LETRS for Early Childhood Educators:Unit 1-4
Answered (Graded A) 2024
LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Unit 1
Which skill is expected for a child in the early literacy level but not at the early reading and writing level?
- Answer- learning the names of several alphabet letters
The major finding of the seminal study conducted by Hart and Risley (1995) determined which of the
following? - Answer- Young children's exposure to oral language is related to their later academic
success.
Which statement bet describes early learning standards? - Answer- They describe what young children
should be learning.
A teacher who follows the tenets of developmentally appropriate practice arranges centers? - Answer-
that are connected to a central theme with planned learning outcomes.
Developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development both describe the
following premises except: - Answer- social/emotional skills are the most important domain to focus on
in preschool settings.
What characteristic best describes a standardized assessment tool? - Answer- It is designed to provide
information on skill development in a consistent manner so the results can be compared to a norm or
benchmark.
Which assessment procedure is designed to provide the best screening data? - Answer- use of a
standardized tool with all children to determine if they have reached an expected learning level
Along with executive functioning, which set of tasks are strong predictive indicators of children's learning
at the transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten? - Answer- the ability to name letters and isolate
initial sounds in words
Which of the following is not an executive functioning skill? - Answer- temperament
, Which behavior describes a child who is at the maintenance stage of learning the alphabet? - Answer-
names several uppercase letters and a few lowercase letters
LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Unit 2
How many vowel phonemes does the English language have? - Answer- 19
During production of a speech sound, the vocal folds may open and close rapidly, causing vibration.
Which term describes speech sounds made this way? - Answer- voiced sounds
Which of the following can be challenges for children who are native Spanish speakers? - Answer- The
English language uses sevearl consonant sounds not used in spanish. In Spanish, unlike English, /s/ is
never part of a consonant blend. Many simple Spanish words use a CVCV pattern, not the CVC pattern
used for many simple English words.
Which phrase best describes the phonological skills of a typical four-year-old? - Answer- generally able
to make himself or herself understood by others
Which class of consonant sounds tends to be most challenging for children to learn to say? - Answer-
liquids (/l/, /r/)
Which system of language are children learning when they learn common prefixes and suffixes? -
Answer- morphology
Read the one-syllable verbs below. Which one would become a two-syllable verb if you added the suffix
"-ed"? - Answer- bat
Which sentences below use the most common syntactical structure in English? Select all that apply. -
Answer- I love spaghetti! Karen shut the door.
Which sets of words below would be considered Tier 3 vocabulary? Select all that apply. - Answer- a.
beam, column, anchor. d. root, stem, petal
Which of the following is an example of prosody? - Answer- reading dialogue in a story with expression.
Answered (Graded A) 2024
LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Unit 1
Which skill is expected for a child in the early literacy level but not at the early reading and writing level?
- Answer- learning the names of several alphabet letters
The major finding of the seminal study conducted by Hart and Risley (1995) determined which of the
following? - Answer- Young children's exposure to oral language is related to their later academic
success.
Which statement bet describes early learning standards? - Answer- They describe what young children
should be learning.
A teacher who follows the tenets of developmentally appropriate practice arranges centers? - Answer-
that are connected to a central theme with planned learning outcomes.
Developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development both describe the
following premises except: - Answer- social/emotional skills are the most important domain to focus on
in preschool settings.
What characteristic best describes a standardized assessment tool? - Answer- It is designed to provide
information on skill development in a consistent manner so the results can be compared to a norm or
benchmark.
Which assessment procedure is designed to provide the best screening data? - Answer- use of a
standardized tool with all children to determine if they have reached an expected learning level
Along with executive functioning, which set of tasks are strong predictive indicators of children's learning
at the transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten? - Answer- the ability to name letters and isolate
initial sounds in words
Which of the following is not an executive functioning skill? - Answer- temperament
, Which behavior describes a child who is at the maintenance stage of learning the alphabet? - Answer-
names several uppercase letters and a few lowercase letters
LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Unit 2
How many vowel phonemes does the English language have? - Answer- 19
During production of a speech sound, the vocal folds may open and close rapidly, causing vibration.
Which term describes speech sounds made this way? - Answer- voiced sounds
Which of the following can be challenges for children who are native Spanish speakers? - Answer- The
English language uses sevearl consonant sounds not used in spanish. In Spanish, unlike English, /s/ is
never part of a consonant blend. Many simple Spanish words use a CVCV pattern, not the CVC pattern
used for many simple English words.
Which phrase best describes the phonological skills of a typical four-year-old? - Answer- generally able
to make himself or herself understood by others
Which class of consonant sounds tends to be most challenging for children to learn to say? - Answer-
liquids (/l/, /r/)
Which system of language are children learning when they learn common prefixes and suffixes? -
Answer- morphology
Read the one-syllable verbs below. Which one would become a two-syllable verb if you added the suffix
"-ed"? - Answer- bat
Which sentences below use the most common syntactical structure in English? Select all that apply. -
Answer- I love spaghetti! Karen shut the door.
Which sets of words below would be considered Tier 3 vocabulary? Select all that apply. - Answer- a.
beam, column, anchor. d. root, stem, petal
Which of the following is an example of prosody? - Answer- reading dialogue in a story with expression.
