Help Your Child Read

Better by Knowing
These Literacy Terms!
CarasCreativePlayground@blogspot.com
Decoding Figuring out new words in a text.

Comprehension Understanding text by using different strategies that

should be taught. Some of these strategies include visualizing, inferring,

questioning and making connections.

Sight Words Words children learn to read by sight. They usually dont

follow any specific spelling patterns, which make them more difficult to
learn.

Vocabulary The words children should know to effectively express

themselves, both verbally and in print.

Phonics An approach to teaching children how to read. It emphasizes

spelling patterns and that there is a connection between written letters

and spoken words.

Fluency The rate at which your child reads. They should be able to read

effortlessly, automatically, and with the correct speed.

High Frequency Words The words that appear most in a text. There

are specific lists that contain these words your child can practice (Fry and
Dolch).

Guided Reading A strategy for teaching reading where a small group

of students work on strategy-related reading skills using leveled texts.

Phonemic Awareness The ability to hear, identify and manipulate the

individual sounds in spoken words.

Cara Taylor