Big Ideas in Reading
Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.
Alphabetic Principle: The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these sounds to form words.
Fluency: The effortless, automatic ability to read words in connected text.
Vocabulary: The ability to understand and use words to acquire and convey meaning.
Comprehension: The complex cognitive process involving the intentional interaction between the reader and the text to convey meaning.
Phonemic Awareness: The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.
Alphabetic Principle: The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these sounds to form words.
Fluency: The effortless, automatic ability to read words in connected text.
Vocabulary: The ability to understand and use words to acquire and convey meaning.
Comprehension: The complex cognitive process involving the intentional interaction between the reader and the text to convey meaning.