LETRS EARLY CHILDHOOD FINAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
1. oral language, phonological pro- The National Early Literacy Panel iden-
cessing, and print knowledge. tified three foundational areas of early
literacy. These include:
2. DAP involves teachers helping Which statement best describes the po-
children meet challenging and sition of the National Association for the
achievable learning goals as indi- Education of Young Children on devel-
viduals and as part of a group. opmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?
3. letter knowledge and phonemic For children transitioning from
awareness preschool to kindergarten, which litera-
cy skills are the best two predictive in-
dicators of their literacy achievement in
grades 2-3?
4. unfamiliar words that may be en- When preparing to read a children's sto-
countered in a variety of contexts rybook, which vocabulary words should
a teacher select and prepare specifically
to teach?
5. syntax What structure of oral language de-
scribes the rules of how words are or-
ganized in sentences?
6. language that is melodic, has a Which characteristics best describe
high pitch, and uses simplified vo- child-directed language?
cabulary
7. parallel talk A teacher is interacting with a group of
children playing in the block area of the
classroom, and she describes what a
child is doing by saying, "You put two
more blocks on the end. Now your road
is longer." This is an example of which
language stimulation technique?
8. Where do apples come from? In a small-group activity assorting fruits
and vegetables, a teacher asks a ques-
tion that is decontextual and inferential.
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1. oral language, phonological pro- The National Early Literacy Panel iden-
cessing, and print knowledge. tified three foundational areas of early
literacy. These include:
2. DAP involves teachers helping Which statement best describes the po-
children meet challenging and sition of the National Association for the
achievable learning goals as indi- Education of Young Children on devel-
viduals and as part of a group. opmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?
3. letter knowledge and phonemic For children transitioning from
awareness preschool to kindergarten, which litera-
cy skills are the best two predictive in-
dicators of their literacy achievement in
grades 2-3?
4. unfamiliar words that may be en- When preparing to read a children's sto-
countered in a variety of contexts rybook, which vocabulary words should
a teacher select and prepare specifically
to teach?
5. syntax What structure of oral language de-
scribes the rules of how words are or-
ganized in sentences?
6. language that is melodic, has a Which characteristics best describe
high pitch, and uses simplified vo- child-directed language?
cabulary
7. parallel talk A teacher is interacting with a group of
children playing in the block area of the
classroom, and she describes what a
child is doing by saying, "You put two
more blocks on the end. Now your road
is longer." This is an example of which
language stimulation technique?
8. Where do apples come from? In a small-group activity assorting fruits
and vegetables, a teacher asks a ques-
tion that is decontextual and inferential.
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