Affixes

Definition:"a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word"-dictionary.com

This is important because chunking words is an important part of learning to read. Children can more easily understand words and what they mean if they can look at the words in the terms of the prefix, the base word, and at the suffix.

Morphemic Analysis

Definition: "a structural analysis that examines the word parts having meaning such as prefixes or suffixes"-edupedia.com

This is important because the prefixes and suffixes of a word can change the whole word. For example, by adding the prefix un- to something, you are making the word mean the opposite of what it originally meant. 
Inflectional Endings

Definition: "a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning"-mheonline.com

These are important because they can change the meaning of a word. Inflectional endings can change the tense (past, present, future) of a word, along with the number of objects (dog or dogs).



Syllable Juncture

Definition: "a term used to identify the point at which two syllables join"-wtps.org

This is important because children need to be able to take a deeper look at words and their parts to be able to understand unknown words. 


Domain Specific Academic Vocabulary

Definition:"technical or jargon words important to a specific subject, e.g., tangent in mathematics, constitution in history/social studies, and explicate in English/Language Arts"-prestwickhouse.com


This is important because these are more difficult words for students to understand. An example of one of these words is photosynthesis. This is a word that a student would not typically use outside of a science class. 



General Academic Vocabulary

Definition: "words that are traditionally used in academic dialogue and text"-learninga-z.com



These are important because these are words that are used in their everyday school settings. 

Accented Syllables (bonus)

Definition: "a syllable that is stressed in pronunciation"-englishplus.com

These are important because when learning to read, you need to know when to pronounce which letters which way.

Unaccented Final Syllables (bonus)

Definition: "words that end in -el, -le, -il, -al, -en, -in, -an, -on, -ain"-macmillanmh.com

This is important because many words end in these letters. Teaching the familiarity between words helps children learn.