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Absorbed 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)
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adjective
a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
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adverb
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
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African American English
the set of English sociolects spoken by mostly African Americans in the United States.
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affricate
consonant phoneme articulated as a stop before a fricative, such as /ch/ or /j/
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affix
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
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alphabetic principle
the idea or concept that letters and letter combinations represent phonemes in an orthography
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ambiguous 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)
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assessment-instruction cycle
1. Teach 2. Measure 3. Reflect 4. Plan/Improve
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assets-based approach
Consider learners' knowledges as strengths to be leveraged
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assimilated 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)
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automaticity
fluent performance without the conscious deployment of attention
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base word
a word to which prefixes and/or suffixes are added to
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blending
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
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bound morpheme
meaning units of language (morphemes) that cannot stand alone as a word
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closed sort
word or picture sorts based on predetermined categories.
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coarticulated
spoken together so that separate segments are not easily detected
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code switching/mixing
alternating between two or more languages in conversation.
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congnate
words in different languages derived from the same root
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comparative form
ex. fresher, better, tastier, more beautiful, faster, bigger
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complex consonant patterns
consonant units occurring at the end of words determined by the preceding vowel sound.
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concept sort
categorization task in which picture, objects, or words are grouped by shared attributes or meanings too develop concepts and vocabulary
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concepts 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
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conjunction
words that perform the grammatical function of joining sentences, phrases, words, or clauses
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consonant
non vowel phonemes
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consonant 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.
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consonant 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.
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Consonant Blend
two or three adjacent consonant graphemes before or after a vowel
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consonant doubling conventions
Students must realize base word. Students must also realize that the final e nearly always dropped before adding ed or ing.
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c-v-c pattern
consonant-vowel-consonant word
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copula
a verb that links a subject to a complement, e.g. she LOOKED afraid
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cross language transfer
Using the primary language of the learner to assist in the process of reading instruction
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decode
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
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dependent 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
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Derivational Relations Stage
last stage of spelling development in which spellers learn about derivational relationships preserved in the spelling of words
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derivational suffix
Alter a words meaning & its grammatical function (-ic, -ly, -ish, -ance, -al, -ive, -ness, etc.)
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Deep/Opaque Orthography
relationship between sound and symbol is somewhat obscure, irregular, or influenced by morpheme structure
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dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
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differentiated 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.
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diagraph
combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound
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Dipthong
a speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to another within the same syllable
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dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
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-ed conventions
used to pass-tense verbs
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elision
the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
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emergent stage
children learn directionality of reading (top to bottom, left to right)
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encode
cognitive act of storing information in memory; production of graphemes or spellings
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explicit instruction
Teaching in a direct, structured way
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gradual release of responsibility
I do, we do, you do
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Grapheme
A written representation of a sound (phoneme) using one or more letters.
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grapheme-phoneme correspondence
The relationship between grapheme and the phoneme(s) it represents; letter-sound correspondence
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hard c
/c/ in cat, car, card
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hard g
/ in ground, gourd, guppy
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homograph
a word WRITTEN THE SAME way as another word but having a different meaning
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homophone
a word that has the same pronunciation but a different meaning as another word
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Independent clause
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
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inflectional ending/suffix
Suffixes that change the verb tense (walks, walked, walking) or number (dogs, boxes) of a word
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Invented Spelling
An attempt by beginning writers to spell a word when the standard spelling is unknown
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irregular 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
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letter
segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system
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letter name knowledge
The ability to name letters of the alphabet and to specify their corresponding sounds
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Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage
Students' use "names of the letters" as their dominant approach to spelling
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Letter-Sound Correspondence
the relationship between the spoken sounds in words and the printed letters that correspond to those sounds
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linguistic discrimination
the act of discriminating against someone because of their language, dialect, or accent
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long vowel patterns/conventions
CVCe, CVVC
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metalinguistic
awareness of how language is structured and used
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morpheme
the smallest meaningful unit of language
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morphemic analysis
the process of analyzing or breaking down a word in terms of its meaning units or morphemes
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morphology
the study of meaningful units of language and how they are combined in word formation
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morphophonemic
rules or aspects of language that specify the pronunciation of morphemes
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multisyllabic
having more than one syllable
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noun/noun phrase
the syntactic category of expressions containing some form of noun and capable of functioning as the subject or object in a sentence
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onset
part of a syllable before the vowel.
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open sort
A type of picture or word sort in which the categories for sorting are left open.
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open syllable
syllable with a long vowel at the end, spelled with one vowel letter.
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orthography
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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pattern sort
A word sort in which students categorize words according to similar spelling patterns.
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phoneme
the smallest distinctive sound unit
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Phonemic Awareness
The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
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Phonics
systematic relationship between letters and sounds
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phonogram
"word families"
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phonological awareness
an awareness of various speech sounds such as syllables, rhyme, and individual phonemes
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phonological processing
The use of phonemes to process spoken and written language
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phonology
the study of speech sounds in language
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picture/sound sort
A categorization task in which pictures are sorted into categories by sound or by meaning.
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plural conventions
add suffix -s or -es
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pragmatics
the appropriate use of language in different contexts
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prefix
a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning
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pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun
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Predicate
the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
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Preposition/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
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r controlled vowel
pertaining to a vowel immediately followed by the consonant /, such that its pronunciation is affected or even dominated by the /
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research-based
Reliant upon ideas backed by study
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rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
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root family
a group of words with a common root
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schwa
a non distinct vowel found in unstressed syllables in English
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schwa patterns
The schwa represents a mid-central vowel in an unstressed syllable
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Segmentation
process of identifying the boundaries between words, syllables, or phonemes in spoken natural languages
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semantics
the study of word and phrase MEANINGS
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sequential bilingual
A second language is introduced after the primary language is established.
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shallow/transparent orthography
a writing system in which there is a direct, consistent relationship between sound and symbol
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short/lax vowel
vowel sounds that don't "say their name"
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short vowel patterns/conventions
Short vowels are when the letters (a, e, i, o, u) say their assigned sound rather than the letter name.
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sight word
A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification
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silent e
an e that makes no sound that is usually found in the final position of an English root word
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simultaneous bilingual
two languages are acquired early in development
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soft c
c that sounds like s
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soft g
g that sounds like j
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spelling inventory
An individually administered survey designed to help a teacher determine a student's spelling (orthographic) instructional needs.
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suffix
an affix that is added at the end of the word
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Structrual Analysis
a strategy that is used to facilitate decoding as students become more proficient readers.
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superlative form
the highest quality of describing generally ending in -est
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superlative form conventions
add suffix -est
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syllable
unit of pronunciation organized around a vowel
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syllable division
principles for analyzing multisyllabic words to determine the likely sound of the vowel in each syllable
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syllable 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
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syllable stress
property of a syllable that makes it more prominent than neighboring syllables (stressed)
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syllable 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.
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Syllable and Affixes stage
Typically exhibited in upper elementary and middle school students
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syntax
the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language
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Systematic Instruction
carefully planned sequence of instruction
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Trigraph
three letters that come together to make one sound
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verb/verb phrase
the part of a sentence containing the verb and any direct or indirect object, but not the subject.
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vowel
a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y
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Vowel Alliteration
the process in which the pronunciation of vowels changes in the base or root of derivationally related words
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vowel alliteration conventions
Having students read sentences with high amounts of repeated vowels of the same letter
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vowel-consonant e pattern
A syllable with a long vowel sound spelled with a vowel-consonant-silent e pattern.
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Within Word Pattern Stage
Students can read and spell many words correctly and can think about words in more than one dimension.
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word family
A group of words which share the same root but have different affixes
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word recognition
the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters
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word root
The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.
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Word Sort
A word study activity in which children group words into categories
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Word Study
The act of deliberately investigating words
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y-to-i change/conventions
When a root ends in y, change the y to i when adding a suffix
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