Elementary Education Standards Review

These flashcards cover important vocabulary and concepts relevant to the Elementary Education standards.

Phonological awareness

The ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language, including skills like rhyming and segmenting.

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a word that can distinguish meaning.

Alphabetic principle

Understanding that letters and letter patterns represent sounds in spoken language.

Decoding

The ability to convert printed text into spoken words, involving recognition of letter-sound relationships.

Fluency

The ability to read text smoothly and accurately at an appropriate speed.

Morphology

The study of word structure, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Etymology

The study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed over time.

Vocabulary development

The process by which individuals learn and acquire new words and their meanings.

Comprehension

The ability to understand and interpret the meaning of written text.

Idioms

Expressions whose meanings cannot be inferred from the literal definitions of the words that compose them.

Connotation

The emotional or cultural association with a word, beyond its literal meaning.

Denotation

The literal or primary meaning of a word, as found in a dictionary.

Civics

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship and the functioning of the government.

Bias

A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.

Research strategies

Methods used to explore topics and gather information effectively.