Exam 10: Language, Emergent Literacy, and Play

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The initiator of the behaviourist theory was:

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Draw the connections between play and how children learn language and literacy skills.

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Play is an essential part of how children learn language and literacy skills. When children engage in play, they are using language to communicate with others, express their thoughts and ideas, and make sense of the world around them. Through pretend play, children often use language in new and creative ways as they take on different roles and act out various scenarios. This helps them to expand their vocabulary, improve their sentence structure, and develop a deeper understanding of language.

Additionally, play provides children with opportunities to explore written language and literacy materials. Whether it's through playing with alphabet blocks, looking at picture books, or writing pretend notes, children are able to interact with written language in a meaningful and enjoyable way. This exposure to written language helps them to understand the concept of print, recognize letters and words, and eventually learn to read and write.

Furthermore, play allows children to practice important literacy skills such as storytelling, sequencing, and making predictions. When children engage in imaginative play, they often create narratives and storylines, which require them to use language to develop characters, describe settings, and convey events. This helps them to build their storytelling abilities and understand the structure of narratives, which are crucial skills for reading and writing.

In conclusion, play is integral to children's language and literacy development. It provides them with opportunities to use language in a variety of contexts, interact with written language, and practice important literacy skills. By incorporating play into their learning experiences, children can develop a strong foundation for language and literacy that will support them throughout their academic and personal lives.

Early learning teachers approach language and literacy development experiences by considering children's interests, capabilities, test scores, and milestones.

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Skebo and colleagues (2013) suggest that there are six stages of literacy development over our lifespan.

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According to Dietze (2006), scaffolding is a fundamental principle of nature where one concept is built upon a previous learning structure.

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When children speak in longer sentences they begin to demonstrate that they know grammatical rules such as plurals, possession, and tense in nouns and verbs. These are considered the rules of:

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An early learning teacher expectations for children to attempt reading and writing would best be supported if they are provided with:

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An early learning teacher can infer that when a toddler holds out an empty cup and says "dah" that the reason for this communication is to:

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A reading centre is most effectively placed:

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Which is a critical content area for early literacy?

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The alphabetic principle describes when children understand that letters represent sounds that inform words.

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Receptive language development is the ability to listen and understand the spoken, signed, or written word.

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"Circle time" is the most effective time to read to children.

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According to McVicker (2007), when a school-age child responds to a book being read by an early learning teacher by laughing, chanting, and moving closer to the book, he would be demonstrating:

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The research suggests that gender is not a variable in children's language development.

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Children first explore writing by:

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Early learning teachers should always avoid posing close-ended questions in an early learning environment.

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The Hanen OWL Strategy refers to:

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Literate behaviours are precursors to more specific literacy skills.

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Children paying attention to new and exciting environmental stimuli to naturally acquire knowledge refers to:

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