TEXES 217 ELAR 4-8 Word Analysis and Fluency

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Open Syllable

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Ends in a vowel; the vowel has its long sound. Example: vacant, brutal, agent.

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Closed Syllable

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Syllable that ends in a consonant; vowel has its short sound. Example: hot, help, dog, mistake.

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Precommunicative Spelling

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Use scribble shapes and sometimes letter-like shapes for spelling words but are unable to make the forms.

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Word Web

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A form of scaffolding which helps students to understand and retain new words and concepts. Example: During reading, as students encounter each word, they write down around the word different words or phrases that will help them remember the meaning.

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Commonly Confused Words

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Words that have similar meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, leading to confusion during literacy development. Example: new vs. knew; affect vs. effect.

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Decoding

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In reading out loud, being able to sound out words by breaking them into simple forms; in reading for comprehension, the understanding of how to read each letter or letter pattern in a word to determine the word's meaning.

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Transitional Spelling

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Use some conventional spelling but still misspell many irregular words.

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Prefix

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A letter or letters at the beginning of a root word that changes its meaning. Example: re, de, un.

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Consonant Digraph

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Two consonants that make a single consonant sound when together in a word. Example: In the word 'wish,' the letters s and h form the consonant digraph, sh.

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Grapheme

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A written letter or a combination of letters that represents a single sound. Example: 'ph' makes a 'f' sound.