Upper EL Literacy MTTC

Decoding

using written symbols to translate into meaningful words

what is literacy inquiry

it is class questions, notebooks and inquiry table

The literacy processes are

reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, visually representing

The literacy constructs are

decoding, phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary

comprehension

The ability to understand what you are reading/something.

Vocabulary

Knowing what words mean and how to use them

fluency

The ability to read text accurately and quickly.

Fluency is a bridge between

word recognition and comprehension

Phonics

The ability to know what sounds letters make

phonological awareness

The ability to manipulate words (syllables, onset, rime)

Onset

the part of a single-syllable word before the vowel

Rime

the part of a word including the vowel and the letters that follows.

Phonemes

distinguishes one word from another and is the smallest unit of a sound

morphology

The study of word construction

EX:root words, prefixes, affixes, inflections

etymology

the study of word history

phonology

the ability to recognize and manipulate the sound structures of spoken language

metacognition

the ability to think about one's own thinking processes to improve learning

editing

focuses on the sentence and word level, addressing grammar, spelling, and punctuation

revising

focuses on the "big picture" of a document, such as its overall organization, argument, and content

Composition skill

ability to express thoughts through words

EX:opinion, informative/explanatory, narrative, argumentative

graphemes

letter symbols

morphemes

are meaning units, bases and affixes

orthographic knowledge

a student's understanding of how spoken words are represented in written form

morphological awareness

a skill that helps students read and spell

Semitic context

to the surrounding linguistic and situational factors that influence the interpretation of meaning

syntactic context

to the grammatical structure of a sentence that helps students understand its meaning

syntax

arrangement of words to create a sentence

what does fluency entail

accuracy, automaticity, and prosody

Similie

Compares using like or as

Ex: as brave as a lion

Hyperbole

Exaggeration

Ex: I am so hungry I could eat a cow

alliteration

Same beginning sounds

Ex: Cathy Can Compete Casually

personification

Giving human traits to not human things

Ex: the wind whispered

idiom

Phrases with a non-literal meaning

Ex: piece of cake

Imagery

Descriptive language that creates pictures in your mind

repetition

Repeating words to phrases for effect

symbolism

When something represents a bigger idea

irony

When the opposite of what you expect happens

allusion

a reference to something well known

Ex: history, pop culture, books

Modeled writing

Teacher writes on board or screen while saying what they are doing.

Shared writing

The teacher and student compose the text together. Teacher would also write while student says what to write.

Guided writing

Teacher has a mini lesson while students work on their own writing.

Interactive writing

They are taking turns holding the pen and students contribute ideas

Omission

A person or thing that has been left out or excluded.

Schwa

It is where a word make the uh sound

Ex: the a in about or o in lemon

closed syllable

a syllable that ends in one or more consonant

ex: sat, dish, pass

diphthong

combination of two vowels

ex: oi, ou, ea

blend or consonant blend

sequence of 2/3 consonants

Ex: fl for flat or str for street

digraph

two letters that work together to make a single sound

Ex: ch, sh, th

open syllable

a syllable that ends in a single vowel

Ex: me, go, hi

soft vs hard letters

soft letters don’t say their names

Ex: c says ss

difference between phonics vs phonological awareness

phonological awareness is how you hear and manipulate sounds while talking. Phonics is connecting sounds by writing.

phonemic awareness

segmenting words into their sounds

Ex': /c/ /a/ /t/ for cat

Diagnostic testing

What specifically students struggle with

Screening assessment

Who will need help

Progress monitoring

is instruction working

what is the order for spelling stages

Emergent- letter name- within word- syllables and affixes- derivational relations

graphophonemic analysis

matching letters to sounds to read or spell words

What is the order for Ehri’s stages of development

pre-alphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, and consolidated alphabetic

Speaking and Listening

understand and communicate skills and engage in discussion

A students proficiency depends on what

background knowledge related to a text's topic, motivation and engagement, features of the literacy task

intrinsic literacy motivation

internal drive for students to read and write for pleasure without rewards

substantive options

students engage with instructors through direct instruction

Segmentation of a sound

|d| |o| |g|

cognizant of a language

all learning occurs though language

Spelling is a connection between what groups

phonemes and graphemes

mental graphemic representations

mental images of written words

synthesis

high-level cognitive process of combining information from multiple sources to create a new understanding

analysis

students breaking down data and classroom practices to identify patterns

Syntax involves what parts of speech

verb, noun, adverb

figurative language

Language that is not literal

Written composition develops from

the students language background, and combines language skills and writing strategies to produce clear, purpose-driven writing and develops differently across genres and subjects.

the overall quality of a learner's composition is

the effectiveness of a specific piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience

speaking and listening develop through what

integrated and reciprocal relationships with reading, viewing, composing, and representing information in diverse media and formats across disciplines

prose

teaching straightforward, grammatical language

informal reading inventory

an individualized diagnostic tool used by educators to assess a student’s reading comprehension, fluency, and word recognition

semantic mapping

graphic Organzier to help students map out relationships

surmises

guessing

Main Idea

the central message or most important point of a text

Supporting themes

facts or examples that explain or support the main idea

Theme

the deeper message or lesson of a story

Text Structure

how a text is organized (e.g., cause/effect, compare/contrast)

Context clues

hints in the text that help determine the meaning of a word

Inference

a conclusion made using evidence and prior knowledge

Summary

a brief retelling of the most important ideas

Paraphrase

restating information in your own words

Authors purpose

The reason the author wrote the text

Point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

Synonym

A word with similar meaning

Antonym

A word with opposite meaning

Homophones

words that sound the same but have different meanings/spellings