Unit 6 EDUC 517 Key Terms

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Intonation

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The rise and fall of the voice when speaking, affecting meaning and emotion. Example: In a question, the pitch usually rises at the end (e.g., Are you coming?).

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Silent Consonant

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A consonant that appears in a word but is not pronounced. Example: Knight (silent “k”), comb (silent “b”).

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Expository

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A type of writing that explains, describes, or informs. Example: A textbook chapter on the water cycle.

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Morphemes

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The smallest units of meaning in a language. Example: Unhappy consists of two morphemes (un- = not, happy = joyful).

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Directed Reading/Thinking Activity (DRTA)

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A strategy where students make predictions about a text before reading and confirm or revise them after reading. Example: Before reading a story, students predict its theme and discuss after reading.

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Jigsaw

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A cooperative learning strategy where students become 'experts' on different sections of a text and teach their peers. Example: A group divides a chapter into sections, and each student summarizes their part for the group.

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Reciprocal Teaching

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A strategy where students take turns leading discussions using summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting. Example: In a reading group, one student summarizes, another asks questions, etc.

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Spatial Organization

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The arrangement of information in a way that helps the reader understand the relationships between different elements.

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Prosody

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The patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry and speech.

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Digraph

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A combination of two letters representing one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'.