Literacy Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (page 1)

Small-group reading instruction designed to help with developing reading proficiency.
A type of text often used in beginning reading instruction. With this type of text, new readers can decipher words using the phonics skills they have been taught.
To examine and note similarities or differences.
To say, state, or render again, after an initial preview.
A combination of two letters, representing one sound.
The aquisition of a skill.
Highest level you would ask a child to read with only a small amount of assistance.
Distinct units of sound.
The act of finding the most important ideas in a text.
When less than 85% of the words are recognized.
Examples are “fan,” “an,” and “left.” A syllable that ends with a consonant.
Where everyone in the class (including the teacher) reads aloud.
The ability to process information we have read, and understanding its meaning.
Individual letters and groups of letters that represent single phonemes.
Builds from part to whole, starting with single letters, then graduating to sounds.
Clusters of 2 to 3 consonants in a word that build a distinct sound, such as “bl,” or “spl.”