Exam #2

Automaticity {Ans: instant recognition of words; a prerequisite for fluency}receptive vocabulary {Ans: the words a person can understand in spoken or written words}Components of Prosody {Ans: Stress, intonation, and phrasing}Emergent Stage {Ans: Children in this stage are just entering the world of reading and writing. Children at this stage are beginning to learn basic print concepts and simple reading strategies. They often engage in "pretend" reading. Children at this stage need books with text that possess repetition and predictability. The illustrations in these books should support the text, so that the child can follow the storyline.}zone of proximal development {Ans: In Vygotsky's theory, the range between children's present level of knowledge and their potential knowledge state if they receive proper guidance and instruction}Expository or non-fiction text {Ans: Text that tells about actual events or facts}Independent Level Text {Ans: text for which the reader has sufficient word recognition and comprehension skills to read the text easily and fluently without assistance Accuracy of 95% +.}expressive vocabulary {Ans: the number of words one can use in the production of language}Critical Literacy {Ans: Refers to the understanding of the power of text in transforming society}high-frequency