Phonics vocabulary

What is a Grapheme?

• Using letter-sound knowledge to read a word

• The written letter(s) that represent a sound

• Two letters that make one sound

• Letters that represent sounds made by blocking airflow

What is Blending?

• Putting individual sounds together to say a word

• Breaking a word into individual sounds

• The vowel and sounds that follow in a syllable

• A word made of consonant-vowel-consonant sounds

What is Segmenting?

• Using letter-sound knowledge to spell a word

• Breaking a word into individual sounds

• The first consonant sound in a syllable

• Letters that represent sounds made with an open vocal tract

What is a Consonant Blend?

• Two or more consonants together where each sound is heard

• The vowel and sounds that follow in a syllable

• Letters that represent sounds made with an open vocal tract

• A unit of pronunciation with one vowel sound

What is a Syllable?

• A unit of pronunciation with one vowel sound

• A word made of consonant-vowel-consonant sounds

• The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in spoken words

• The smallest unit of meaning in language

What is Decoding?

• Using letter-sound knowledge to read a word

• Using letter-sound knowledge to spell a word

• Breaking a word into individual sounds

• Two letters that make one sound

What is Encoding?

• Using letter-sound knowledge to spell a word

• The smallest unit of sound in a word

• A letter written but not pronounced

• Putting individual sounds together to say a word

What is a CVC Word?

• A word made of consonant-vowel-consonant sounds, like "cat"

• Two letters that make one sound

• A unit of pronunciation with one vowel sound

• Using letter-sound knowledge to spell a word

What is Decodable Text?

• Reading material made of words that follow phonics rules students know

• Using letter-sound knowledge to read a word

• Letters that represent sounds made with an open vocal tract

• Breaking a word into individual sounds