AEPA Subject Test: Early Childhood Education questions with correct answers

Stages of Literacy Development: Pre-reading Stage CORRECT ANSWER - usually spans children's early years (until age 5 or 6) - children comprehend/use oral language - develop print awareness and understand print carries meaning - recognize alphabetical letters - begin phonemic awareness - begin to recognize alphabetic principle Stages of Literacy Development: Beginning Reading Stage CORRECT ANSWER - children in kindergarten/first grade - children master recognizing letters and connecting them to corresponding sounds - solidify phonemic awareness - begin using phonemic awareness/alphabetic principle to spell/read words - build sight word vocabulary - able to decode words in grade level texts Stages of Literacy Development: Primary Stage CORRECT ANSWER - 2nd/3rd grade - shift from reading words to reading extended text - comprehension of meaning plays a more significant role - children read grade level texts with comprehension and fluency Curriculum Model: High/Scope CORRECT ANSWER -based on Piaget's theory of intellectual development