Learning Literacy Glossary
Academic Language
The formal language common in books and at school that students need to understand and communicate in academic disciplines.
Accuracy
The ability to read words correctly.
Alphabet Knowledge
The ability to name letters and know their sounds.
Alphabetic Principle
The idea that letters and groups of letters match individual sounds in words.
Auditory Perception
The ability to understand what you hear.
Auditory Processing
The ability to quickly and correctly hear a sound, like in words, and make sense of it.
Automaticity
The ability to read a word correctly and instantly.
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