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Important termPetroglyphs stone carving

Important termPictograms symbols representing object or concept

Important termIdeogram similar to pictogram though pictogram is more literal

Important termCuneifrom wedge shaped (Summerians in Mesopotamia (Iraq) 4000 BC

Important termLogographic word writing

Important termHieroglyphics - (sacred carvings)Rosetta stone hieroglyphics, Demotic, classical Greek

Important TermSyllabic writing symbols representing syllable sounds Japanese also uses Kanji (Chinese characters)Not efficient for EnglishEnglish has too many inflections

Important termsAlphabetic writingPhonemePhonemic awareness

Korean and Chinese and TwiKorean uses place of articulation in their alphabetic systemChinese uses charactersMaintained due to heritageTwi spoken in Ghana, uses some IPA symbols

LiteracyDrawback of literacy?Biggest obstacles to literacy in our society?Schools affect on literacy?

SpellingPrinting press codified spellingSound changes page 524-525