FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
Which of the following is the best demonstration of phonemic segmenting from 1st grade students
working with the word "jumping"?
A. jump-ing
B. ju-mp-ing
C. jum-pi-ng
D. j-u-m-p-i-n-g - (ANSWER)D. j-u-m-p-i-n-g
Phonemic Segmenting - (ANSWER)listening to a word and breaking it down into separately spoken
phonemes
Example: j-u-m-p-i-n-g
Aaron is a 1st grade student who has transferred to a new school. His new teacher discovers that he is
weak in the areas of letter and letter-sound recognition. To remedy this deficiency, the best approach
would be
A. literature-based instruction.
B. phonics instruction.
C. process writing.
D. interactive learning. - (ANSWER)B. phonics instruction.
Near the end of the year, a 1st grade student makes the following errors on a reading assessment.
(TABLE)
Excerpt from Reading Assessment
,FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
Words as they appear in the text Student reads the words as
- blocks - box
-flip - Philip
-play - pay
This assessment indicates the student is having difficulty decoding
A. complex onsets.
B. word-final consonants.
C. consonant digraphs.
D. l-controlled vowels. - (ANSWER)A. complex onsets.
Word-Final Consonants - (ANSWER)Consonants appearing at the end of words
Example: big, cab, has, box, etc.
Consonant Digraphs - (ANSWER)Two or more consonants that, together, represent one sound.
Example, the consonants "p" and "h" form the grapheme ph that can represent the /f/ sound in words
such as "nephew" and "phone."
- sh, ch, th, wh, ph
L-Controlled Vowels - (ANSWER)a syllable in which the vowel is followed by an L.
Example: ball, bell, cold, bull, pill, pencil, animal, camel
,FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
- al, el, ol, ul, il
The teacher reads aloud to the whole class for 20 minutes each day. This activity promotes
A. metacognition skills.
B. critical thinking skills.
C. literacy development.
D. language development. - (ANSWER)C. literacy development.
A teacher creates weekly activities that allow students to interact with the classroom word wall, the
message board, the daily calendar, posters, and each other. What purpose does the teacher have for
creating such an interactive classroom?
A. setting up a cooperative learning environment for the students
B. teaching the students to work together in a collaborative setting
C. creating a print-rich environment that reflects the makeup of the class
D. developing an awareness of the impact of the environment on learning - (ANSWER)C. creating a print-
rich environment that reflects the makeup of the class
A 2nd grade teacher wants to expand students' knowledge of a topic by providing them various types of
literature in the classroom library, including biographies, essays, and realistic fiction books. The teacher
is showing examples of
A. informational literacy.
B. various publications.
C. literary genres.
, FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
D. book talks. - (ANSWER)C. literary genres.
A teacher asks the students to make a list of the types of stories they enjoy reading. The students share
their lists and decide what kinds of stories they would like the teacher to read to the class. Finally, the
teacher takes the students to the media center to pick books that match the list they have created.
This type of activity is used to
A. motivate the students to more frequently read various types of literature.
B. employ collaboration in order to create a finished product.
C. teach research skills that can be useful from the media center.
D. appreciate different literature preferences. - (ANSWER)D. appreciate different literature preferences.
A student is telling the class about a favorite story that centers around a baby emperor penguin, and the
class wants to know more about the family structure and habitat of this penguin group. The teacher
encourages the students to use the classroom library to find a science book about these topics.
Which of the following best describes the teacher's interaction with students?
A. developing appropriate inquiry and presentation skills
B. promoting literacy skills through the use of different genres
C. previewing of the purpose of research and how to conduct it
D. motivating students to engage in academic and personal reading - (ANSWER)D. motivating students to
engage in academic and personal reading
If a student wants to get an overview of an informational text, see the relationships among the various
topics, and have an indication if the text is in chronological order or by topic, where should the student
look in the text to find this information?
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
Which of the following is the best demonstration of phonemic segmenting from 1st grade students
working with the word "jumping"?
A. jump-ing
B. ju-mp-ing
C. jum-pi-ng
D. j-u-m-p-i-n-g - (ANSWER)D. j-u-m-p-i-n-g
Phonemic Segmenting - (ANSWER)listening to a word and breaking it down into separately spoken
phonemes
Example: j-u-m-p-i-n-g
Aaron is a 1st grade student who has transferred to a new school. His new teacher discovers that he is
weak in the areas of letter and letter-sound recognition. To remedy this deficiency, the best approach
would be
A. literature-based instruction.
B. phonics instruction.
C. process writing.
D. interactive learning. - (ANSWER)B. phonics instruction.
Near the end of the year, a 1st grade student makes the following errors on a reading assessment.
(TABLE)
Excerpt from Reading Assessment
,FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
Words as they appear in the text Student reads the words as
- blocks - box
-flip - Philip
-play - pay
This assessment indicates the student is having difficulty decoding
A. complex onsets.
B. word-final consonants.
C. consonant digraphs.
D. l-controlled vowels. - (ANSWER)A. complex onsets.
Word-Final Consonants - (ANSWER)Consonants appearing at the end of words
Example: big, cab, has, box, etc.
Consonant Digraphs - (ANSWER)Two or more consonants that, together, represent one sound.
Example, the consonants "p" and "h" form the grapheme ph that can represent the /f/ sound in words
such as "nephew" and "phone."
- sh, ch, th, wh, ph
L-Controlled Vowels - (ANSWER)a syllable in which the vowel is followed by an L.
Example: ball, bell, cold, bull, pill, pencil, animal, camel
,FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
- al, el, ol, ul, il
The teacher reads aloud to the whole class for 20 minutes each day. This activity promotes
A. metacognition skills.
B. critical thinking skills.
C. literacy development.
D. language development. - (ANSWER)C. literacy development.
A teacher creates weekly activities that allow students to interact with the classroom word wall, the
message board, the daily calendar, posters, and each other. What purpose does the teacher have for
creating such an interactive classroom?
A. setting up a cooperative learning environment for the students
B. teaching the students to work together in a collaborative setting
C. creating a print-rich environment that reflects the makeup of the class
D. developing an awareness of the impact of the environment on learning - (ANSWER)C. creating a print-
rich environment that reflects the makeup of the class
A 2nd grade teacher wants to expand students' knowledge of a topic by providing them various types of
literature in the classroom library, including biographies, essays, and realistic fiction books. The teacher
is showing examples of
A. informational literacy.
B. various publications.
C. literary genres.
, FTCE Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3: Language Arts and Reading Test with
all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
D. book talks. - (ANSWER)C. literary genres.
A teacher asks the students to make a list of the types of stories they enjoy reading. The students share
their lists and decide what kinds of stories they would like the teacher to read to the class. Finally, the
teacher takes the students to the media center to pick books that match the list they have created.
This type of activity is used to
A. motivate the students to more frequently read various types of literature.
B. employ collaboration in order to create a finished product.
C. teach research skills that can be useful from the media center.
D. appreciate different literature preferences. - (ANSWER)D. appreciate different literature preferences.
A student is telling the class about a favorite story that centers around a baby emperor penguin, and the
class wants to know more about the family structure and habitat of this penguin group. The teacher
encourages the students to use the classroom library to find a science book about these topics.
Which of the following best describes the teacher's interaction with students?
A. developing appropriate inquiry and presentation skills
B. promoting literacy skills through the use of different genres
C. previewing of the purpose of research and how to conduct it
D. motivating students to engage in academic and personal reading - (ANSWER)D. motivating students to
engage in academic and personal reading
If a student wants to get an overview of an informational text, see the relationships among the various
topics, and have an indication if the text is in chronological order or by topic, where should the student
look in the text to find this information?
