OSAT- CEOE Study Guide: Early Childhood
Education Questions and Answers
What sounds should a child learn first? Letter sounds with the greatest frequency
Lexlile reading level tool that measures what level students should read
How is a lexlile level scored word frequency + sentence length
holophrastic speech in the early stages of language acquisition, the young child's use of
single words to convey complete thoughts
telegraphic speech early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram—"go car"—
using mostly nouns and verbs; no prepositions
High Scope Approach encourages active learning in which children have direct hands-on
carefully planned experiences
Creative Curriculum offers a balance between teacher-directed and child-initiated
learning; emphasizes appreciation of children's general growth and development while
responding to each learning style
10 Child Interest Areas blocks
,dramatic play
toys/games
art
library discovery
sand & water
music & movement
cooking
computers
outdoor play
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
How many days to complete an IDEA evaluation after initial request? 60 days
lesson accommodations doesn't change the end product of a lesson, just how the student
achieves it
lesson modification changes what the student learns (modifying an advanced students
work to make it more challenging)
phonics corresponding sounds with letters or groups of letters
, Character development children's understanding of social rules and how their behavior
and actions affect others
Critical Literacy Theory goal is for students to develop literacy skills that will enable them
to actively engage with text in order to understand the potential for abuse of power and other
forms of inequality
Part to Whole Reading Model emphasizes the importance of students learning letter
names and sounds, then simple words that are easily decoded, then reading stories that consist of
the same easily decoded words
Phonic approach encourages readers to break down words into individual graphemes and
sound them out in order to then read the whole word accurately.
Linguistic approach to reading identifying patterns in words, onset and rime and word
families
sight word approach to reading taught words that are in the story, flashcards to memorize
words, automaticity in recognizing large sets of words
Whole-Part-Whole Whole skill is practiced and demonstrated before being broken down
into the parts to practice the individual elements, then putting the whole skill back together.
Education Questions and Answers
What sounds should a child learn first? Letter sounds with the greatest frequency
Lexlile reading level tool that measures what level students should read
How is a lexlile level scored word frequency + sentence length
holophrastic speech in the early stages of language acquisition, the young child's use of
single words to convey complete thoughts
telegraphic speech early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram—"go car"—
using mostly nouns and verbs; no prepositions
High Scope Approach encourages active learning in which children have direct hands-on
carefully planned experiences
Creative Curriculum offers a balance between teacher-directed and child-initiated
learning; emphasizes appreciation of children's general growth and development while
responding to each learning style
10 Child Interest Areas blocks
,dramatic play
toys/games
art
library discovery
sand & water
music & movement
cooking
computers
outdoor play
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
How many days to complete an IDEA evaluation after initial request? 60 days
lesson accommodations doesn't change the end product of a lesson, just how the student
achieves it
lesson modification changes what the student learns (modifying an advanced students
work to make it more challenging)
phonics corresponding sounds with letters or groups of letters
, Character development children's understanding of social rules and how their behavior
and actions affect others
Critical Literacy Theory goal is for students to develop literacy skills that will enable them
to actively engage with text in order to understand the potential for abuse of power and other
forms of inequality
Part to Whole Reading Model emphasizes the importance of students learning letter
names and sounds, then simple words that are easily decoded, then reading stories that consist of
the same easily decoded words
Phonic approach encourages readers to break down words into individual graphemes and
sound them out in order to then read the whole word accurately.
Linguistic approach to reading identifying patterns in words, onset and rime and word
families
sight word approach to reading taught words that are in the story, flashcards to memorize
words, automaticity in recognizing large sets of words
Whole-Part-Whole Whole skill is practiced and demonstrated before being broken down
into the parts to practice the individual elements, then putting the whole skill back together.
