Vocab Final Crossword

an instructional approach that involves working with a small group of students who demonstrate similar reading behaviors and can all read similar levels of texts
the initial phonological unit of any word
with this type of text new readers can decipher words using the phonics skills they have been taught
the highest level at which a reader has adequate background knowledge for the topic, and can access text very quickly and with very few errors
a speech sound, the smallest unit of language and has no inherent meaning
when a child becomes frustrated at their own reading ability
a combination of two letters representing one sound
a syllable that ends with a consonant
giving a brief statement of the main points of (something)
a literacy technique that helps students build their fluency, self-confidence, and motivation in reading
the ability to process written information and understand the underlying meaning of the text
the elements or parts of a story or selection
to identify the similarities and differences between two things
the smallest meaningful contrastive unit in a writing system
an approach to the teaching of reading in which the phonemes associated with particular graphemes are not pronounced in isolation
groups of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound
telling (a story) again or differently
the letter-sound or sound-symbol relationships of language
rereading strategy designed to help students develop expressive, fluent reading as well as used for print knowledge
rhetorical device through which writers identify differences between two subjects, places, persons, things, or ideas
repeats the same sentence pattern multiple times with one or two changes in each sentence
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
a reading comprehension activity in which words are omitted from a passage and students are required to fill in the blanks
moves from the whole to the smallest part
a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest mental units of sound that helps to differentiate units of meaning
the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows
the highest level at which a reader is not independent, but has adequate background knowledge for a topic, and can access text quickly and with no errors
a method of assessing a child's reading level that is specific to the Reading Recovery approach to remedial reading instruction
reading a text quickly in order to find specific information