Phonics Terms Flashcards

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Phonics Terms

Digraph: Two-letter combinations representing one speech sound. Examples include consonants like "ch" in church and vowels like "oa" in coat.
Diphthong: A blend of two adjacent vowels, both pronounced. Examples include "ou" in house and "oy" in boy.
Grapheme: Symbol representing a speech sound or phoneme in written form.
Grapheme-Phoneme Relationship: The connection between written letters (graphemes) and their corresponding sounds (phonemes). It may not be one-to-one due to various spelling patterns in English.
Morphemes: The smallest meaningful units in a language, like "cat" and "s" in "cats," which modifies the meaning of the base word.
Onset: The initial consonant or cluster in a word. For instance, "n" in "name" and "bl" in "blame."
Rime: The part of a syllable that includes the vowel and any following consonants. In "name," the rime is "ame."
Phoneme: The smallest sound unit that distinguishes meaning between words, such as the three phonemes in "cat": /k/, /ae/, /t/.
Phonemic Awareness: Understanding that speech consists of individual sounds (phonemes). This skill develops audibly, not through print, commonly gained before entering school.
Phonics Instruction: Teaching that connects printed letters to their corresponding speech sounds, aiding in word pronunciation and recognition.
Schwa: Represents a reduced vowel sound, indicated by the symbol. All vowels can embody this sound, exemplified in the pronunciation of "bedlam."
Sight Vocabulary: Includes words that are instantly recognized by a reader without any decoding strategies.
Sight Word Method: Initially focused on teaching a select set of sight words before introducing phonics, eventually evolving into an approach emphasizing recognition without phonics.
Word Analysis: An umbrella term for methods involved in word recognition, with phonics being one specific method included under this category.

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Test your knowledge of phonics terminology with these flashcards. Explore definitions for key concepts like digraphs, diphthongs, and graphemes to enhance your understanding of speech sounds. Perfect for students and educators alike!