NYSTCE CHILDHOOD LITERACY 221 EXAM
Y Y Y Y
Y QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Y Y
Second ylanguage yacquisition y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yMake yall yinstruction yas
yeasy yto yunderstand yas ypossible; yRelate yinstruction yto yculture yof yESL
ychildren; yIncrease yinteractive yactivities yuse ygestures ywhen ymodeling
Vocabulary y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yThe ymore yvocab ya ystudent yknows ythe
yhigher ytheir ycomprehension
Print yand ybook yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySee yconnection ybetween
ywords yand ymeaning yLearn ythat yreading/writing yare yways yto yobtain
yinfo yand ycommunicate yideas yLearn ythe yfeatures yof ytext yie yread yleft yto
yright yspace yetc yetc
Print yrich yenvironment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yDisplay ya yvariety yof yprint yin
yclassroom yuse ygraphic yorganizers y(and ydisplay) yuse ybig ybooks y(to
ypoint yout yprint)
,Oral yand ywritten ylanguage ydevelopment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yDevelop yat
ysame ytime yacquision yof yskills ysupport yeach yother yOral y- ydevelops yin
ycontext yof ysocial ysetting yWritten y- ydoesn't yneed yformal yteaching yif
yexposed yto yprint yrich yenvironment
Letters y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yBefore ylearning yto yread/write yknow ythat
yletters yhave ydistinct yappearance ysound yname
Language yskill ydevelopment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yLearn ythrough yinteracting
ywith yothers yand yexperiencing ylanguage yin ycontext yPromote ylanguage
ydevelopment yby ymodeling yenriched yvocab yUse yquestions yand
yexamples yto yextend ydescriptive ylanguage yskills yPromote yample
yresponse ytime yAsk yfor yclarification yPromote yconversations yProvide
yfeedback yso ythey yknow ythey've ybeen yheard
Fluency y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yRead yaccurately yand yquickly yincrease yfluency
yby yproviding ymany yreading yopportunities
Phonics y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yLearning yto yread yby ylearning yhow yspoken
ylanguage yis yrepresented yby yletters. yLearn yto yread yphonetically y-
ysound yout yphonemes
Decoding y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yMethod/strategy yto ymake ysense yof yprinted
ywords yand ycorrectly ypronounce ythem
, Alphabetic yprinciple y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yUse yof yletters yand ycombos yof
yletters yto yrepresent yspeech ysounds
Teaching yphonological yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- y- yclapping yto ysounds
yof ywords ynames yall ywords yin ysentences y- ypractice ysaying yblended
yphonemes y- ysinging ysongs ythat yinvolve yphoneme yreplacement y-
yreading yvariety yof ytexts y(includes ypatterned yand ypredictable
yalliterative) yout yloud y- ylistening yto yenviornmental ysounds/following
ydirections y- ygames ywith yrhyming ychants yfingerplays y- ygroup yobjects
yby ybeginning ysound
Onset ysounds y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySounds yat ybeginning yof ywords
Phonemes y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySounds yrepresented yby yletters yin yalphabet
Phonological yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yAbility yto yperceive ysound
ystructures yin yspoken yword ysyllables yand yindividual yphonemes ywithin
ysyllables
Literacy y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yAbility yto yread yand ywrite
Y Y Y Y
Y QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Y Y
Second ylanguage yacquisition y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yMake yall yinstruction yas
yeasy yto yunderstand yas ypossible; yRelate yinstruction yto yculture yof yESL
ychildren; yIncrease yinteractive yactivities yuse ygestures ywhen ymodeling
Vocabulary y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yThe ymore yvocab ya ystudent yknows ythe
yhigher ytheir ycomprehension
Print yand ybook yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySee yconnection ybetween
ywords yand ymeaning yLearn ythat yreading/writing yare yways yto yobtain
yinfo yand ycommunicate yideas yLearn ythe yfeatures yof ytext yie yread yleft yto
yright yspace yetc yetc
Print yrich yenvironment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yDisplay ya yvariety yof yprint yin
yclassroom yuse ygraphic yorganizers y(and ydisplay) yuse ybig ybooks y(to
ypoint yout yprint)
,Oral yand ywritten ylanguage ydevelopment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yDevelop yat
ysame ytime yacquision yof yskills ysupport yeach yother yOral y- ydevelops yin
ycontext yof ysocial ysetting yWritten y- ydoesn't yneed yformal yteaching yif
yexposed yto yprint yrich yenvironment
Letters y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yBefore ylearning yto yread/write yknow ythat
yletters yhave ydistinct yappearance ysound yname
Language yskill ydevelopment y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yLearn ythrough yinteracting
ywith yothers yand yexperiencing ylanguage yin ycontext yPromote ylanguage
ydevelopment yby ymodeling yenriched yvocab yUse yquestions yand
yexamples yto yextend ydescriptive ylanguage yskills yPromote yample
yresponse ytime yAsk yfor yclarification yPromote yconversations yProvide
yfeedback yso ythey yknow ythey've ybeen yheard
Fluency y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yRead yaccurately yand yquickly yincrease yfluency
yby yproviding ymany yreading yopportunities
Phonics y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yLearning yto yread yby ylearning yhow yspoken
ylanguage yis yrepresented yby yletters. yLearn yto yread yphonetically y-
ysound yout yphonemes
Decoding y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yMethod/strategy yto ymake ysense yof yprinted
ywords yand ycorrectly ypronounce ythem
, Alphabetic yprinciple y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yUse yof yletters yand ycombos yof
yletters yto yrepresent yspeech ysounds
Teaching yphonological yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- y- yclapping yto ysounds
yof ywords ynames yall ywords yin ysentences y- ypractice ysaying yblended
yphonemes y- ysinging ysongs ythat yinvolve yphoneme yreplacement y-
yreading yvariety yof ytexts y(includes ypatterned yand ypredictable
yalliterative) yout yloud y- ylistening yto yenviornmental ysounds/following
ydirections y- ygames ywith yrhyming ychants yfingerplays y- ygroup yobjects
yby ybeginning ysound
Onset ysounds y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySounds yat ybeginning yof ywords
Phonemes y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- ySounds yrepresented yby yletters yin yalphabet
Phonological yawareness y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yAbility yto yperceive ysound
ystructures yin yspoken yword ysyllables yand yindividual yphonemes ywithin
ysyllables
Literacy y y y y y y y y yANS: y✔- yAbility yto yread yand ywrite