
76pattern sort
A word sort in which students categorize words according to similar spelling patterns.
77phoneme
the smallest distinctive sound unit
78Phonemic Awareness
The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
79Phonics
systematic relationship between letters and sounds
80phonogram
"word families"
81phonological awareness
an awareness of various speech sounds such as syllables, rhyme, and individual phonemes
82phonological processing
The use of phonemes to process spoken and written language
83phonology
the study of speech sounds in language
84picture/sound sort
A categorization task in which pictures are sorted into categories by sound or by meaning.
85plural conventions
add suffix -s or -es
86pragmatics
the appropriate use of language in different contexts
87prefix
a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning
88pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun
89Predicate
the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
90Preposition/Prepositional Phrase
a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object
91r controlled vowel
pertaining to a vowel immediately followed by the consonant /, such that its pronunciation is affected or even dominated by the /
92research-based
Reliant upon ideas backed by study
93rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
94root family
a group of words with a common root
95schwa
a non distinct vowel found in unstressed syllables in English
96schwa patterns
The schwa represents a mid-central vowel in an unstressed syllable
97Segmentation
process of identifying the boundaries between words, syllables, or phonemes in spoken natural languages
98semantics
the study of word and phrase MEANINGS
99sequential bilingual
A second language is introduced after the primary language is established.
100shallow/transparent orthography
a writing system in which there is a direct, consistent relationship between sound and symbol
101short/lax vowel
vowel sounds that don't "say their name"
102short vowel patterns/conventions
Short vowels are when the letters (a, e, i, o, u) say their assigned sound rather than the letter name.
103sight word
A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification
104silent e
an e that makes no sound that is usually found in the final position of an English root word
105simultaneous bilingual
two languages are acquired early in development
106soft c
c that sounds like s
107soft g
g that sounds like j
108spelling inventory
An individually administered survey designed to help a teacher determine a student's spelling (orthographic) instructional needs.
109suffix
an affix that is added at the end of the word
110Structrual Analysis
a strategy that is used to facilitate decoding as students become more proficient readers.
111superlative form
the highest quality of describing generally ending in -est
112superlative form conventions
add suffix -est
113syllable
unit of pronunciation organized around a vowel
114syllable division
principles for analyzing multisyllabic words to determine the likely sound of the vowel in each syllable
115syllable types
There are six syllable types: 1. Closed 2. Open 3. Vowel-consonant-e (VCE) 4. Consonant-l-e 5. R-controlled 6. Vowel pairs
116syllable stress
property of a syllable that makes it more prominent than neighboring syllables (stressed)
117syllable stress conventions
The word present, for example is a two-syllable word. If we stress the first syllable, it is a noun or adjective. If we stress the second syllable, it becomes a verb.
118Syllable and Affixes stage
Typically exhibited in upper elementary and middle school students
119syntax
the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language
120Systematic Instruction
carefully planned sequence of instruction
121Trigraph
three letters that come together to make one sound
122verb/verb phrase
the part of a sentence containing the verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.
123vowel
a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y
124Vowel Alliteration
the process in which the pronunciation of vowels changes in the base or root of derivationally related words
125vowel alliteration conventions
Having students read sentences with high amounts of repeated vowels of the same letter
126vowel-consonant e pattern
A syllable with a long vowel sound spelled with a vowel-consonant-silent e pattern.
127Within Word Pattern Stage
Students can read and spell many words correctly and can think about words in more than one dimension.
128word family
A group of words which share the same root but have different affixes
129word recognition
the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters
130word root
The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.
131Word Sort
A word study activity in which children group words into categories
132Word Study
The act of deliberately investigating words
133y-to-i change/conventions
When a root ends in y, change the y to i when adding a suffix