literacy standards is
a) Head Start.
b) Reading Recovery.
c) Success for All.
d) Basal Reading. Correct Answer: b
Piaget described learning as the modification of children's cognitive structures or
a) scaffolds
b) miscues
c) schema
,d) neurons Correct Answer: c
Vygotsky referred to the range of tasks between children's actual developmental
level and their potential development as the
a) Social Interaction Theory.
b) Developmental Layer.
c) Reader Response.
d) Zone of Proximal Development. Correct Answer: d
Of the following, the best example of an authentic literacy activity is
a) completing a workbook page.
b) discussing a book with a classmate.
c) copying definitions from a dictionary.
d) completing test-preparation activities. Correct Answer: b
The smallest units of sound are called
a) graphemes.
b) phonemes.
,c) morphemes .
d) syntax. Correct Answer: b
The structural system that governs how words are combined into sentences in
English is referred to as the
a)syntactic system.
b) semantic system.
c) phonological system.
d) morphemic system. Correct Answer: a
The smallest meaningful units in language are
a) letters.
b) graphemes.
c) phonemes.
d) morphemes. Correct Answer: d
Commercially produced reading programs which usually feature a textbook or
anthology of stories as well as accompanying workbooks are referred to as
, a) basal reading programs.
b) literature focus units.
c) thematic units.
d) balanced literacy reading programs Correct Answer: a
The word unwanted contains
a) no morphemes.
b) two morphemes.
c) three morphemes.
d) eight morphemes. Correct Answer: c
To establish a classroom community, teachers should
a) discourage parental notes and phone calls.
b) assume that children are familiar with school routines from the previous year.
c) use the first two weeks to establish routines in the classroom.