NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
the tools of communication children use to form their
understanding of the word -
correct answer ✅reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Competency 1 -
correct answer ✅demonstrate an understanding of the
foundations of language development, oral language skills, listening
comprehension skills, and phonological and phonemic awareness.
Informal conversations -
correct answer ✅Time to talk about things that interest and excite
children.
Language play -
correct answer ✅Exploring rhythms, sounds, and tones that young
children delight in as they work and play.
Rhymes and song -
correct answer ✅Experiences rich in rhythm and rhyme encourage
children to play with words.
,NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
Stories -
correct answer ✅Children discover new words and meanings as
they listen to good stories — either told or read aloud.
Group talk -
correct answer ✅Times during the day when conventions of
shared conversations are learned and practiced.
Because this entire period between birth and the early elementary
school years helps prepare children with the skills important for
conventional literacy, we refer to this critical stage of language
development as _____ _____. -
correct answer ✅Emergent Literacy
The key is to make reading and writing _____ to the everyday life of
the classroom and to make literacy activities _____ to each child. -
correct answer ✅fundamental, relevant
_____ and _____ to what the children have to say and they will
learn to do the same. -
correct answer ✅listen, respond
,NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
LEA -
correct answer ✅Language Experience Approach
Dictated Stories -
correct answer ✅LEA
alliteration -
correct answer ✅use of the same consonant at the beginning of
each stressed syllable in a line of verse
language delay -
correct answer ✅There are many factors that cause language
delay, both environmental and physical. Common conditions
include inadequate language stimulation (neither talking to nor
playing with the child); delayed general development;
parents/guardians or siblings who often talk for the child; medical
and physical problems; family history of language delay; learning
disabilities; and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
ASD -
correct answer ✅Autism Spectrum Disorders
, NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
Listening can be described as part of an active communication
process that involves _____, _____, and _____ to verbal input. -
correct answer ✅receiving, interpreting, responding
The three steps in the listening process are _____, _____, and
_____ meaning. -
correct answer ✅receiving, attending, assigning meaning
Students can be given opportunities to develop and practice
listening skills during three phases of the listening process: _____,
_____ and _____ . -
correct answer ✅pre-listening, during listening, after listening
discriminative listening -
correct answer ✅distinguishing beginning consonant sounds, for
example
aesthetic listening -
correct answer ✅for enjoyment
critical listening -
correct answer ✅to evaluate a message
Exam Questions And Answers
the tools of communication children use to form their
understanding of the word -
correct answer ✅reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Competency 1 -
correct answer ✅demonstrate an understanding of the
foundations of language development, oral language skills, listening
comprehension skills, and phonological and phonemic awareness.
Informal conversations -
correct answer ✅Time to talk about things that interest and excite
children.
Language play -
correct answer ✅Exploring rhythms, sounds, and tones that young
children delight in as they work and play.
Rhymes and song -
correct answer ✅Experiences rich in rhythm and rhyme encourage
children to play with words.
,NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
Stories -
correct answer ✅Children discover new words and meanings as
they listen to good stories — either told or read aloud.
Group talk -
correct answer ✅Times during the day when conventions of
shared conversations are learned and practiced.
Because this entire period between birth and the early elementary
school years helps prepare children with the skills important for
conventional literacy, we refer to this critical stage of language
development as _____ _____. -
correct answer ✅Emergent Literacy
The key is to make reading and writing _____ to the everyday life of
the classroom and to make literacy activities _____ to each child. -
correct answer ✅fundamental, relevant
_____ and _____ to what the children have to say and they will
learn to do the same. -
correct answer ✅listen, respond
,NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
LEA -
correct answer ✅Language Experience Approach
Dictated Stories -
correct answer ✅LEA
alliteration -
correct answer ✅use of the same consonant at the beginning of
each stressed syllable in a line of verse
language delay -
correct answer ✅There are many factors that cause language
delay, both environmental and physical. Common conditions
include inadequate language stimulation (neither talking to nor
playing with the child); delayed general development;
parents/guardians or siblings who often talk for the child; medical
and physical problems; family history of language delay; learning
disabilities; and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
ASD -
correct answer ✅Autism Spectrum Disorders
, NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
Exam Questions And Answers
Listening can be described as part of an active communication
process that involves _____, _____, and _____ to verbal input. -
correct answer ✅receiving, interpreting, responding
The three steps in the listening process are _____, _____, and
_____ meaning. -
correct answer ✅receiving, attending, assigning meaning
Students can be given opportunities to develop and practice
listening skills during three phases of the listening process: _____,
_____ and _____ . -
correct answer ✅pre-listening, during listening, after listening
discriminative listening -
correct answer ✅distinguishing beginning consonant sounds, for
example
aesthetic listening -
correct answer ✅for enjoyment
critical listening -
correct answer ✅to evaluate a message
