NYSTCE: 221 0001 "KNOWLEDGE OF LITERACY
& LANGUAGE ARTS" QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
LanguageMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
LanguageMdevelopmentMstartsMwithMsoundsMandMgestures,MthenMwordsMandMsentences.MYouMcanMsuppor
tMlanguageMdevelopmentMbyMtalkingMaMlotMwithMyourMchild,MandMrespondingMwhenMyourMchildMcommuni
cates.
LiteracyMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
PhonemicMAwarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMabilityMtoMhear,Midentify,andMmanipulateMtheMindividualMsounds,Mphonemes,MinMoralMlanguage.
PhonicsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMsoundsMthatMlettersMmakeMandMtheMlettersMthatMareMusedMtoMrepresentMsounds
ComponentsMofMreadingMdevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
PhonemicMawareness,Mphonics,Mvocabulary,Mfluency,Mcomprehension
OralMLanguageMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-enhanceMskills:MbeMinvolvedMinMopen-
endedM(wholeMgroup,MsmallMgroup,MandMone-on-
one)Mdiscussions,MreadMalouds,MechoMreading,Msongs,MnurseryMrhymes,Mstorytelling,MreadersMtheater,Mclo
zeMactivities,Mpoetry,MroleMplayMandMdrama,Mfingerplays...
phonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--BroadMterm-
PhonologicalMawarenessMisMaMbroadMtermMthatMrefersMtoMtheMabilityMtoMfocusMonMsoundsMofMspeechMasM
distinctMfromMitsMmeaning-awarenessMoralMlanguageMisMcomposedMofMsmallerMsubgroups
phonologicalMawarenessMcontinuumM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Rhythm-(tempo)
Rhyme
Alliteration-(sameMintialMsound)
SentenceMSegmentationM(SeperatingMwords)
Syllables
, OnsetsMandMrimes
PhonemesM(startsMphonemicMawarenessMcontinuum)
WordMReadingMstagesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
comprisedMinitiallyMofMreadingMsimpleMCVCMwordsMandMprogressesMtoMcompoundMwords,MmultisyllabicMw
ords,MandMsightMwords
SpellingMStagesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.MScribbling-MchildrenMpretendMtheyMareMwriting
2.MPseudoMLetters-M"inventedMspelling"
3.MPhonetic-MspellMbasedMonMpronunciation
4.MTransitionalMSpelling-MchildrenMdiscontinueMover-
resilianceMonMphoneticMspelling,MnoticeMvisualMclues,MandMdevelopMaMknowledgeMofMusingMmorphological
Minformation,MorMwordMstructure.
5.MConventionalMSpelling-
MmayMstillMhaveMproblemsMinMspellingMsomeMlessMtypicalMwordsMandMfailMtoMseeMtheseMwhenMproofreadin
gMtheirMtext.
fluencyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--Automaticity-
abilityMtoMreadMtextMaccuratelyMquicklyMandMwithMexpression-
involvesMgroupingMwordsMwithinMaMsentenceMintoMphrasesMthatMmakeMwhatMisMreadMeasierMtoMcomprehe
nd.
howMtoMdevelopMfluencyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--
TellingMstudentsMunfamiliarMwordsMasMtheyMencounterMthemMsoMtheyMcanMfocusMonMconstructingMmeani
ngMandMreadingMwithMfluency
-HelpingMstudentsMgroupMwordsMinMaMsentenceMintoMmeaningfulMphrases
-
HavingMstudentsMreadMalongMorallyMasMtheMteacherMorManotherMfluentMadultMreaderMreadsMtheMstoryMalo
ud
-
UsingMrepeatedMreadingMwithMaMtapedMrecordedMversionMofMtheMstoryMproducedMsignificantMgainsMinMrea
dingMperformance.
TextMComprehensionM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--TheMultimateMgoalMofMreading
& LANGUAGE ARTS" QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
LanguageMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
LanguageMdevelopmentMstartsMwithMsoundsMandMgestures,MthenMwordsMandMsentences.MYouMcanMsuppor
tMlanguageMdevelopmentMbyMtalkingMaMlotMwithMyourMchild,MandMrespondingMwhenMyourMchildMcommuni
cates.
LiteracyMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
PhonemicMAwarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMabilityMtoMhear,Midentify,andMmanipulateMtheMindividualMsounds,Mphonemes,MinMoralMlanguage.
PhonicsM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
theMsoundsMthatMlettersMmakeMandMtheMlettersMthatMareMusedMtoMrepresentMsounds
ComponentsMofMreadingMdevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
PhonemicMawareness,Mphonics,Mvocabulary,Mfluency,Mcomprehension
OralMLanguageMDevelopmentM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-enhanceMskills:MbeMinvolvedMinMopen-
endedM(wholeMgroup,MsmallMgroup,MandMone-on-
one)Mdiscussions,MreadMalouds,MechoMreading,Msongs,MnurseryMrhymes,Mstorytelling,MreadersMtheater,Mclo
zeMactivities,Mpoetry,MroleMplayMandMdrama,Mfingerplays...
phonologicalMawarenessM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--BroadMterm-
PhonologicalMawarenessMisMaMbroadMtermMthatMrefersMtoMtheMabilityMtoMfocusMonMsoundsMofMspeechMasM
distinctMfromMitsMmeaning-awarenessMoralMlanguageMisMcomposedMofMsmallerMsubgroups
phonologicalMawarenessMcontinuumM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Rhythm-(tempo)
Rhyme
Alliteration-(sameMintialMsound)
SentenceMSegmentationM(SeperatingMwords)
Syllables
, OnsetsMandMrimes
PhonemesM(startsMphonemicMawarenessMcontinuum)
WordMReadingMstagesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
comprisedMinitiallyMofMreadingMsimpleMCVCMwordsMandMprogressesMtoMcompoundMwords,MmultisyllabicMw
ords,MandMsightMwords
SpellingMStagesM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.MScribbling-MchildrenMpretendMtheyMareMwriting
2.MPseudoMLetters-M"inventedMspelling"
3.MPhonetic-MspellMbasedMonMpronunciation
4.MTransitionalMSpelling-MchildrenMdiscontinueMover-
resilianceMonMphoneticMspelling,MnoticeMvisualMclues,MandMdevelopMaMknowledgeMofMusingMmorphological
Minformation,MorMwordMstructure.
5.MConventionalMSpelling-
MmayMstillMhaveMproblemsMinMspellingMsomeMlessMtypicalMwordsMandMfailMtoMseeMtheseMwhenMproofreadin
gMtheirMtext.
fluencyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--Automaticity-
abilityMtoMreadMtextMaccuratelyMquicklyMandMwithMexpression-
involvesMgroupingMwordsMwithinMaMsentenceMintoMphrasesMthatMmakeMwhatMisMreadMeasierMtoMcomprehe
nd.
howMtoMdevelopMfluencyM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--
TellingMstudentsMunfamiliarMwordsMasMtheyMencounterMthemMsoMtheyMcanMfocusMonMconstructingMmeani
ngMandMreadingMwithMfluency
-HelpingMstudentsMgroupMwordsMinMaMsentenceMintoMmeaningfulMphrases
-
HavingMstudentsMreadMalongMorallyMasMtheMteacherMorManotherMfluentMadultMreaderMreadsMtheMstoryMalo
ud
-
UsingMrepeatedMreadingMwithMaMtapedMrecordedMversionMofMtheMstoryMproducedMsignificantMgainsMinMrea
dingMperformance.
TextMComprehensionM-MCORRECTMANSWERM--TheMultimateMgoalMofMreading