Elements of Reading

Decoding Words

• Phonemes
• BlueTones
• Blending Phonemes to say a Word
• Decoding Multisyllable Words

Sentences

• Sentence Conventions and Punctuation
• Grammar (Nouns, Verbs Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Interjections
  
• Plural / singular
• Tense agreement
•  Phrases
  • Prepositional (Where, When, Who, How)
  • Idioms
• Clauses and Conjunctions
•  Types
  • Information
  • Questions / Answers
  • Commands
  • Dialogue
  • Reasoning
  • Facts and Opinions

Prosody

• Articulation
• Utterance (question, statement, command)
• Rhyme
• Alliteration
• Meter
• Emotional content
• Stress
• Intonation
• Pause
• Chunking
• Repetition