NYSTCE Multi-Subject - Teachers of Early Childhood
(Birth-Grade 2) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Overextending language When a baby uses a single word to mean many different things
Holophrastic stage When babies can use a few words but understand many more
Broca's area vs Wernicke's area Broca's area is involved with production and Wernicke's area with understanding
Babies repeatedly babbling 'oooohs' and 'aaahs' is an A baby's first speech-like sounds
example of...
Argument against Noam Chomsky's theory of universal The Pirahã people speak a language that doesn't follow usual language rules
language
Noam Chomsky's theory of universal language Everyone is born with a universal grammar hard-wired into their brains
A child typically has a vocabulary of at least 450 words 3 years old; should be able to speak in simple sentences at that point
by what age?
, At what age should a child be able to imitate spoken 12 months
words
A child should be able to recognize a parent's voice by 3 months
what age
A child should be able to use and understand spatial 5 years old; they should be able to use spatial relationships such as 'behind' and
relations by what age 'under' by utilizing their vocabulary of about 2,000 words
What are steps in the development of language Hearing words spoken around them, making associations between those spoken
words and familiar objects. and being able to speak those words themselves
Benefits of discourse in the classroom Encourages communication strategies, critical thinking, and collaboration;
encourages practical, communicative use of language
Circumlocution A communication strategy where you use the words you do know to describe or
talk around a word that you don't know
What is the main focus of discourse Fluid communication about a topic
Stephen Krashen's theory of how we acquire language 1. Acquisition vs Learning: acquisition is subconscious and natural while learning is
conscious and formal
2. Comprehensible Input: language should be slightly above the learner's current
level to be understood and absorbed effectively
3. Affective filter: motivation confidence, and low anxiety improve language
acquisition
According to Stephen Krashen, how does discourse aid It encourages language acquisition, which is part of the subconscious process of
language development? language development
Primary impacts of oral language skills on reading vocabulary, comfort with communication, a desire to read, and teaching culture
development
Oral language teaches young children culture. How does It teaches children the background knowledge they need to contextualize what
this impact reading? they are reading
What do children gain through oral language Ability to communicate needs and wants, associate abstract ideas with concrete
meaning, and understand the structure of language; also impacts a child's ability
to learn how to read
(Birth-Grade 2) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Overextending language When a baby uses a single word to mean many different things
Holophrastic stage When babies can use a few words but understand many more
Broca's area vs Wernicke's area Broca's area is involved with production and Wernicke's area with understanding
Babies repeatedly babbling 'oooohs' and 'aaahs' is an A baby's first speech-like sounds
example of...
Argument against Noam Chomsky's theory of universal The Pirahã people speak a language that doesn't follow usual language rules
language
Noam Chomsky's theory of universal language Everyone is born with a universal grammar hard-wired into their brains
A child typically has a vocabulary of at least 450 words 3 years old; should be able to speak in simple sentences at that point
by what age?
, At what age should a child be able to imitate spoken 12 months
words
A child should be able to recognize a parent's voice by 3 months
what age
A child should be able to use and understand spatial 5 years old; they should be able to use spatial relationships such as 'behind' and
relations by what age 'under' by utilizing their vocabulary of about 2,000 words
What are steps in the development of language Hearing words spoken around them, making associations between those spoken
words and familiar objects. and being able to speak those words themselves
Benefits of discourse in the classroom Encourages communication strategies, critical thinking, and collaboration;
encourages practical, communicative use of language
Circumlocution A communication strategy where you use the words you do know to describe or
talk around a word that you don't know
What is the main focus of discourse Fluid communication about a topic
Stephen Krashen's theory of how we acquire language 1. Acquisition vs Learning: acquisition is subconscious and natural while learning is
conscious and formal
2. Comprehensible Input: language should be slightly above the learner's current
level to be understood and absorbed effectively
3. Affective filter: motivation confidence, and low anxiety improve language
acquisition
According to Stephen Krashen, how does discourse aid It encourages language acquisition, which is part of the subconscious process of
language development? language development
Primary impacts of oral language skills on reading vocabulary, comfort with communication, a desire to read, and teaching culture
development
Oral language teaches young children culture. How does It teaches children the background knowledge they need to contextualize what
this impact reading? they are reading
What do children gain through oral language Ability to communicate needs and wants, associate abstract ideas with concrete
meaning, and understand the structure of language; also impacts a child's ability
to learn how to read
