CST 221
CST 221 Study Guide Exam Review
Questions Containing 273 terms with
Certified Solutions 2024.
When students practice fluency: - Answer: They practice by reading connected
pieces of text. they don't read word by word - they will read a sentence straight
through.
Reading fluently is important because: - Answer: It enables students to
comprehend what they are reading.
Students who are not fluent in reading would: - Answer: Sound out each letter or
word slowly and pay more attention t the phonics of each word.
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Fluent readers: - Answer: Will read a sentence aloud using appropriate
intonations.
The best way to test for fluently: - Answer: Have a student read something ALOUD
- preferably a few sentences in a row.
Fluency is a good predictor of: - Answer: Comprehension
Reading aloud to young children is: - Answer: One of the most important things
that an adult can do because they are teaching children how to:
1. Monitor
2. Question
3. Predict
4. And confirm what they hear in in the stories
Word Consciousness - Answer: Children who have access to books can first tell the
story through the pictures. They then begin to realize the connection between the
spoken words and the printed words. They realize that the written words tell a
story.
Language and conventions of print - Answer: During this stage, children learn how
to:
- hold a book
- where to begin to read
- the left-to-right motion
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- continue from one line to another
Functions of print - Answer: Children discover that print can be used for a variety
of purposes and functions, including entertainment and information.
Experiences with print will help preschool children: - Answer: Develop an
understanding of the:
- conventions
- purposes
- and functions of print.
Children learn about print and come to an understanding that: - Answer: Print
carries the story.
Knowledge about the conventions of print enables children to understand: -
Answer: The physical structure of language
The conceptual knowledge that printed words convey a message helps children: -
Answer: Bridge the gap between oral and written language.
Phonological awareness and knowledge of print-speech relations: - Answer: Play
an important role in facilitating reading acquisition
Phonological awareness instruction should be: - Answer: An integral component
of early reading programs.
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Story book reading affects: - Answer: - children's knowledge about
- strategies for
- and attitudes towards reading
Storybook reading - Answer: This is the most strongly supported across the
emergent literacy literature as a strategy to promote growth in literacy
acquisition.
Early language development follows a: - Answer: Continuum. Early language
development is important to later reading development.
Learning Approach - Answer: Language development evolved from learning the
rules of language structure and applying them through imitation and
reinforcement. According to this approach: language, cognitive and social
development were independent of each other.
Children were expected to learn language from patterning and imitating adults
who spoke and wrote Standard English.
Linguistic Approach - Answer: Language ability is innate and develops through
natural human maturation as environmental stimuli trigger acquisition of
syntactical structures appropriate to each exposure level. In other words,
language is innate and stimulated by triggers. According to this approach, linguists
attributed language development to biological rather than cognitive or social
influences.
CST 221 Study Guide Exam Review
Questions Containing 273 terms with
Certified Solutions 2024.
When students practice fluency: - Answer: They practice by reading connected
pieces of text. they don't read word by word - they will read a sentence straight
through.
Reading fluently is important because: - Answer: It enables students to
comprehend what they are reading.
Students who are not fluent in reading would: - Answer: Sound out each letter or
word slowly and pay more attention t the phonics of each word.
, CST 221
Fluent readers: - Answer: Will read a sentence aloud using appropriate
intonations.
The best way to test for fluently: - Answer: Have a student read something ALOUD
- preferably a few sentences in a row.
Fluency is a good predictor of: - Answer: Comprehension
Reading aloud to young children is: - Answer: One of the most important things
that an adult can do because they are teaching children how to:
1. Monitor
2. Question
3. Predict
4. And confirm what they hear in in the stories
Word Consciousness - Answer: Children who have access to books can first tell the
story through the pictures. They then begin to realize the connection between the
spoken words and the printed words. They realize that the written words tell a
story.
Language and conventions of print - Answer: During this stage, children learn how
to:
- hold a book
- where to begin to read
- the left-to-right motion
, CST 221
- continue from one line to another
Functions of print - Answer: Children discover that print can be used for a variety
of purposes and functions, including entertainment and information.
Experiences with print will help preschool children: - Answer: Develop an
understanding of the:
- conventions
- purposes
- and functions of print.
Children learn about print and come to an understanding that: - Answer: Print
carries the story.
Knowledge about the conventions of print enables children to understand: -
Answer: The physical structure of language
The conceptual knowledge that printed words convey a message helps children: -
Answer: Bridge the gap between oral and written language.
Phonological awareness and knowledge of print-speech relations: - Answer: Play
an important role in facilitating reading acquisition
Phonological awareness instruction should be: - Answer: An integral component
of early reading programs.
, CST 221
Story book reading affects: - Answer: - children's knowledge about
- strategies for
- and attitudes towards reading
Storybook reading - Answer: This is the most strongly supported across the
emergent literacy literature as a strategy to promote growth in literacy
acquisition.
Early language development follows a: - Answer: Continuum. Early language
development is important to later reading development.
Learning Approach - Answer: Language development evolved from learning the
rules of language structure and applying them through imitation and
reinforcement. According to this approach: language, cognitive and social
development were independent of each other.
Children were expected to learn language from patterning and imitating adults
who spoke and wrote Standard English.
Linguistic Approach - Answer: Language ability is innate and develops through
natural human maturation as environmental stimuli trigger acquisition of
syntactical structures appropriate to each exposure level. In other words,
language is innate and stimulated by triggers. According to this approach, linguists
attributed language development to biological rather than cognitive or social
influences.
