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Accuracy The ability to produce language without grammatical errors
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Acquisition The process of naturally absorbing language through input
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Adjective A modifier word that describes a noun
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Ambiguity A confusing state with multiple possible meanings
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Autonomy The independence of learners during practice
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Background Prior knowledge a reader brings to texts
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Bottom-up Processing text by decoding individual words first
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Boundary The explicit structural limit of a sentence
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Brainstorming The initial step of generating writing ideas
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Clause A grammatical structure containing a subject and verb
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Cognitive Relating to mental processing during reading
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Coherence The logical, orderly connection of text ideas
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Cohesion The grammatical linking holding text together
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Comprehension The dynamic capacity to understand text meaning
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Decoding Mechanically converting written symbols into spoken words
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Descriptive Writing meant to detail people or places
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Discourse Connected language structured in a meaningful way
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Evidence Objective facts verifying a text statement
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Exclamatory A functional sentence type expressing strong emotion
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Exposure Encountering natural structures repeatedly in context
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External Visible physical features used in description tasks
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Facts Objective data used to support a main idea.
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Feature A distinct characteristic of a text type.
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Fictional Invented stories, such as fairy tales or myths.
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Fluency The ability to read or write smoothly.
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General Broad information rather than specific
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Gist The overall meaning or main idea of a text
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Goal The specific purpose driving a reading task. |
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Heading A title indicating a new section text. |
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Hierarchy Organized levels of information based on importance
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Historical Narratives describing real events from the
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Imagery Descriptive language creating clear vivid
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Imperative A sentence function used to issue commands. |
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Implication Implied hidden meaning not stated directly
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Inference Making logical conclusions based on text
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