Alphabetic Awareness - ANSWER Knowledge of letters of the alphabet coupled with the
understanding that the alphabet represents the sounds of spoken language and the
correspondence of spoken sounds to written words.
Early Print Awareness - ANSWER •Knowledge of the meaning and function of print
•The direction print proceeds across a page and through a book
•Recognition of some letters
Phoneme - ANSWER In language, the smallest distinctive sound unit.
Medial Sounds - ANSWER Sounds in the middle of the words.
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the
individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Onset - ANSWER The initial phonological unit of any word which contains the initial
consonant or consonant blend.
Rime - ANSWER The string of letters that follow the onset which contains the vowel and
any final consonants.
Blending Skills - ANSWER The ability to construct and build words from individual
phonemes by blending the sounds together in a unique sequence.
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understanding that the alphabet represents the sounds of spoken language and the
correspondence of spoken sounds to written words.
Early Print Awareness - ANSWER •Knowledge of the meaning and function of print
•The direction print proceeds across a page and through a book
•Recognition of some letters
Phoneme - ANSWER In language, the smallest distinctive sound unit.
Medial Sounds - ANSWER Sounds in the middle of the words.
Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the
individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language.
Onset - ANSWER The initial phonological unit of any word which contains the initial
consonant or consonant blend.
Rime - ANSWER The string of letters that follow the onset which contains the vowel and
any final consonants.
Blending Skills - ANSWER The ability to construct and build words from individual
phonemes by blending the sounds together in a unique sequence.
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