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1.	3   1 Big book Big books are enlarged versions of a reading book, usually illustrated and with very large type, generally used by a teacher guided group of students to read together and learn about concepts of print [..] Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

2.	2   2 Graphophonic Graphophonic refers to the letter /sound relationship between the orthography (symbols) and phonology (sounds) of a language. Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

3.	1   0 Verbal Efficiency Theory The Verbal Efficiency Theory is attributed to Perfetti & Lesgold (1979). It states that mere word recognition accuracy is not, in itself, sufficient to enable fluent reading comprehension. Instead [..] Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

4.	1   1 Profiling Accumulating student information, both formative and summative, to ensure a correct record is kept of his/her progress, used to inform appropriate programming for the student. Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

5.	1   1 Orthographic knowledge Orthographic knowledge understands that the speech sounds in a language are represented by written or printed symbols, associated with spelling, but also knowledge of hyphenation, capitalization, word [..] Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

6.	1   1 Cluster Grouping The practice of grouping students around achievement levels, often for identifying the top (perhaps) five to eight academically talented or intellectually gifted students at a grade level, and placing [..] Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

7.	0   0 z-Score Z-scores are a standard score with a mean of 0 (zero) and a standard deviation of 1. Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

8.	0   0 Written expression disorder See Dysgraphia Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

9.	0   0 Working Memory – see memory and learning for detailed definition The ability to process, manipulate and store information in one's mind for a short period of time. Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

10.	0   0 Word Wall One component of a four-part instructional strategy in reading.  A word wall is a systematically organized collection of words related to each other in some way, displayed in large letters on a wall [..] Source: ldaustralia.org Meaning awaits approval from a moderator

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