D677- ELEMENTARY LITERACY CURRICULUM STUDY
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language acquisition - Answers - process in which students acquire the ability to
comprehend language, and have the skills necessary to use words and sentences to
communicate.
four-part processor - Answers - a framework that describes how the brain processes
written language involving phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context processors
working together to facilitate reading.
Orthographic Processor - Answers - the part of the brain that helps us recognize and
remember the visual patterns of written words and letters.
Phonological Processor - Answers - · the part of the brain that helps us recognize,
remember, and work with the sounds in spoken language.
Meaning Processor - Answers - the part of the brain that helps us understand and
interpret the meanings of words and sentences.
Context Processor - Answers - · the part of the brain that helps us understand words
and sentences based on the surrounding text and overall situation.
Syntax - Answers - the structure, arrangement, and organization of words into phrases,
clauses, and sentences in a language.
The 5 Pillars of Literacy - Answers - phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocab,
comprehension
Scarborough's Reading Rope - Answers - Model of reading development that focuses
on the different elements involved in skilled reading abilities. Consists of two main
strands: Language Comprehension and Word Recognition and each contain their own
sub-strands.
Alphabetic Principle - Answers - an understanding that letters and letter patterns
represent the sounds of spoken words.
Ehri's Phases of Word Development - Answers - shows how children progress from
recognizing words as visual symbols to understanding the alphabetic principle, which is
the concept that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
