Questions Answers - Questions & Answers 1.phonemes Answer the small...

8 TEXES Science of Teaching Reading (293) Questions & Answers 1.phonemes Answer the smallest individual sounds in a word 2.phonetics Answer the sounds of human speech 3.phonology Answer the systematic organization of sounds in language 4.phonics Answer the relationship between symbols of an alphabetic writing system and sounds of a language 5.morphology Answer the study of forms of words; this includes prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

6.morphemes Answer -are a combination of sounds that have meaning in speech or writing and cannot be divided into smaller grammatical parts.-are the smallest units of meaning in a word 1 / 2

8 7.orthography Answer the conventions for proper spelling in a language 8.syntax Answer rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases, clauses, and sentences 9.semantics Answer the study of word or symbol meaning 10.pragmatics Answer the study of language in use, not in its structure; or the appropriate use of language 11.segmentation Answer refers to recognizing the boundaries between words, syllables, or phonemes in spoken language 12.precommunicative spelling - Answer when students use scribble shapes and some- times letter-like shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms 13.semiphonetic spelling Answer when children have some letter awareness. They may spell a