RVE: Reading for Virginia Educators Key
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Alliteration ✔✔Repetition of the initial phoneme in connected text.
Affix ✔✔A general term that refers to prefixes and suffixes
Analogy ✔✔Comparing two set
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RVE: Reading for Virginia Educators Key
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Alliteration ✔✔Repetition of the initial phoneme in connected text.
Affix ✔✔A general term that refers to prefixes and suffixes
Analogy ✔✔Comparing two sets of words to show some common similarity between the sets.
Example: cat is to kitten as dog is to puppy.
Bloom's Taxonomy ✔✔A system for categorizing levels of abstraction of questions that
commonly occur in educational settings.
E.S.A.A.C.K ✔✔Evaluation, synthesis, analysis, application, comprehension, knowledge
Chunking ✔✔A decoding strategy for breaking words into manageable parts. Ex yes/ter/day
Coarticulation ✔✔While saying one sound, the lips, tongue etc are starting to form the sound to
follow. This is called:
Cognates ✔✔Words that are related to each other by virtue of being derived from a common
origin. Ex 'decisive' and 'decision'
Consonant Blend ✔✔Two consonants and two sounds are a: (example: /bl/ in block; /str/ in string)
Consonant Digraph ✔✔Two consecutive consonants that represent one sound. Example: /ch/, /sh/
Continuous Sounds ✔✔Sounds that can be held for several seconds without distortion. Ex: /m/, /s/Derivational Affix ✔✔A prefix or suffix added to a root or base word to form another word.
(Example: un- in unhappy or -ness in likeness
Dipthong ✔✔A vowel produced by the tongue shifting position during articulation. Ex: ow, oy,
ou, oi
Digraphs ✔✔A group of two consecutive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (example:
/ch/ in chat, /ng/ in sing
Empirical Research ✔✔Refers to scientifically based research that applies rigorous systematic,
and objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge.
Etymology ✔✔The origin and history of a word is called:
Explicit Instruction ✔✔This type of instruction involves direct explanation. The actions of the
teacher are very clear and it is clear what the students are to do and learn.
Expository Text ✔✔Informational text that tends to be more difficult for students than narrative
text because of the long, difficult, and unknown words or word parts.
Expressive Language ✔✔Language that is spoken
The five components of reading ✔✔Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
Floss Rule ✔✔Words of one syllable ending in "f" "l" or "s"
Fluency ✔✔The ability to read quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.Fluency Probe ✔✔An assessment for measuring fluency.
Frayer Model ✔✔An adaptation of the concept map.
Frustrational Reading Level ✔✔The level at which a reader reads at LESS THAN 90% accuracy.
Generalization ✔✔The ability to use a learned skill in novel situations.
Grapheme ✔✔A letter or letter combination that spells one phoneme. Example: e, ei, igh, eigh
Graphic Organizer ✔✔A visual aid that may include concepts, ideas, events, vocabulary, or
generalizations.
Graphophonemic ✔✔The relationship between letters and phonemes. Grapho=physical
representation phonemic= the actual sound the letter makes
High Frequency Irregular Words ✔✔Words in print that contain letters that stray from the most
common sound pronunciation because they do not follow common phonic patters. Examples:
were, was, laugh, been
High Frequency Words ✔✔Often called "sight words" because of the automatic recognition of
these words is required for fluent reading. Fry's words
Homograph ✔✔Words that are spelled the same but have different origins and meanings.
Example: a can as in a container or can as I am able to.
Homonym ✔✔Words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Example: knight/nightHomophone ✔✔Words that may or may not be spelled alike but are pronounced the same.
Example: ate and eight/ scale as in measurement tool or scale as in fish scales.
Idiom ✔✔A phrase that differs from the literal meaning of the words. (Example: it's raining cats
and dogs)
Implicit Instruction ✔✔Students discover skills and concepts instead of b
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