FTCE Reading K-12 Q&A
Noam Chomsky - (correct answer)theorist who believed that humans have an inborn or
"native" propensity to develop language and knowledge of grammar
Noam Chomsky - (correct answer)theorist of language development; disagreed with
Skinner about language acquisition. LAD (1960s Language Acquisition Device)
Louise Rosenblatt - (correct answer)creator of Transactional Theory of reading (30s-
40s), where meaning comes from the readers transaction of the text
Louise Rosenblatt - (correct answer)known theorist of reader-response/close reading
Lev Vygotsky - (correct answer)child development; investigated how culture &
interpersonal communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play
research
Lev Vygotsky - (correct answer)theorist of Social Development Theory: Social
Interaction is necessary for development and learning. ZPD - Zone Proximal
Development: distance between the student's ability to work with guidance & the ability
to work independently. Teacher is collaborator rather than transmitter of knowledge.
Social constructivist (theory): Knowledge adds on to other knowledge(scaffolding).
Believer in the philosophy that collaboration among students is essential for learning.
Paulo Ferire - (correct answer)theorist of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed, people
already have true knowledge and expertise and do not need to be taught by an expert
Jerome Bruner - (correct answer)Believes children encounter a series of developmental
stages as they mature. Construct new ideas based on past or current knowledge.
Discovery learning, scaffolding, constructivism.
Jean Piaget - (correct answer)Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1.
sensorimotor, 2. pre-operational (age 2-7 concept of sequence), 3. concrete operational
, (logical and abstract thought age 7-12) and 4. formal operational. He said that the two
basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and
accommodation.
emergent literacy - (correct answer)children's active efforts to construct literacy
knowledge through informal experiences. Interacting with books, telling stories, writing.
incremental rehearsal (IR) - (correct answer)A technique that uses flash cards to teach
unknown words (sight words).
Language Experience Approach (LEA) - (correct answer)Method for connecting oral
language to written language. Speech written down. An integration of reading and
writing approaches using students' personal experiences and oral language (words).
Linguistic approach - (correct answer)A reading approach based on highly regular
spelling patterns. Such as: Nat the cat sat on the mat. Focuses on phonics and
grammar rule.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) - (correct answer)Equated with "social
language". Learning second language skills through face to face interaction. Translation
through speaking, listening and viewing.
Crisscrossers - (correct answer)(ELL term) Second language learners who have a
positive attitude towards both first and second language learning.
Authentic Assessment - (correct answer)a testing procedure that focuses on the
process used in solving complex, real-life problems
Balanced Literacy Approach - (correct answer)Phonemic Awareness; phonics, word
study, vocab development, read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, teach reading
strategies, literacy centers, independent reading, shared/interactive/mediated writing;
emphasize word identification in proportion to individual words; acknowledge L1,
Noam Chomsky - (correct answer)theorist who believed that humans have an inborn or
"native" propensity to develop language and knowledge of grammar
Noam Chomsky - (correct answer)theorist of language development; disagreed with
Skinner about language acquisition. LAD (1960s Language Acquisition Device)
Louise Rosenblatt - (correct answer)creator of Transactional Theory of reading (30s-
40s), where meaning comes from the readers transaction of the text
Louise Rosenblatt - (correct answer)known theorist of reader-response/close reading
Lev Vygotsky - (correct answer)child development; investigated how culture &
interpersonal communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play
research
Lev Vygotsky - (correct answer)theorist of Social Development Theory: Social
Interaction is necessary for development and learning. ZPD - Zone Proximal
Development: distance between the student's ability to work with guidance & the ability
to work independently. Teacher is collaborator rather than transmitter of knowledge.
Social constructivist (theory): Knowledge adds on to other knowledge(scaffolding).
Believer in the philosophy that collaboration among students is essential for learning.
Paulo Ferire - (correct answer)theorist of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed, people
already have true knowledge and expertise and do not need to be taught by an expert
Jerome Bruner - (correct answer)Believes children encounter a series of developmental
stages as they mature. Construct new ideas based on past or current knowledge.
Discovery learning, scaffolding, constructivism.
Jean Piaget - (correct answer)Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1.
sensorimotor, 2. pre-operational (age 2-7 concept of sequence), 3. concrete operational
, (logical and abstract thought age 7-12) and 4. formal operational. He said that the two
basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and
accommodation.
emergent literacy - (correct answer)children's active efforts to construct literacy
knowledge through informal experiences. Interacting with books, telling stories, writing.
incremental rehearsal (IR) - (correct answer)A technique that uses flash cards to teach
unknown words (sight words).
Language Experience Approach (LEA) - (correct answer)Method for connecting oral
language to written language. Speech written down. An integration of reading and
writing approaches using students' personal experiences and oral language (words).
Linguistic approach - (correct answer)A reading approach based on highly regular
spelling patterns. Such as: Nat the cat sat on the mat. Focuses on phonics and
grammar rule.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) - (correct answer)Equated with "social
language". Learning second language skills through face to face interaction. Translation
through speaking, listening and viewing.
Crisscrossers - (correct answer)(ELL term) Second language learners who have a
positive attitude towards both first and second language learning.
Authentic Assessment - (correct answer)a testing procedure that focuses on the
process used in solving complex, real-life problems
Balanced Literacy Approach - (correct answer)Phonemic Awareness; phonics, word
study, vocab development, read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, teach reading
strategies, literacy centers, independent reading, shared/interactive/mediated writing;
emphasize word identification in proportion to individual words; acknowledge L1,
