This printable crossword puzzle has 34 clues. Answers range from 2 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Small words with no meaning
To make sense of what you read
This approach starts with smallest units - phonemes
sounds
We follow this approach
To be flooded by that which we must learn
Children need exposure lots of this
Someone who draws pictures for storybooks
When we write with the learners
The ability to hear, think about and manipulate sounds
The ability to pay attention to the sounds and sound patterns in spoken language.
...................... perceptual skills
..............................perceptual skills
When the brain fills in parts that ears don't hear
The ability to see differences and similarities
The relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.
Learn through moving, doing and touching
The brain fills in the missing words
We need to expand this
Refers to the ability to recognise words automatically and comprehend at the same time.
Reading is
When we form pictures in our mind
When we make educated guesses when we read
When learners read in two's
Background knowledge
To bring everything together
sight word
We need to ......... reading lessons
Comprehension
sight word
Rhymes with pot
First sound is the same as in team
26 ..........
44 ......... in English