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Tricky Terms

Quick practice using educational jargon found on the ExCET teacher exam. Source of definitions: National Reading Council.

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alphabetic principleletter/sounds make up words
comprehensionunderstanding, getting meaning
decoding'sounding out' words
dialectregional or social language
fluencyquick and accurate word recognition
frustration level readingreading skills break down
invented spellingcreative spelling sounding it out
language milestonesaying your first word
morphologyword parts relate /affixes,etc.
onsetbeginning of a syllable
rimeend portion of the word
orthographic awarenessability to read nonsense words
phonemesthe sounds in words
phoneme segmentationbreak words into sounds
phonemic awarenessaware of smallest units of spoken words
phonicsthe teaching of letter/sounds
phonological awarenessawareness of sound structure of words
reciprocal teachingstudents/teachers take turns ask'g questions
syntaxthe way words are put together in language
risk factornon-causal variation may impact learning

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