ELA Terms

Learn what sight words are, why they matter in early reading, and how students build fluency with key examples across grade levels.

What is phonemic awareness? Learn sound blending and segmenting examples, phonics skills, grade expectations, and reading support signs.

Understand plot in ELA with simple definitions, story structure examples, and parent-friendly questions to help kids improve reading comprehension at home.

Learn what a consonant digraph is in ELA with simple definitions, common digraph examples, phonics patterns, and reading skills for early literacy success.

Learn what a suffix is in ELA with simple definitions, common suffix examples, spelling patterns, and grade-level skills for reading and vocabulary growth.

Learn what a phoneme is, how phonemes support reading and phonics, and see simple examples students use in class and at home.

Learn what Central Message means in reading, how it differs from theme and summary, and how students identify it using text evidence.

Learn what long vowel sounds are, explore common spelling patterns like silent e and vowel teams, and practice with simple examples.

Learn what a narrator is and master first- and third-person narration to easily identify point of view in reading passages.

Learn what text structure is with simple definitions, common types, signal words, and examples. Improve reading comprehension and nonfiction analysis skills.