Grades K-5

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• Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds—phonemes—in spoken words

• Phonics instruction helps children learn the relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.

• Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly.

• Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to communicate effectively.

• Comprehension is the reason for reading.

• Writing is the process of putting meaning to print.

• Oral Language is the complex system that relates sounds to meanings.

• Modifications checklist includes a variety of modifications to use with students in various settings.