Deck 5: Books-Reading Center

Question 1

The Book Center should be one of the most attractive learning centers in the classroom because:

A)many preschool children can already read.
B)children prefer to play elsewhere.
C)it is easier for the teacher to store the books together.
D)bringing books and children together is so important.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Having a "meatball toss" with a tennis ball detracts from the story On Top of Spaghetti .

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a part of emergent reading?

A)a print-rich environment
B)daily reading to individuals
C)the teacher teaching the whole class
D)reading the same book over and over

Answer 3

C

Question 4

All of the following books include "sound words" EXCEPT:

A)Luke Goes to Bat
B)Dancing Feet
C)Scare a Bear
D)Bee-Bim Bop

Question 5

Learning to read is a developmental process that involves:

A)speaking and listening.
B)matching items on ditto sheets.
C)learning the alphabet.
D)knowing how words are pronounced.

Question 6

For children to become "ready" to emerge into reading, they need to develop:

A)eye-hand coordination.
B)a certain maturity.
C)an interest in books.
D)nothing, as they are ready at birth.

Question 7

When children ask to have a book read over again, they are exhibiting:

A)the manipulative level of development.
B)the meaning level of development.
C)the mastery level of development.
D)poor memory.

Question 8

Which of the following are NOT predictable books?

A)books that rhyme
B)books that tell long stories
C)books with cumulative phrases
D)books like On Top of Spaghetti

Question 9

The difference between emergent reading and conventional reading is:

A)conventional reading is more difficult.
B)children teach themselves in emergent reading.
C)conventional reading comes first.
D)emergent reading is more difficult.

Question 10

Follow-up activities are not as important as the story. ​

Question 11

To help children control anger or other strong emotions:

A)read them stories where a character is angry.
B)don't read them stories where characters are angry.
C)put away books where characters misbehave when children are misbehaving.
D)read only stories where characters act peacefully.

Question 12

Choose books for your center based on:

A)books that other teachers have used.
B)book cover illustrations.
C)book characters with whom children can identify.
D)longer texts that children can learn.

Question 13

When children are read stories from multicultural books, they:

A)learn another language.
B)identify with a character.
C)have trouble pretending to be the character.
D)see a different culture from their own perspective.

Question 14

Using a book video or digital storybook is just as good as reading the story to the children.

Question 15

Follow-up activities can include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)puppets.
B)purchased lotto.
C)flannel boards.
D)paper dolls.

Question 16

Interlanguage is a form of language often spoken by children:

A)who are in kindergarten.
B)who mix up English words with home language words.
C)who have not yet learned English.
D)who are aged 2 or 3.

Question 17

Science projects, art activities, cooking, and block building  can all be follow-up activities from the same book. ​

Question 18

To get listeners involved in the book you are reading, you should ask them to guess what comes next.

Question 19

Introduce a new book to a small group by:

A)having them guess what the cover picture is showing.
B)having them guess how long the story will be.
C)telling them not to turn a page until they are told to.
D)telling them you will ask them questions about it afterward.

Question 20

Having a duplicate collection of paperback books can best be used to:

A)help children get ahead.
B)replace any lost or torn books.
C)send home for parents to read to children.
D)help children get started.

Question 21

What is an appropriate way for young children to interact with media when listening to a book being read? Describe in detail how you would involve a small group of children and a book they are unfamiliar with.
(a)Name and describe the book.
(b)Describe the type of media and why you chose it.
(c)Describe the strategies you would use to get the children involved.

Question 22

The most important thing teachers can do to help young children learn to read is ____________.

Question 23

____________ books are among the best and most effective kinds of books for emergent readers.

Question 24

Children can be made aware of the meaning of print in their environment by ____________.

Question 25

The best kind of books to use with dual language learners are ____________.

Question 26

One way emergent literacy differs from conventional literacy is that ____________.