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Loaded words

Language; General language

Words used to influence opinion; words that carry meaning beyond their "surface" definitions - for example, a word with an emotional association such as cult.

Explicit

Language; General language

Ideas directly stated in the text, but not necessarily word for word. The information to respond to these questions will not usually be found in one sentence, but in two to four sentences of ...

Reflection on the process of learning or knowing; thinking about one's thinking. Self-knowledge, monitoring, and selection of thinking and analytical strategies to promote understanding when reading ...

Implicit questions

Language; General language

Questions which are based on the theme, key concepts, and major ideas of the reading passage. These questions often require the reader to interpret information from across parts of a text and to ...

Invented spelling

Language; General language

A predictable pattern of children's spelling that progresses through developmental stages. In invented spelling, students use their personal logic, knowledge of phonics, and print conventions to ...

Language pattern

Language; General language

The systematic arrangement of elements of a language based on their regularities and predictable qualities, as the way morphemes are grouped into words in English or the way pitch indicates meaning ...

Literal

Language; General language

Ideas directly stated in the text, but not necessarily word for word. The information to respond to these questions will not usually be found in one sentence, but in two to four sentences of ...