Literacy and Literary Concepts

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Brainstorming

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A technique in which many ideas are generated quickly and without judgment or evaluation, usually as part of a problem-solving process or to inspire creative thinking.

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Clarity

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The quality of being clear; easy to see, hear, or understand.

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Collaboration

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The process of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing wherein each member speaks, is heard, and takes ownership of the resulting product or activity.

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Common noun

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A noun that provides a general name of a person, place, or thing.

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Context

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The words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage.

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Decoding

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Applying knowledge of letter-sound relationships in order to sound out a word; in reading practice, the term is used primarily to refer to word identification rather than word comprehension.

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Editing

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A stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.

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Fluency

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The ability to read text at an appropriate rate and with accuracy, expression, and appropriate phrasing; not hurried reading.

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Multisyllabic word

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A word having more than one syllable.

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Proper noun

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A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing, and begins with a capital letter.