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*Base word
Definition
A plain word with nothing added to it
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*Characteristics of Dyslexia
Definition
1.Difficulty reading single words in isolation
2.Difficulty accurately decoding nonsense or unfamiliar words
3.Slow, inaccurate, or labored oral reading; (lack of reading fluency); and/or
4. Difficulty with learning to spell
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*Grace Fernald
Definition
Orton was influenced by the kinesthetic method of Fernald and Helen Keller. He suggested that kinesthetic-tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations could correct the tendency of reversing letters and transposing the sequence of letters while reading and writing.
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*Greek Words
Definition
kilometer, gymnastics, tragedy,
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*IDEA Amendments of 1997
What if child has disability and requires special services, what must school provide under new ammendment?
Definition
If the evaluation confirms that a child has one or more disabilities and requires special eductaion and related services because of the disabilites, the states and localities must provide a FREE, APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THAT CHILD.
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*Interactive COmponents of Language
Definition
Form: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Orthography
Content: Semantics
Use: Pragmatics
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*Isabelle Liberman
Definition
presented evidence that deficits in PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSING underlie most cases of reading disability and arise from weaknesses with the language system in the brain itself, not from more general sensory or cognitive impairments. PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS 1971
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*Ken Goodman
*Kenneth Smith
Definition
key names associated with WHOLE LANGUAGE
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*Martha Denckla and Rita Rundel
Definition
Dyslexic students have trouble with RAPID NAMING
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*Maryanne Wolfe and Patricia Bowers
Definition
Coined the term DOUBLE DEFICIT to describe students who had difficulty with BOTH PHONOLGICAL PROCESSING AND RAPID NAMING 1986
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*Otitis Media
Definition
inflammation of the MIDDLE EAR that can lead to temporary conductive hearing loss, or sometimes, permanent hearing loss. A young child who experiences hearing loss from otitis media may have resultng speech or language difficulties.
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*Phonology
Definition
rules for combination fo sounds
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*Reid Lyon/National Reading Panel
Definition
National Reading Panel's charge was to examine the effectiveness of instructional methods for teaching reading. These are the components of instruction that should be included as reasearched by the panel:
Phonology
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
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*Samuel T. Ortaon's (Father of Dyslexia) Contributions to the Field
Definition
1.Identified the syndrome of 'specific language disability'
2. Separated disabled readers from students with mental retardation, brain damage, and primary emotional disturbances
3. Proposed a system for diagnosis
4. outlined principles of remediation for disabled readers
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*Synthetic phonics
Definition
teaches individual parts to form whole words READING
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*What kind of instruction does my dyslexic child need?
Definition
Explicit, systematic and cumulative, structured and multisensory
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*adjective
Definition
a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
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*adverb
Definition
a word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
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*affix
Definition
a group of letters added to the beginning or end of a base word.
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*alexia
Definition
the loss of the ABILITY TO READ, usually the result of BRAIN INJURY
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*alphabetc principle
Definition
to derive meaning one must understand that letters represent speech sounds. The letters themselves are meaningless. Putting the letters together forms words to give meaning.
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*analytic phonics
Definition
start with a whole and you break it down to parts SPELLING
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*antonym
Definition
words of opposite meaning
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*automaticity
Definition
ability to respond or react without attention or conscious effort
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*bound morpheme
Definition
a morpheme that must be attached to other morphemes (ed in spotted, s in boys, pre in preview)
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*chameleon prefix
Definition
a prefix whose final consonant changes based on the initial letter of the root (e.g. in-changes to ir- before responsible). Remember, the spelling of a vowel prefix never changes. However, the spelling of consonant prefex may change.
Chameleon prefixes are primarily of Latin origin. When you see DOUBLE letters near the beginning of a word, it will be a clue that the word is from the LATIN. (Ad/accept. com/collector. dis/differ.ex/evict. in/illustrate. ob/offensive. sub/suppress)
Term
*cloze procedure
Definition
we call this the 'fill in the blank technique'. The teacher begins the statement and allows the student to complete the statement.
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*crossed, mixed dominance
Definition
The student who is NOT right handed, right eyed, and right footed or left handed, left eyed, and left footed.
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*curriculum-referenced test
Definition
Test in which items are taken from the curriculum used in the child's classroom so that he or she is not tested on material that has not been taught. A curriculum-referenced test provides a good match between assessment and instruction and may be standarized or informal.
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*diagnostic evaluation
Definition
used to determine a student's difficulties
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*dipthong
Definition
two vowels that blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are four diphtongs in English (oi, oy, ou, ow)
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*discovery method
Definition
Presentation of new material which can be deduced or discovered by the students (Socratic method)
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*dysarthria
Definition
a disorder in the nervous system which hinders control over the tonue, throat, lips, or lungs (slurred speech like when you leave the dentist office)
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*encode
Definition
spelling
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*formative evaluation
Definition
ongoing assessment
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*free morpheme
Definition
a morpheme that can stand alone as a word ( box, plant, tame) Also called unbound morpheme.
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*graphic organizers
Definition
visual displays of information to help a studnet compose written matieral or study for tests (outlines, semantic maps, story wheels/diagrams)
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*homophones
Definition
Words that sound like another but have different spellings and meanings (bare/bear, fourth/forth)
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*informal testing
Definition
Tests that are structured but not standardized; they typically follow the format of standardized tests, but presentation can be modified to probe the students' responses in ways that are not permissible with standardized tests.
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*instant or rapid word recognition
Definition
automatcticity in word recognition permits full energy to be focused on comprehension
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*interjection
Definition
a word that expresses a strong feeling
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*invented spelling
Definition
encouraged from preschool to 1st grd to help students develop phonemic awareness and apply their knowledge of sounds, symbols, and letter patterns to the task of spelling. The use of invented spelling is temporary until regular orthography is learned.
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*medial
Definition
anything between first and last
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*metacognition
Definition
the deliberate rearrangement, regrouping, or modal transfer of information; the conscious choice of the strategies used to accomplish a task and processes to provide feedback on learning and performance.
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*metaphor
Definition
a word or phrase that means one thing and that is used, through implication, to mean someting else (his remark created a blizzard of controversy.)
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*mneumonic
Definition
a device to assist memory. "Steak is great but it will break your budget"
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*morpheme
Definition
the smallest meaingful linguistist unit. May be a whole word (child) a base word(child in childhood) a suffix(hood in childhood) or prefix (un in untie)
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*morphology
Definition
the structure of sounds
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*morphology
Definition
study of the structure of words (prefixes, suffixes, root words)
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*multisensory
Definition
involving auditory, visual, and kinesthetic channels to assist learning
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*naming speed
Definition
(rapid automatic naming, rapid automatized naming, rapid serial naming-a speed naming task, most often administered to prereaders in which the invidual is asked to name quickly A SERIES OF PRINTED LETTERS, NUMBER, or blocks of color repeated over and over in random order.
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*nasal
Definition
sound produced in which air is blocked in the oral cavity by escapes through nose (/m/,/n/ /ng/)
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*orthography
Definition
the writing system of a language; correct or standardized spelling according to established usuage
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*phonological memory
Definition
HOLDING information about SOUNDS and WORDS in MEMORY
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*phonological processing
Definition
an umbrella term for a large category of oral language processing abilities that are realted to the SOUNDS in words and are associated with the ABILITY to READ WELL (phonological memory, phonological awareness, and naming speed)
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*prosody
Definition
the musical quality of language, including intonation, expression, stress, pitch, juncture, and rhythm, which is significant in our ability to communicate and comprehend emotions and attitudes.
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*repeated readings
Definition
method to increase fluency. Students read with a different focus: attention to accuracy, attention to punctuation and intonation, and attention to phrasing.
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*screening
Definition
gives information about a students knowledge and skill base
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*semantics
Definition
The science of meaning
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*sibilant
Definition
a hissing sound such as /s/, /ks/, /z/, /ch/, /sh/, /j/, /zh/
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*simile
Definition
An explicit comparison of two unlike things, usually with the word like or as (Her tousled hair was like an explosion in a spaghetti factory.)
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*sound/symbol correspondence
Definition
the matching of the sound a letter makes to the orthographic representation of that sound
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*spelling-temporary/invented spelling
Definition
this is emerging spelling. It is encouraged in young students to develop the sound/symbol knowledge for spelling
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*strephosymbolia
Definition
Orton's term for DYSLEXIA (twisted symbols) Twisted sister :-)
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*structural analysis
Definition
the strategy of looking for prefixes, suffixes, stems, and/or dividing words into syllables in order to decode a word
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*summative evaluation
Definition
given at end of a major unit, semester, or year
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*syllable
Definition
a word, or part of a word, made with one opening of the mouth
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*synonym
Definition
words having similar meaning
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*syntax
Definition
The order of words in a sentence
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*tilde
Definition
a diacritical marking. It is a waving line placed over a vowel before 'r' in a a combination to indicate the unaccented pronunciation
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*unvoiced/voiced
Definition
voiced sounds require the vibration of the vocal cords during their production. All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced.
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*verb
Definition
a word that identifies action, being or state or being
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1877
Word Blindness (deafness)
Definition
Kussmaul described the loss of reading ability to person w/normal vision who see letters and words but can no longer interpret written lang. He alson used 'word deafness' to describe one who hears normally but cannot recognize normal words. Used again by James Hinshelwood to describe loss of ability to read previously known word.
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A Dyslexic Brain
Broca's area/Inferior frontal gyrus
Definition
articulation/word analysis-Receives info 3rd-where dysl. use to read. Where dysl use and read outloud. We all use this aread to read outloud/dysl use it to read/this is why they subvocalize/they overly rely on this area to read.
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A Dyslexic Brain
Occipito-Temporal
Definition
word form-Receives info 2nd-when automaticity happens when we see it and know it
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A Dyslexic Brain
Parieto-temporal
Definition
Word analysis-receives info 1st-breaks words down to their parts
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Angular Gyrus
Definition
Receives information 2nd-breaks into phonemes
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Brocca's Area
Definition
Receives info 4th-Responsible for reading and speech
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Congenital Word Blindness 1896
Definition
Dr. W. Pringle Morgan referred to inability to learn to read despite no apparent injury or illness. Dr. James hinshelwood used the same term in 1896 and 1917 in several papers.
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Doubling Rule
Definition
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Is 'lexia' from the word Dyslexia from GREEK origin?
Definition
YES!
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Isabelle Liberman
Definition
presented evidence that deficits are from phonological processing or awareness
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Keith Stanovich
Definition
1.Dyslexia stems from a a core deficit in phonological processing, not a deficit in visual processing 1991
2.The entire range of difficulties often attributed to dyslexia may stem from what he calls the phonological core deficit
3.He coined the term MATTHEW EFFECT-students with phonemic awareness get richer because they have phonemic awarenss in place 1986
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Ken Goodman
Kenneth Smith
Definition
Key names assoc with WHOLE LANGUAGE
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Occipital Cortex
Definition
Receives information first-VISION
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Old English
449 AD-1066 AD
Definition
Began when Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrived in England. Language of Anglo-Saxons became foundation of English. Language of the Vikings, Old Norse and Latin languages also influenced this period.
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Phonological Awareness
Definition
An "umbrella" term that is used to refer to a student's sensitivity to  the sound structure in language.  It encompasses awareness of individual words in sentences, syllables, and onset-rime segments, as well as awareness of individual phonemes.
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Phonology
Definition
The study of speech sound system, the rules and patterns of speech sound comobinations and production. This is a larger umbrella term than phonetics. It is the unconscious rules and patterns that automatically occur in spoken language (the /a/ in sank is slightly different that the /a/ in sat and pat.
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Prosody
Definition
The vocal intonation and meter of spoken language.  When reading with prosody, readers sound as if they are speaking the part they are reading.
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Stages of Spelling Development
Phonetic Stage
Definition
Stage in spellikng developmentin which every sound is represented, by the complete knowledge of conventional orthography is not (e.g., sede for seed)
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Stages of Spelling Development
Prephonetic Stage
Definition
Stage in spelling development in which not all of the sounds of the owrd are represented by letters (e.g., js for dress)
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Stages of Spelling Development
Semiphonetic Stage
Definition
stage in spelling development in which a child usually strings consonants together to represent speech sounds in words and syllables (e.g., ntr for enter)
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Torgesen, Lundber, and Foorman
Definition
others who have presented evidence that phonological awareness is a critical factor in dyslexia
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Wernike's area
Definition
Receives info 3rd-responsible for understanding the language/subvocalizing
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When is vr not a vr?
Definition
double r's, vowel r is followed by a vowel as in very, merit, arid.
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Word Deafness
1937
Definition
Dr.s Orton and Dozier both used this term
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Written Expressive Language
Definition
Spelling/writing
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a = /au/
Definition
before the letter l as in ball
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a = /o/
Definition
after w
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apraxia
Definition
a disorder that prevents certain complex mucular movements, caused by damage to the brain. (inability to speak or speak clearly)
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auditory memory
Definition
The ability to remember SOUNDS in sequence. This affects spelling. The student must hold onto individual sounds in sequence in order to attach the appropriate letter to a sound. This also affects the ability to follow oral directions.
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automaticity
Definition
Reading fluently and without difficulty or attention to decoding.
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blending
Definition
Combining spoken phonemes to form syllables and words (e.g., /m/ /a/ /n/ to make man)
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bound morpheme
Definition
a morpheme that must be attached to other morphemes (-ed, spotted/-s boys)
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c = /k/
Definition
a, o, u or any consonant
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circumflex
Definition
the code mark placed over vowels to indicate an unusual pronunciation
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decoding
Definition
Applying knowledge of letter-sound relationships in order to sound out a word.  In reading practice, the term is used primarily to refer to word identification rather than word comprehension.
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derivational endings or suffixes
Definition
a morpheme added to a base word that creates a new word that is a different part of a speech from that of the base word (-ness changes adj. careless into noun carelessness)
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diacritical marking
Definition
marks that indicate how a sound is to be pronounced
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dieresis
Definition
2 dots over an A to indicate the short O sound (star, watch, squash, father)
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dyscalculia
Definition
difficulty with math
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dyspraxia
Definition
sensorimotor diruption in which the motor signals to the muscles, such as those necessary for speech production, are not consistently or efficiently received. Difficulty getting the body to do what you want it to do when you want it to do it ( A person is born with dyspraxia)
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etymology
Definition
The origin and histoy of a word; they study of word derivation
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fluency
Definition
Reading text at an appropriate rate, and with accuracy, expression, and appropriate phrasing; not hurrid reading.  ACCURACY is reaing words in text with no errors.  ORAL READING ACCURACY is the ability to identify or decode words with appropriate pronunciation and is measured as a percentage of words read correctly.
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g = /g/
Definition
before a, o, u or any consonant
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g = /j/
Definition
before e, i, or y.
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grapheme
Definition
letter or group of letters used to spell a phoneme or single speech sound ( /i/, /gh/)
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graphophonemic knowledge
Definition
The recognition of the letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relationships and spelling patterns
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homophone
Definition
A word that is pronounced the same, but not spelled the same, as another word and that has a different meaning (e.g., bear and bare, week and weak)
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inflectional ending/suffix
Definition
Letters that combine with a base word to express tense, number, mood or person (e.g., -s, -ing,    -ed)
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metacognition
Definition
An awareness of on's own thinking processes and how they work.  The process of consciously thinking about one's learning or reading while being engaged in learning or reading, metacognitive strategies can be taught to students to help them learn and read better.
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morpheme
Definition
The smallest part of a word that has meaning and cannot be divided into smaller parts. May be a single phoneme /l/, single syllable (sleep) or multisyllabic (pyramid). A word may have one or more morphemes (sleepiness)
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n = /ng/
Definition
sink
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naming speed
Definition
a speed naming task, most often administed to prereaders in which the individual is asked to name quickly a series of printed letters, numbers, or blocks of color repeated over and over in random order.
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o = /u/
Definition
the vowel o is frequently pronounced /u/ before m, n, or v (onion)
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phoneme
Definition
The smalles unit of sound in speech (e.g., the /s/ /a/ /d/ of sad...an individual sound unit in spoken words; the smallest unit of speech that makes on word distinguishable from another
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phonemic awareness
Definition
The ability to identify, distinguish, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) and/oro syllables in words
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phonetics
Definition
The STUDY of speech sounds that occur in languages, the physical description of the speech sounds. THink about the 44 speech sound and Linkage 1. Knowledge of phonetics heighten the T's awareness of speed, sounds and how they are produced in order to provide a correct model for students.
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phonics
Definition
the INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD that teaches the use of written sybols to represent the speech sounds for reading and spelling
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phonology
Definition
the sound system of a language; the science of speech sounds, including the development of speech sound in one language or comparison of speech sound development in different languages
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r-controlled
Definition
A vowel that is followed by the consonant r, such that its pronunciation is influenced by the /r/ and is neither a long or short vowel sound (e.g., farm, her, first).
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suprasegmental
Definition
aspects of language (intonations, stress, loudness, pitch level, juncture, and speaking rate) Supersize a sound-I get a syllable-If I supersize a word, I get a phrase, if I super size a phrase I get a sentence.
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syntax
Definition
The arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses and phrases.
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voiced-voiceless cognates
Definition
phonemes produced in the same place of the mouth and in the same manner, but that vary in the voicing characteristics /k/ and /g/
Term
when c = /s/
when g = /j/
Definition
after e, i, or y
I call these the troublemakers
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