nystce 211 EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergent literacy - correct answer -what children do to learn how to read and write,
what a child knows about reading and writing before learning, continues early and
keeps going. Authentic experiences exposes children to language and it is critical in
his stage
Cues - correct answer -readers use these to construct meaning
Semantic cues - correct answer -"meaning cues". Help readers understand what
language means (symbols, sounds, pictures, word phrases, etc)
Syntactic cues - correct answer -This helps readers understand structure. Structure
cues that help readers understand how words are organized into patterns.
Graphophonic Cues - correct answer -Letter and sound cues that help readers
identify individual letters or patterns or clusters of letters such as root and whole
words.
Conventions of print - correct answer -print cues that enable readers to follow print
Pragmatic cues - correct answer -Social and cultural functions of language for
different purposes. Different language based on who we are speaking to.
Strategies for applying cues - correct answer -Sampling; reading or listening
Predicting; making an educated guess
Confirming; using text into to confirm predictions
self-correcting; using text info to correct an initial prediction that was proven
incorrect
Why is an assessment collected? - correct answer -To determine how well students
are progressing with respect to specific aspect of learning
, to help students tale ownership of learning
to demonstrate the effectiveness of your job
Formative assessment - correct answer -ongoing and provides immediate feedback
to improve both teaching and learning. Authentic based on literacy activities
children are engaged in. Informs teachers and learners, identify skills that need
review, monitor student progress, guide teacher instruction, demonstrate
effectiveness of instruction.
What are some types of formative assessments? - correct answer -Teacher
observations, anecdotal records, conferences and conference notes, checklists,
running records and retellings
summative assessment examples - correct answer -end-of-book tests, end-of-unit
tests, standardized tests, district assessments
Combination of assessment tools - correct answer -improve fairness and
effectiveness of classroom literacy assessment, and develop a deep understanding
of learners
Independent reading level - correct answer -accuracy rate is 95-100%. The students
reading is fluent and they can comprehend what they read.
instructional reading level - correct answer -read and understand books at their
instructional level with support from teacher and use of instructional strategies,
recognize most words and reading won't always be fluent. Children comprehend
what they read.
Observations - correct answer -Ability to make patterns and relationships without
judgement, describe what can be seen.
CAP - correct answer -Concepts of print
Onset - correct answer -Consonant before the vowel
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Emergent literacy - correct answer -what children do to learn how to read and write,
what a child knows about reading and writing before learning, continues early and
keeps going. Authentic experiences exposes children to language and it is critical in
his stage
Cues - correct answer -readers use these to construct meaning
Semantic cues - correct answer -"meaning cues". Help readers understand what
language means (symbols, sounds, pictures, word phrases, etc)
Syntactic cues - correct answer -This helps readers understand structure. Structure
cues that help readers understand how words are organized into patterns.
Graphophonic Cues - correct answer -Letter and sound cues that help readers
identify individual letters or patterns or clusters of letters such as root and whole
words.
Conventions of print - correct answer -print cues that enable readers to follow print
Pragmatic cues - correct answer -Social and cultural functions of language for
different purposes. Different language based on who we are speaking to.
Strategies for applying cues - correct answer -Sampling; reading or listening
Predicting; making an educated guess
Confirming; using text into to confirm predictions
self-correcting; using text info to correct an initial prediction that was proven
incorrect
Why is an assessment collected? - correct answer -To determine how well students
are progressing with respect to specific aspect of learning
, to help students tale ownership of learning
to demonstrate the effectiveness of your job
Formative assessment - correct answer -ongoing and provides immediate feedback
to improve both teaching and learning. Authentic based on literacy activities
children are engaged in. Informs teachers and learners, identify skills that need
review, monitor student progress, guide teacher instruction, demonstrate
effectiveness of instruction.
What are some types of formative assessments? - correct answer -Teacher
observations, anecdotal records, conferences and conference notes, checklists,
running records and retellings
summative assessment examples - correct answer -end-of-book tests, end-of-unit
tests, standardized tests, district assessments
Combination of assessment tools - correct answer -improve fairness and
effectiveness of classroom literacy assessment, and develop a deep understanding
of learners
Independent reading level - correct answer -accuracy rate is 95-100%. The students
reading is fluent and they can comprehend what they read.
instructional reading level - correct answer -read and understand books at their
instructional level with support from teacher and use of instructional strategies,
recognize most words and reading won't always be fluent. Children comprehend
what they read.
Observations - correct answer -Ability to make patterns and relationships without
judgement, describe what can be seen.
CAP - correct answer -Concepts of print
Onset - correct answer -Consonant before the vowel
