Sight Words

Definition: "Words, like come, does, or who, that don't follow the rules of spelling or the six syllable types"-weareteachers.com

These are important because these are words the children will see and use everyday, that they cannot spell out normally. These words have to be memorized.

Schwa

Definition: "the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however-spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, in in easily, o in gallop, u in circus"-dictionary.com

This is important because this is a sound that occurs that students will struggle with and will need extra help with. 

Digraph

Definition: "a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, such as ea in meat or th in path"-dictionary.com

This is important because this is a commonly used spelling in the English language that the students must learn. Grouping or chunking parts of words like these will be most beneficial to the students. 

Blend

Definition: "when two or more consonants are blended together, but each sound may be heard in the blend"-blog.maketaketeach.com

This is important because this is another commonly used spelling or part of a word that is used in the English language. This will also help students learn because it helps group or chunk together information, such as the -br words. 

Phonograms

Definition: "a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning"-dictionary.com

This is important because this is how students speak the sounds heard in the English language. This is the vocalization of the English language. These are how you sound out the words you see. They are the written form of speech. 

Onset

Definition:"the initial phonological unit of any word (e.g. c in cat)-readingrockets.org

This is important because this is the beginning of every word. Students must learn this to pronounce, read, write, spell, etc. This is very important in the English language. 

Rime

Definition: "the string of letters that follow the onset, usually a vowel and final consonants (e.g. at in cat)-readingrockets.org

This is important because this is the part of the word. Students need to know this in order to pronounce, spell, read, and write words. This is also an important part of the English language.