Week 7 Phonics and Orthography in Education

These flashcards cover essential terms and definitions regarding phonics and orthography concepts discussed in the lecture.

Orthography

The conventional spelling system of a language, including its rules for spelling, punctuation, and word breaks.

Alphabetic Principle

The understanding that letters represent sounds and that these sounds combine to form words.

Phonological Awareness

The ability to recognize and manipulate the sound structure of language, including phonemes, syllables, and rhymes.

Phonemic Awareness

A more specific aspect of phonological awareness that focuses exclusively on the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

Decoding

The process of translating written text into spoken words, involving the ability to convert letters and combinations into their corresponding sounds.

Encoding

The process of converting spoken sounds into written words, involving spelling and writing.

Grapheme

The smallest part of written language that represents a sound in the spelling of a word.

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a spoken language, such as /b/ in 'bat'.

Multisensory Learning

An instructional approach that incorporates multiple sensory modalities (sight, sound, touch) to enhance learning.

CVC Words

Words that consist of a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, such as 'cat' or 'dog'.