# 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