Developmental Stages of Writing
Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Diagnostic Assessment
Standardized tests (assessments) that
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Semantic Cuing System
focuses on any meaning a student derives from a sentence based on prior knowledge (does this sentence make sense or not?)
Editing
Proofreading the draft for misspelled words, grammatical & mechanical errors. Focus is on mechanics.
Publishing
Sharing the final product with an audience
Talking to the text
Strategy known as "a think aloud"
Historical Fiction
Realistic stories that are set in the past
Print
Conveys meaning
Informal Assessment
Assessments include but are not limited to: cloze tests, running records, anecdotal notes, rubrics, portfolios, informal reading inventories
Biography
Stories that tell about a person's life
Aesthetic Listening
Listening that is performed for enjoyment and pleasure
Partial Alphabetic
Letter is associated with sound at this stage
Pre-Alphabetic
Relies on visual cues to help read words. Usually pre-k stage. (ex.- knowing McDonald's b/c of the golden arches)
Fantasy
Stories that cannot happen in the real world
Fluency
Ability to read quickly, accurately and with proper expression
Graphophonemic Cuing System
Focuses on various visual cues & knowledge about the relationship between sounds & symbols. "Does this look right?" Hint: "graphic"
Primary Sources
A document or piece of work that was written, recorded or created during a particular time period. Examples: photos, speeches, interviews, diaries, videos, audio
Visual Media
Also known as print media. Examples: video, t.v., radio
Artifacts
Real objects, usually representative of a particular culture or event
Visual
Is related to the "look" of the letter in a word and the word itself. Used by a reader when he studies the beginning sound, word length, word chunks, etc. Part of the graphophonemic cuing system.
Phonological Awareness
Includes ability of a student to identify & manipulate large parts of spoken language & awareness of other aspects of sound in language. Examples: alliteration, intonation, rhyming.
Concepts of Print
Examples of letters, words, directionality, punctuation
Creative Writing
Writing that uses the writer's imagi [Show Less]