OAE Elementary Education Subtest I questions with correct answers

Activities that increase children's awareness of the sounds of language - Answer singing, rhyming games, nursery rhymes Materials that promote identification of the letters of the alphabet - Answer magnetic letters, alphabet books, blocks, puzzles, and charts 3 steps of the listening process - Answer 1. receiving 2. attending 3. assigning meaning 3 phases of the listening process - Answer 1. pre-listening 2. during listening 3. after listening Pre-listening Phase - Answer teachers must establish what is already known about a topic and connect it to personal experiences; build necessary background knowledge and clarify possibly confusing information; set purpose for listening; ask students to think of questions and make predictions During Listening Phase - Answer have students predict what might happen next; encourage students to form mental pictures; ask students questions to clarify what they hear (have advanced students take notes and analyze the message & persuasive techniques used)