Orton-Gillingham Approach - ANSWER-instruction that is multisensory, sequential, incremental, cumulative, individualized, phonics-based, and
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CTOPP (Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing) - ANSWER-assesses phonological awareness, phonological memory and rapid naming.
TOWRE2- test of word reading efficiency - ANSWER-- ages 6-24- measures sight-word efficiency (ability to pronounce printed words), phonetic-decoding efficiency (ability to pronounce phonemically regular non-words),
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) - ANSWER-a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.
Brigance - ANSWER-a series of 12 assessments, including language development, science and math proficiencies and gross motor skills.
AimsWeb - ANSWER-a benchmark and progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent. and continuous student assessment using brief, accurate measures of reading, math, spelling, and writing.
Tier 1 Vocabulary - ANSWER-Basic words-- rarely require direct instruction and do not typically have multiple meanings.
Tier 2 Vocabulary - ANSWER-Vocabulary words that occur across a variety of domains and are important for direct instruction.High Frequency/ Multiple Meaning Vocabulary.
Tier 3 Vocabulary - ANSWER-Vocabulary words that are specific to domains (i.e. jargon). Low Frequency/ Context Specific Vocabulary.
Decoding - ANSWER-the process of translating print into speech by rapidly matching a letter or combination of letters (graphemes) to their sounds (phonemes)
Encoding - ANSWER-the process of hearing a sound and being able to write a symbol to represent that sound.
Segmenting - ANSWER-Separating the individual phonemes, or sounds, or syllables of a word into discrete units.
Blending - ANSWER-combining individual phonemes to form words or combining onsets and rimes to make syllables, then combining syllables to make words.
Deleting - ANSWER-manipulate spoken words by deleting specific phonemes.
Multidimensional Fluency Scale - ANSWER-rubric (1-4) to rate reader fluency in the areas of accuracy, expression and volume, phrasing, smoothness, and pace.
Sight Words - ANSWER-words children identify quickly, accurately, and effortlessly.
Nonsense Words - ANSWER-words or parts of words which do not exist in the language you are using
High Frequency Words - ANSWER-Words most often used in the English language
Morpheme - ANSWER-in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
Grapheme - ANSWER-A written representation of a sound using one or more letters.
Phoneme - ANSWER-the smallest unit of sound in speech
Diphthong - ANSWER-The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
Macron - ANSWER-horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long
Breve - ANSWER-a curved mark used to indicate a short vowel or a short or unstressed syllable.
Cross out - ANSWER-a line drawn through silent letters
MSLE Instruction - ANSWER-explicit, direct, cumulative, intensive, and focused on the structure of language. Multisensory learning involves the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously to enhance memory and learning of written language.
Diagnostic and prescriptive - ANSWER-teachers first diagnose their students' academic abilities and limitations, then prescribe an appropriate course of action to address areas of weakness.
Oral Language Development - ANSWER-
Written language skills - ANSWER-
Metacognitive skills - ANSWER-knowledge of our own knowledge
Signs of dyslexia - ANSWER-Trouble with rhyming, rote memorization, letter recognition, reading, decoding, encoding, associating sounds with letters, word retrieval, handwriting, spelling, foreign languages, speaking w/o placeholders, confusing similar words and letters, written expression, spoken vocabulary, spoken instructions.
Automaticity - ANSWER-the ability to process information with little or no effort; the ability to look at words and read them aloud without thinking
Oral Language Skills - ANSWER-the ability to produce accurate pronunciation, appropriate vocabulary, sophisticated syntax, and discourse structure
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER-the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. This includes blending sounds into words, segmenting words into sounds, and deleting
Phonological Awareness - ANSWER-the ability to recognize and manipulate the spoken parts of sentences and words. Examples include being able to identify words that rhyme, recognizing alliteration, segmenting a sentence into words, identifying the syllables in a word, and blending and segmenting onset-rimes.
Letter and word recognition - ANSWER-reading based upon the immediate perception of what word a familiar grouping of letters represents; refers to the presumed mental storage, retrieval, and use of a person's sight words.
Orthographic Awareness - ANSWER-The awareness of the visual representation of words and their conventional spelling; the ability to identify patterns of specific letters as words, eventually leading to word recognition.
Morphology - ANSWER-the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
Phonics - ANSWER-the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
Spelling Rules - ANSWER-
Concept 76: u-e = /u/ - ANSWER-
WJ-IV - ANSWER-Tests of Cognitive Abilities includes 18 tests for measuring general intellectual ability, broad and narrow cognitive abilities, academic domain-specific aptitudes, and related aspects of cognitive functioning.
Onsets - ANSWER-he initial phonological unit of any single-syllable word or a syllable (e.g. c in cat)
Rimes - ANSWER-the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants (e.g. at in cat).
Circumflex - ANSWER-a bent diacritical mark; used over a vowel to indicate the pronunciation, length or the omission of a letter formerly pronounced.
Section 504 - ANSWER-A federal law that prohibits the denial of participation in, benefits of, or discrimination in any program or activity receiving federal financial [Show Less]