chapter 5 vocab

A form of reading practice in which students read narrative and expository passages on a variety of subjects.

the ability to read text orally using  appropriate phrasing , intonation, and attention to punctuation

Strategies for identifying words that involve looking at the letters, and breaking the word into parts

Any of a wide variety of technology applications designed to help students with disabilities

the ability to read text accurately, quickly, and with expression

the middle score

A method of reading in which all students in the class read aloud from the same book, regardless of their reading levels

scores that allow teachers to compare  a student's rate of improvement

Strategies for identifying words that focus on meaning. Focus on whether or not a word makes sense in a sentence.

a graph line drawn from a students current level of performance to a fixed benchmark score

identifying words that focus on the conventions and rules related to sentence structure; grammatical strategies.

variations in pitch

teaching approach to help learners build an effective system for reading a variety of increasingly challenging text