Deck 2: Emergent and Early Literacy

Question 1

According to Allyn, what are four ways that families can promote a literacy-rich home environment?

A) setting aside time for reading every day, creating a special place for reading in the home,  having plenty of books at varying levels, and talking with children about what they read
B) setting aside time for reading every day, talking with children about their grades, having plenty  of books at varying levels, and helping children with their homework
C) setting aside time for reading every day, talking with children about what they read, helping  children with their homework, and asking children questions to test their recall
D) setting aside time for reading every day, having plenty of books at varying levels, asking  children questions to test their recall, and creating a special place for reading in the home

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Emergent literacy skills do NOT include which of the following?

A) concepts of print
B) phonemic awareness
C) pretend reading and writing
D) making inferences

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Early literacy involves reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In order to select an appropriate picture book, teachers must consider all of the following EXCEPT:

A) whether the text is age-appropriate.
B) whether students will identify with the characters or events.
C) whether students will be attracted to the illustrations.
D) whether students own the book at home.

Question 5

Which of the following literacy strategies and practices would likely be most appropriate for teaching children ages 8-9 years?

A) promoting social interaction and providing opportunities to explore colorful books
B) displaying work to celebrate achievement and facilitating circle time for literacy activities
C) organizing literacy centers for interactive games and holding a formal literacy awards ceremony
D) ensuring an accessible classroom library and providing stuffed animals for use when exploring  books

Question 6

Emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research approach literacy instruction in similar ways.

Question 7

What is the role of oral language in early literacy development?

A) Oral language lays the foundation for early literacy development.
B) Oral language develops fully and then reading and writing skills develop.
C) Oral language is not closely related to early literacy development.
D) Oral language cannot be explicitly taught.

Question 8

Assessing oral language development through the language experience approach could involve all of the following EXCEPT:

A) reading a child's writing.
B) gathering students' ideas for a shared writing activity.
C) observing a discussion among a group of children.
D) listening to a child's account of an event.

Question 9

The language experience approach involves:

A) children learning to read from text that consists of their own words and language.
B) the teacher modeling discussion with children to demonstrate proper language use.
C) children mimicking adult dialogue during play or conversation.
D) the teacher leading children in activities that help them segment sounds.

Question 10

Name three literacy strategies or practices that may support a child's socioemotional development.

Question 11

Name three literacy strategies or practices that may support a child's physical development.

Question 12

Good readers automatically use graphophonic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic cueing systems when they read and write.

Question 13

Which of the following literacy strategies and practices would likely be most appropriate for teaching children ages 1-2 years?

A) promoting social interaction and providing opportunities to explore colorful books
B) displaying work to celebrate achievement and facilitating circle time for literacy activities
C) organizing literacy centers for interactive games and holding a formal literacy awards ceremony
D) ensuring an accessible classroom library and providing stuffed animals for use when exploring  books

Question 14

Which of the following literacy strategies and practices would likely be most appropriate for teaching children ages 4-5 years?

A) promoting social interaction and providing opportunities to explore colorful books
B) displaying work to celebrate achievement and facilitating circle time for literacy activities
C) organizing literacy centers for interactive games and holding a formal literacy awards ceremony
D) ensuring an accessible classroom library and providing stuffed animals for use when exploring  books

Question 15

Parents/guardians should ensure that their children have a daily reading ritual, a designated place for reading in the home, access to a variety of books, and opportunities for rich discussion about what they are reading.

Question 16

Examples of environmental print include:

A) street signs, billboards, and labels on cereal boxes
B) worksheets, textbooks, and word walls.
C) banners, books, and classroom posters
D) books, poems, and other texts about the natural world.

Question 17

English has four language cueing systems that are based on creating meaning through socially shared conventions. These are:

A) semantic, graphophonic, syntactic, and pragmatic
B) graphophonic, semantic, syntactic, and dialectic
C) symbolic, graphophonic, semantic, and pragmatic
D) pragmatic, semantic, interactive, and syntactic

Question 18

Reading aloud to children is likely to benefit them in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

A) shaping lifelong reading identity
B) developing a love of language.
C) building critical thinking skills
D) changing their belief systems

Question 19

Parents/guardians should emphasize recall and comprehension questions when talking with their children about books.

Question 20

Name three literacy strategies or practices that may support a child's cognitive development.

Question 21

Compare and contrast emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research. Then, describe how both theories may be incorporated into early literacy curriculum and instruction.

Question 22

You are preparing to teach a class of second graders (ages 7-8), and you want to design a literacy curriculum and instruction that will support their early literacy development throughout the school year. Describe how you will set up your classroom for literacy learning, how you will communicate with parents or guardians about their roles in their child's literary learning, and how you will incorporate the holistic model of literacy into your regular instruction.