The capacity to take little sounds (phonemes) in a word and blend them together to form a word.

The tiniest sounds in a word.

Any word that a child recognizes by sight.

Reading WAS for saw or spelling with a w instead of an m.

The level at which a student can read, decipher, and understand the text.

A student that does realize or comprehend that text has meaning.

Knowing the relationship between letters and the sound(s) that they produce.

Using a combination of the five senses to teach a concept. This helps learning become meaningful for a specific student. This makes it easier for the learner to interact with the text and literacy in powerful ways.

A student who knows the basics, like letters and their sounds and is poised to start the early stages of reading.

A form of literacy instruction that takes a child’s stage of development in consideration. In essence, it provides developmentally appropriate literacy instruction.