Decoding Ans- The ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by employing knowledge of
sound symbol correspondences; also the act of deciphering a new word by sounding it out.
Graphemes Ans- A letter or letter combination that spells a phoneme; can be one, two, three, or four
letters in English (e.g., e, ei, igh, eigh).
Scarborough's Reading Ropes identify 3 major strands or sub skills that contribute to printed word
recognition. What are they? Ans- Phonological awareness, decoding, and word recognition
Orthography Ans- A writing system for representing language.
True Ans- To know what the word actually says, the reader must look closely at all the letter sounds and
recode them into sound and sense
What is word study? Ans- The point of learning to decode by Phil's and to recognize orthographic
patterns
What is the goal of word study? Ans- To develop automatic recognition of words we've seen before and
recall word spellings for writing. Example: word specific knowledge like bare and bear and your, you're.
irregular words Ans- A word whose spelling or pronunciation does not conform to the system of sound-
symbol correspondences or syllable patterns
Explain the 4 part processing model Ans- Context to meaning, meant to phonological and orthographic
When students' abilities to read real words are tested with lists, using a timer, the
___________________________strand of the Reading Rope is being assessed Ans- Sight recognition
True or false: the letter x is the only letter that stands for two phonemes, /k/ and so/ and occasionally
/g/ and /z/. Ans- True