Exam 5: Literacy Instruction for Beginning Readers and Writers

Teachers of young children need to ask some important questions that underlie instruction and assessment in an early literacy program to meet their individual needs at school. Which of the following is the LEAST important question teachers need to ask?

When children learn that print can be used to express personal needs, the child is relying upon the ________ use of written language.

Many of the Common Core State Standards can be introduced simply by

Ms. Yeh has many alphabet books in her kindergarten classroom. When asked why she has so many, she replies, "The children love them, and I can teach one of the necessary core skills children need by using them." What skill is she talking about?

_______ Phonological awareness is the ability to hear, recognize, and play with the sounds in our language.

You are teaching first grade and realize most of the younger children in the class have not developed phonemic awareness. Discuss how you will develop phonemic awareness for these beginning readers in your class.

Ms. Wilson shows Tommy pictures of familiar objects. As she points to the first picture, she asks Tommy to name the object in the picture. Next, she asks him to count on his fingers the number of sounds he makes as he says the word again. This activity is most likely to promote which of the following?

Which of the following concepts is least needed in order to phonemically segment words?

You are teaching kindergarten and notice a few of the children appear to have little concept of print. What classroom experiences could you design to develop these necessary concepts?

________ use of written language demonstrates the value of print as a tool for enjoyment. This type of reading is exhibited in the following: riddles, jokes, brainteasers, and poetry.

When children learn how to bridge the gap between time and space through print, the child is relying upon the ____________ use of written language.

Which of the following definitions describes "phonemic awareness?"

You would like to purchase big books for your classroom. However, you must come up with a formal proposal regarding the purchase of the books. Write a proposal to the principal of your school explaining the value of using big books and how you plan to use them. Be sure to include all of the Common Core State Standards that can be accomplished using them.

The major difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness is that

After two or three readings of a big book such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear most 5- and 6-year-olds know it by memory because of the book's

Mrs. Kraus called on a child to match individual word cards with the same word in a story. Next, she asked the child to point to any letters he or she can name in the story. Mrs. Kraus is probably assessing

_______ Emergent literacy assumes children are born ready to learn about literacy and continue to grow in their understanding throughout life.

Which of the following activities is least likely to develop phonemic awareness?

Ms. Welch asks a student to "cup" his hands around a word, showing her that he knows where the word begins and ends. Ms. Welch is most likely assessing what type of awareness?

Which question does NOT underlie instruction and assessment in an emergent literacy program?