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ImportanceofLanguage.pptx

Importance of Language

in Reading, Writing, and Spelling

Oral Language

Foundation for reading and writing

Language proficiency and spelling, reading, and writing achievement are strongly correlated

Phonology

Study of language by sequencing and combining phonemes to make words

Unconscious skill

A large majority of poor readers and writers have phonological deficits

Facilitates the development of vocabulary and word consciousness

Orthography

Writing system to represent language

Connects sounds to letters/letter combinations in an specific order

Sight words

Morphology

Study of meaningful units in language and how the units are combined to form words

Prefixes, suffixes, roots, base words

struct = to build

Etymology

Study of language origins

English has been influenced by many other languages

Language of origin governs spelling rules

Semantics

The study of word and phrase meanings

Word meanings change based on prefixes and suffixes

Syntax

System of rules that governs word order in a sentence

Pragmatics

Rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in social context

Discourse

Organization conventions in longer oral and written language segments

Language Comprehension

All language systems must be working fluently with one another for language comprehension to occur