Exam 14: Print-Early Knowledge and Emerging Interest

What might many four-year-olds know about alphabet letters?

When first learning to write,children often press down so hard they tear the paper.

Each child has her own way of remembering the shapes of alphabet letters.

Working with preschoolers in a developmentally appropriate fashion to promote language arts involves a lot of

To know and learn the alphabet a child understands and is able to demonstrate four components.These are …….?

A child's early knowledge of print can involve writing a string of marks and making a drawing to tell a story or recreate a happening.

Frustrating elements in language games promote child problem solving and makes games enjoyable.

In designing games to increase child familiarity with print,what developmentally appropriate criteria should guide teachers? Name five.

When children do print alphabet letters,among the easiest to print are

In kindergarten,teachers print children's names in all uppercase letters.

It is estimated that half the children entering kindergarten may not have a basic familiarity with print.

Early aptitude for writing has been linked to success with reading.

C-D-y may be an example of invented spelling.

It is a big step forward when children learn the difference between random marks and alphabet letters.

Children's names are printed on children's work in the upper right-hand corner.

Skill-and-drill instruction in alphabet letter formation

The early childhood educator who is remembered for designing many teaching aids to promote printing in preschoolers through the child's sense of touch was

A proper writing grip

Interactive and scaffolded writing is a teacher technique to use with three-year-old preschoolers.

Early readers probably come from families that