Across
- 2. a phrase that has a meaning different from its literal meaning
- 3. to hint or suggest something
- 5. mapping, provides mental representations of story structures
- 6. the clusters of concepts each person develops through experience
- 7. Vocabulary, the set of words for which meanings are understood
- 8. refers to the use of one word or phrase to replace another one
- 11. comprehension, acquiring information that is directly stated in a selection
- 14. to deduce something by using clues provided in print or spoken messages
- 16. reading, reading between the lines or making inferences
Down
- 1. Schema, background knowledge associated with the structure of stories
- 4. the smallest units of meaning in a language
- 9. Vocabulary, words whose meanings are specific to the content areas
- 10. clauses, are among the syntactic patterns that do not appear regularly in young children's speech
- 12. alouds, can enhance students' comprehension monitoring, leading to enhanced comprehension of text
- 13. grammar, provides rules that define these story structures
- 15. Consciousness, an awareness of and interest in words and their meanings