EML1501
ASSIGNMENT 2 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
your own individual assignment. It is unacceptable for students to submit identical
assessments on the basis that they worked together. That is regarded as copying (a
form of plagiarism) and none of these assessments will be marked. Furthermore, you
may be penalised or subjected to disciplinary proceedings by the University.
In order to uphold academic integrity, please complete the declaration of honesty
(Addendum A) and attach it to the back of your answer file.
1.5 Assessment 02
This assessment measures your achievement of the outcomes of learning units 1 and 2.
ASSESSMENT 02
Essay-type questions
NB: This assessment is COMPULSORY for all students registered for this module.
QUESTION 1
The following questions are based on the scenario below.
Tom is a 4-year-old boy who stays with his granny in a village. Every evening his granny
tells him short bedtime stories. He enjoys storytelling. He has just been admitted at a local
daycare centre and the teacher is impressed by how Tom retells the stories to his peers at
the centre. His language is characterised by more complex sentences that resemble that of
older children.
1.1 Describe the language stage that Tom displays. Give concrete examples to
support your answer.
1.2 How can Tom’s grandmother employ advanced strategies and techniques to
strengthen and promote his language skills through supplementary activities? (5)
1.3 Recommend ways that you as a teacher can explore to advance the literacy
development of children like Tom. (10)
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2.1 Justify your understanding of how children employ narrative skills. Provide concrete
examples to support your answer.
2.2 Differentiate between the recreation theory and the pre-exercise theory of play. (10)
2.3 Study the picture below and answer the following questions.
.
2.3.1 List five skills that are depicted from the above picture and argue the importance of
each skill. (15)
2.3.2 Demonstrate your understanding of the concept phonological awareness. (5)
ASSIGNMENT 2 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
your own individual assignment. It is unacceptable for students to submit identical
assessments on the basis that they worked together. That is regarded as copying (a
form of plagiarism) and none of these assessments will be marked. Furthermore, you
may be penalised or subjected to disciplinary proceedings by the University.
In order to uphold academic integrity, please complete the declaration of honesty
(Addendum A) and attach it to the back of your answer file.
1.5 Assessment 02
This assessment measures your achievement of the outcomes of learning units 1 and 2.
ASSESSMENT 02
Essay-type questions
NB: This assessment is COMPULSORY for all students registered for this module.
QUESTION 1
The following questions are based on the scenario below.
Tom is a 4-year-old boy who stays with his granny in a village. Every evening his granny
tells him short bedtime stories. He enjoys storytelling. He has just been admitted at a local
daycare centre and the teacher is impressed by how Tom retells the stories to his peers at
the centre. His language is characterised by more complex sentences that resemble that of
older children.
1.1 Describe the language stage that Tom displays. Give concrete examples to
support your answer.
1.2 How can Tom’s grandmother employ advanced strategies and techniques to
strengthen and promote his language skills through supplementary activities? (5)
1.3 Recommend ways that you as a teacher can explore to advance the literacy
development of children like Tom. (10)
, QUESTION 2 [40]
2.1 Justify your understanding of how children employ narrative skills. Provide concrete
examples to support your answer.
2.2 Differentiate between the recreation theory and the pre-exercise theory of play. (10)
2.3 Study the picture below and answer the following questions.
.
2.3.1 List five skills that are depicted from the above picture and argue the importance of
each skill. (15)
2.3.2 Demonstrate your understanding of the concept phonological awareness. (5)
