vocabulary quiz

concepts of print

The basic understanding of how print works. It includes knowing the difference between letters and other symbols, knowing we read from left to right, and knowing that the words on the page—not the pictures—convey the meaning

emergent literacy

The skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are developmental precursors to conventional forms of reading and writing. Letter name knowledge is the ability to recognize and name letters. In this guide, letter names are shown as A, D, M, for example

Letter name knowledge

Letter name knowledge is the ability to recognize and name letters. In this guide, letter names are shown as A, D, M, for example

letter sound knowledge

Letter sound knowledge is matching a speech sound to its letter(s). Typically, letter sounds are written with forward slashes. For example, the letter M says /m/

print knowledge

Knowing letter names, letter sounds, and concepts of print. Print knowledge does not include sounding out printed words, whereas phonics does

print referencing

A strategy teachers use, typically during read-alouds, to increase a child’s print knowledge by emphasizing the forms, functions, and features of print. It involves focusing children’s visual attention on print by explicitly commenting on, asking questions about, pointing to, and tracking text that is being read aloud

alphabetic principle 

understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written

letters and spoken sounds

blend

blend Putting together syllables or phonemes of a spoken word quickly, to accurately say the word. For example, dog – house = doghouse, /ă/ /m/ = am, /sh/ /ā/ /p/ = shape

deletion

blend Putting together syllables or phonemes of a spoken word quickly, to accurately say the word. For example, dog – house = doghouse, /ă/ /m/ = am, /sh/ /ā/ /p/ = shape

onset-rime

smaller units within a word. The onset is the part before the vowel. The rime is the vowel

and the string of letters that follow. For example, in sun, /s/ is the onset, and /un/ is the rime;

and in string, /str/ is the onset, and /ing/ is the rime

phoneme

smallest unit of sound in spoken words. For example, cat has three phonemes: /k/ /ă/ /t/

phonemic awareness

ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in spoken words.

phonics

Using printed letters and letter-sound relationships to read words

phonological awareness

phonological awareness The understanding that speech can be broken down into parts and the ability to manipulate those parts at the word, syllable, onset-rime, and phoneme levels

segment

segment

Separating or pulling apart the individual phonemes, or sounds, of a word into discrete units. For example, sun segmented is /s/ /ŭ/ /n/. Syllables and onset-rimes can also be segmented

segment 

segment Separating or pulling apart the individual phonemes, or sounds, of a word into discrete units. For example, sun segmented is /s/ /ŭ/ /n/. Syllables and onset-rimes can also be segmented.