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1. Analytic Instruction: Instruction that separates the whole into its constituent parts to reveal the relation-shipsofthe
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2. Analytic Phonics: separates the whole word into its constituent parts so students can deduce the phonic
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relationships of the separate orthographic patterns
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3. arbitrarylearning:newlearningthathasnologicalconnectiontoalreadyacquiredknowledgeorpractical
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relationships
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4. bottom-upprocessing:accuratesequentialreadingofeveryword.comprehensionistextdrivenrather than
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5. concept-driven processing: readingusesownexperience.topdownprocess. S S S S S S S S




6. Diagnostic Teaching: use of formaland informalassessment to measureprogress expected byperfor-
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7. Embedded Phonics: phonological awareness andphonics taughtimplicitly through the reading of real words
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8. Explicit Instruction: direct instruction S S S




9. Fernald Method: techniqueforlearningwordsthatinvolvesthevisual,auditory,kinesthetic,andtactile(VAKT)
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modalities.Thestudentlooksatawordwhilesayingandtracingit.
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10. Implicit Instruction: Implied, indirect teaching, no specific guidance
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11. Synthetic Instruction: presentthepartsof thelanguageandthenteacheshowthe partswork together
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12. whole language approach: An approach to reading instruction based on the idea that instruction should
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parallelchildren's natural language learning. Reading materials should be whole and meaningful.
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13. Allophone: slightandpredictablevariationsin productionofvowelsand consonantspop S S S S S S S S S S S




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15. Fricatives: producedbyaconstantflowofairthroughthevocaltract(fandv) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S




16. glide: vowel-likesoundproducedbyglidingmovementofthearticulatorswy
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18. PhonemicAwareness:awarenessoftheindividualphonemesofalanguage S S S S S S S S S




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