Reading/ Language Arts

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Directed Reading Activity

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teacher activates and develops schemata by linking the topic of the text to students' own experiences or finding ways to get students interested in an unfamilar topic. (a teacher directed activity)

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Metacognition

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awareness of mental contents and processes. If "cognition" refers to thinking, then "metacognition" refers to thinking about thinking.

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Semantic

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meanings of words and phrases

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Syntax

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structure of a phrase or sentence

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Pragmatics

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Rules for effective connunication in different contexts.

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Emergent Literacy

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childeren's beliefs about and experiences with reading and writing prior to formal instruction.

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Print awareness

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understanding the nature of print, the function it serves, and the conventions governing its use. (Allows children to distinguish between words and other forms of representation.)

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Choral reading

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takes place when a group of students or an entire class reads out loud.

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Guided reading

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teacher explains the purpose for reading a particular text as well as the structure for how to respond to what is read.

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Fluent reading

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ability to read quickly, accurately, smoothly, and with expression. (ability to make use of prosodic cues) (is a dimension of oral reading)

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Prosody

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refers to the pitch, loudness, tempo, and rhythm of language. (the meaning of a written sentence, punctuation)

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Intonation

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patterns of pitch that contribute to the meanings of phrases and sentences.

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Independent reading level

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student pronounces 95% or more of words correctly and shows more thatn 90% accuracy in response to comprehension questions.

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Instructional reading level

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student pronounces 90-94% of the words correctly & 70-89% of the questions correctly.

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Frustration reading level

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student pronounces less than 50% of the words correctly and answers less than 70% questions correctly.

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Word Analysis and Identification Skills

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A 1st grade teacher displays the 25 basic high frequency words on a word wall. Students are expected to spell the words correctly in their daily writing journals. During station time students participate in activities that require them to practice writing the word walls.