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| a word to which a prefix or suffix may be added to form a new word (go + ing = going) |
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| the joining of the sounds represented by two or more letters with minimal change in those sounds; consists of two or more consonants sounded togeher in such a way that each is heard (bl, gr, sp, etc.) |
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| consists of two consonants that together represent one sound (sh, ch, th, wh) |
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| the information from the immediate textual setting that helps indentify a word or word group |
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| to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a familliar language to ascertain their intended meaning |
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| a vowel sound produced when the tongue moves from one vowel sound toward another in the same syllable; two vowel sounds that come together s fast that they are considered one syllable (ou, ow, oi/oy) |
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| freedom from word-identification problems that might hinder comprehension in silent reading or the expression of ideas in oral reading; automaticity, the ability to produce words or larger language units in a limited time interval |
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| words that are spelled alike but have different sonds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) |
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| words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings (bear, bare) |
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| independent reading level |
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| the radability or grade level of material that is easy for a student to read with few word-identification problems and high comprehension |
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| instructional reading level |
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| the reaing ability or grade level of material that is challenging, but not frustrating for the student to read successfully with normal classroom instruction and support |
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| setting one's own reading rate by using a pattern appropriate for the reading task |
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| a minimal sound unit of speech that distinguishes one words from another (lace, lake) |
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| a way of teaching reading and spelling that stresses symbol sound relationships, the ability to associate letters and letter combinations with sound and blending them into syllables and words |
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| a way of teaching reading and spelling that stresses symbol sound relationships; the ability to associate letters and letter combinations with sound and blending them into syllables and words |
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| the result f an attempt to spell a word whose spelling is not already known, based on a writer's knowledge of the spelling system and how it works |
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