Exam 4: Early Literacy: From Birth to School

Imagine you are a first grade teacher and you receive a phone call from a mother who is concerned about all of the spelling errors in a story that her son recently wrote at school. Describe how you would explain the use of invented spelling and why you encourage it in your classroom.

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should include an explanation of invented spelling, the developmental appropriateness of its usage, and its signal to parents and teachers of the beginning of analyzing speech sounds in print. Invented spellings help children place ideas before notions of correctness. Therefore, it should be celebrated as a display of intelligence and emerging competence with written language.

When designing a ________ consider the setting, location, and props.

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Compare and contrast shared reading and repeated readings.

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Both shared reading and repeated readings are read-aloud strategies. Shared reading is usually done using a "big book" or other large print text. The teacher and the class of beginners partake in the reading and rereading of favorite stories, songs, and poems. Shared reading allows children to watch what a more expert reader does with text. Repeated readings are usually done with favorite stories and are a type of memory reading in which recalling and rehearsing takes place. It instills a sense of independence in children. Text needs to be predictable and repetitive so that children can easily anticipate text and join in.

During writing time at preschool Xander drew a stick figure and made some unintelligible scribbles around it. When he showed it to his teacher, he pointed to the scribbles and says, "This says 'I love mommy.'" This behavior suggests Xander most likely

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Which of the following is NOT considered a language experience activity?

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Question 5

At what stage of literacy development do parents play a role, and at what stage do teachers influence a child's literacy development?

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Question 6

Providing students opportunities to explore written language with paper and pencil helps them to form expectations that print is meaningful.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the "essentials for families" to use when trying to motivate young children to become better readers?

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Question 8

Which literacy development phase marks the time when children become curious about print and print-related activities?

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Question 9

Invented spellings signal to parents and teachers that children are beginning to analyze speech sounds in print.

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Question 10

The Language Experience Approach (LEA) is an activity that directly connects what?

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Question 11

The phase of literacy development when young children enjoy being read to and begin to engage in sustained reading and writing activities is the

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Question 12

The phase of literacy development when children extend and refine their literacy skills and strategies in increasingly more sophisticated ways is the

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Question 13

When teachers assume a role in children's play where they are directive and model specific behaviors, they are taking on the ________ role.

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Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a typical activity in a literate environment?

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Question 15

A first-year teacher asks you how she should model directionality and one-to-one word matching. You tell her she should be

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Question 16

In an environment that promotes literacy development, risk-taking is not an important factor.

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Question 17

Children who have mastered letter-sound correspondence may use ________ spelling.

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Question 18

Which of the following is least likely to be in a literate environment?

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Question 19

Mr. Berg's kindergarten classroom has labels on key objects in the classroom, posters that include words and captions, and a big book on display for the children's use. This kind of classroom environment is most likely to help promote children's

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Imagine you are a first grade teacher and you receive a phone call from a mother who is concerned about all of the spelling errors in a story that her son recently wrote at school. Describe how you would explain the use of invented spelling and why you encourage it in your classroom.

When designing a ________ consider the setting, location, and props.

Compare and contrast shared reading and repeated readings.

During writing time at preschool Xander drew a stick figure and made some unintelligible scribbles around it. When he showed it to his teacher, he pointed to the scribbles and says, "This says 'I love mommy.'" This behavior suggests Xander most likely

Which of the following is NOT considered a language experience activity?

At what stage of literacy development do parents play a role, and at what stage do teachers influence a child's literacy development?

Providing students opportunities to explore written language with paper and pencil helps them to form expectations that print is meaningful.

Which of the following is NOT one of the "essentials for families" to use when trying to motivate young children to become better readers?

Which literacy development phase marks the time when children become curious about print and print-related activities?

Invented spellings signal to parents and teachers that children are beginning to analyze speech sounds in print.

The Language Experience Approach (LEA) is an activity that directly connects what?

The phase of literacy development when young children enjoy being read to and begin to engage in sustained reading and writing activities is the

The phase of literacy development when children extend and refine their literacy skills and strategies in increasingly more sophisticated ways is the

When teachers assume a role in children's play where they are directive and model specific behaviors, they are taking on the ________ role.

Which of the following is NOT a typical activity in a literate environment?

A first-year teacher asks you how she should model directionality and one-to-one word matching. You tell her she should be

In an environment that promotes literacy development, risk-taking is not an important factor.

Children who have mastered letter-sound correspondence may use ________ spelling.

Which of the following is least likely to be in a literate environment?

Mr. Berg's kindergarten classroom has labels on key objects in the classroom, posters that include words and captions, and a big book on display for the children's use. This kind of classroom environment is most likely to help promote children's

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