CI 475 PRACTICE TEST SOLUTIONS 2026
FULL ANSWERS
⫸ Emergent literacy. Answer: How children learn to read and write.
Is a process that begins in infancy and continues into adulthood, if not
throughout life. Cultural and social aspects of language learning, and
children's experiences with and understandings about written
language are also included.
⫸ Shared reading. Answer: Drawing students' attention to the text by
demonstrating concepts, pointing out letters, words, punctuation
marks, modeling strategies, and asking questions about concepts of
print.
⫸ Ways to include literacy around the classroom. Answer: -easel to
display big books placed next to teacher's chair
-chart racks
-morning messages
-interactive writing
-charts with poems used for choral reading
-pocket chart with word cards and sentence strips
-classroom library with picture and chapter books
-word wall
-literacy center
,⫸ Word wall. Answer: Should have high-frequency words divided
into sections for each letter of the alphabet.
⫸ Literacy center. Answer: Should have magnetic letters, puppets,
props, whiteboards and pens, puzzles and games, and flashcards (all
used in minilessons).
⫸ Bag a story. Answer: Children use objects in a paper bag to create
a story. They draw pictures or write sentences to tell the story they've
created.
⫸ Clipboards. Answer: Children search the classroom for words
beginning with a particular letter or featuring a spelling pattern and
write them on paper attached to clipboards.
⫸ Games. Answer: Children play alphabet, phonics, and other
literacy card and board games with classmates.
⫸ Library. Answer: Children read books related to a thematic unit
and write or draw about the books in reading logs.
⫸ Listening. Answer: Children listen to a tape of a story or
informational book while they follow along i na copy of the book.
⫸ Making words. Answer: Children practice a making words activity
that they've previously done together as a class with teacher guidance.
, ⫸ Messages. Answer: Children write notes to classmates and the
teachers and post them on a special "Message Center" bulletin board.
⫸ Poetry frames. Answer: Children arrange word cards on a chart-
sized poetry frame to create a poem and then practice reading it.
⫸ Reading the room. Answer: Children use pointers to point to and
reread big books, charts, signs, and other texts posted in the
classroom.
⫸ Research. Answer: Children use the internet, informational books,
photos, and realia to learn more about topics in literature focus units
and thematic units.
⫸ Story reenactment. Answer: Children use small props, finger
puppets, or flannel board figures to reenact familiar stories with
classmates.
⫸ Word sort. Answer: Children categorize high-frequency or
thematic word cards displayed in a pocket chart.
⫸ Phonology development. Answer: Children learn to produce the
sounds of English and to manipulate language in playful ways.
⫸ Syntax development. Answer: Children learn to combine words
into different types of sentences and to use irregular verb forms,
pronouns, and plural markers and other inflectional endings.
FULL ANSWERS
⫸ Emergent literacy. Answer: How children learn to read and write.
Is a process that begins in infancy and continues into adulthood, if not
throughout life. Cultural and social aspects of language learning, and
children's experiences with and understandings about written
language are also included.
⫸ Shared reading. Answer: Drawing students' attention to the text by
demonstrating concepts, pointing out letters, words, punctuation
marks, modeling strategies, and asking questions about concepts of
print.
⫸ Ways to include literacy around the classroom. Answer: -easel to
display big books placed next to teacher's chair
-chart racks
-morning messages
-interactive writing
-charts with poems used for choral reading
-pocket chart with word cards and sentence strips
-classroom library with picture and chapter books
-word wall
-literacy center
,⫸ Word wall. Answer: Should have high-frequency words divided
into sections for each letter of the alphabet.
⫸ Literacy center. Answer: Should have magnetic letters, puppets,
props, whiteboards and pens, puzzles and games, and flashcards (all
used in minilessons).
⫸ Bag a story. Answer: Children use objects in a paper bag to create
a story. They draw pictures or write sentences to tell the story they've
created.
⫸ Clipboards. Answer: Children search the classroom for words
beginning with a particular letter or featuring a spelling pattern and
write them on paper attached to clipboards.
⫸ Games. Answer: Children play alphabet, phonics, and other
literacy card and board games with classmates.
⫸ Library. Answer: Children read books related to a thematic unit
and write or draw about the books in reading logs.
⫸ Listening. Answer: Children listen to a tape of a story or
informational book while they follow along i na copy of the book.
⫸ Making words. Answer: Children practice a making words activity
that they've previously done together as a class with teacher guidance.
, ⫸ Messages. Answer: Children write notes to classmates and the
teachers and post them on a special "Message Center" bulletin board.
⫸ Poetry frames. Answer: Children arrange word cards on a chart-
sized poetry frame to create a poem and then practice reading it.
⫸ Reading the room. Answer: Children use pointers to point to and
reread big books, charts, signs, and other texts posted in the
classroom.
⫸ Research. Answer: Children use the internet, informational books,
photos, and realia to learn more about topics in literature focus units
and thematic units.
⫸ Story reenactment. Answer: Children use small props, finger
puppets, or flannel board figures to reenact familiar stories with
classmates.
⫸ Word sort. Answer: Children categorize high-frequency or
thematic word cards displayed in a pocket chart.
⫸ Phonology development. Answer: Children learn to produce the
sounds of English and to manipulate language in playful ways.
⫸ Syntax development. Answer: Children learn to combine words
into different types of sentences and to use irregular verb forms,
pronouns, and plural markers and other inflectional endings.
