week 8

Sight words- is a common term in reading that has a variety of meanings. When it is applied to early reading instruction, it typically refers to the set of about 100 words that keeps reappearing on almost any page of text. “Who, the, he, were, does, their, me, be” are a few examples.

This is important so that students can recognize words they will often see in a text.

Schwa- the unstressed central vowel (as in a mom e nt a go), represented by the symbol ə in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

this is important to know how to sound out a word.

Digraph- is a combination of two letters that make one sound. An example of a digraph is the combination of c and h in the word china.

this is important because  the two letters join together to make one sound.

Blend - is the ability to string together the sounds that each letter stands for in a word.

this is important so that students can blend sounds to make a word.

Phonograms- a symbol representing a vocal sound.

this is important because student recognize the pattern in a word.

Onset - is the initial phonological unit of any word 

This is important so that students recognize the first letter of a word.

Rime - refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants

this is important so that they can manipulate the first letter to make new words.