Language and Literacy Concepts

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Syllable

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A segment of a word that contains one vowel sound. Syllable types include closed, open, vowel-consonant-e, consonant-l-e, r-controlled, and vowel pairs.

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Multisyllabic

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Words with more than one syllable.

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Story Grammar

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The general structure of stories that includes story elements.

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Story Structure

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A set of conventions that govern different kinds of texts such as characters, plot, and setting in a narrative text, or in an informational text, comparison and contrast.

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Story Maps

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A strategy used to unlock the plot and important elements of a story.

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Story Elements

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Characters, problem, solutions, themes, settings, and plot.

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Vowel Digraph

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Two vowels together that represent one phoneme or sound.

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Digraphs

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A group of two consecutive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound.

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Consonant Digraph

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Two consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme or sound.

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Diphthong

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A vowel produced by the tongue shifting position during articulation; a vowel that feels as if it has two parts, especially the vowels spelled ow, oy, ou, and oi.