Multi-Subject: Teachers of Early
Childhood Part 1 questions and answers with solutions
2025/2026
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER Is the concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
Alternated Reading - ANSWER The student and a second reader, typically
the teacher or another more proficient reader, take turns reading
continuous sections of the text, without repeating any of the text.
Blending - ANSWER Refers to reading a word systematically from left to
right by combining the sounds of each successive letter or combination
of letters.
Choral Reading - ANSWER Students all read the same text aloud at a set
pace.
Chunking - ANSWER Is a decoding strategy in which the reader adds
letter sounds successively and cumulatively
to produce a word.
,Consonant Blend - ANSWER Is made up of two or more consecutive
consonants that retain their individual sounds (e.g., /bl/ in block or /str/
in string).
Continuous Sound - ANSWER Also referred to as a continuant sound, is a
sound that can be held without distortion (e.g., /f/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /s/,
/v/, /z/).
Decoding - ANSWER Is the ability to translate a word from print to
speech, usually by employing knowledge of letter-sound relationships;
also, the act of deciphering a new word by sounding it out.
Diagraph - ANSWER Is a group of two consecutive letters that are read as
a single sound (e.g., /ea/ in bread; /ch/ in chat; /ng/ in sing).
Diphthong - ANSWER Is a vowel produced by the tongue shifting position
during articulation. The vowel feels as if it has two parts, as the sound
begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within
the same syllable (e.g., ow, oy, ou, oi).
Echo Reading - ANSWER A more proficient reader (usually the teacher)
reads a section of the text aloud, and then the student reads that same
section of text aloud.
Elkonin Sound Boxes - ANSWER Are tools used during phonemic-
awareness and encoding instruction. One box is provided for each sound
in a target word. Elkonin boxes are sometimes referred to as sound
boxes.
, Encoding - ANSWER Refers to determining the spelling of a word based
on the sounds in the word.
Independent-Level Text - ANSWER Is text that is relatively easy for
readers to read accurately without support.
Informational Text - ANSWER Analyzes or explains factual information
about the natural or social world. Informational texts may include pieces
that argue in favor of one position or another, true narratives such as
biographies, and procedural texts and documents. Textbooks and other
texts used to support science and social studies learning in school
contain primarily informational text.
Instructional-Level Text - ANSWER Is text that is challenging but
manageable for readers to read accurately with support.
Irregular Words - ANSWER Are words that have exceptions to the typical
sound-spelling patterns. Irregular words are difficult to decode because
the sounds of the letters in the word do not add up to the correct
pronunciation.
Letter Reversal - ANSWER Is when students confuse (i.e., incorrectly
identify or incorrectly write) letter shapes and/or sounds.
Childhood Part 1 questions and answers with solutions
2025/2026
Alphabetic Principle - ANSWER Is the concept that letters and letter
combinations represent individual phonemes in written words.
Alternated Reading - ANSWER The student and a second reader, typically
the teacher or another more proficient reader, take turns reading
continuous sections of the text, without repeating any of the text.
Blending - ANSWER Refers to reading a word systematically from left to
right by combining the sounds of each successive letter or combination
of letters.
Choral Reading - ANSWER Students all read the same text aloud at a set
pace.
Chunking - ANSWER Is a decoding strategy in which the reader adds
letter sounds successively and cumulatively
to produce a word.
,Consonant Blend - ANSWER Is made up of two or more consecutive
consonants that retain their individual sounds (e.g., /bl/ in block or /str/
in string).
Continuous Sound - ANSWER Also referred to as a continuant sound, is a
sound that can be held without distortion (e.g., /f/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /s/,
/v/, /z/).
Decoding - ANSWER Is the ability to translate a word from print to
speech, usually by employing knowledge of letter-sound relationships;
also, the act of deciphering a new word by sounding it out.
Diagraph - ANSWER Is a group of two consecutive letters that are read as
a single sound (e.g., /ea/ in bread; /ch/ in chat; /ng/ in sing).
Diphthong - ANSWER Is a vowel produced by the tongue shifting position
during articulation. The vowel feels as if it has two parts, as the sound
begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within
the same syllable (e.g., ow, oy, ou, oi).
Echo Reading - ANSWER A more proficient reader (usually the teacher)
reads a section of the text aloud, and then the student reads that same
section of text aloud.
Elkonin Sound Boxes - ANSWER Are tools used during phonemic-
awareness and encoding instruction. One box is provided for each sound
in a target word. Elkonin boxes are sometimes referred to as sound
boxes.
, Encoding - ANSWER Refers to determining the spelling of a word based
on the sounds in the word.
Independent-Level Text - ANSWER Is text that is relatively easy for
readers to read accurately without support.
Informational Text - ANSWER Analyzes or explains factual information
about the natural or social world. Informational texts may include pieces
that argue in favor of one position or another, true narratives such as
biographies, and procedural texts and documents. Textbooks and other
texts used to support science and social studies learning in school
contain primarily informational text.
Instructional-Level Text - ANSWER Is text that is challenging but
manageable for readers to read accurately with support.
Irregular Words - ANSWER Are words that have exceptions to the typical
sound-spelling patterns. Irregular words are difficult to decode because
the sounds of the letters in the word do not add up to the correct
pronunciation.
Letter Reversal - ANSWER Is when students confuse (i.e., incorrectly
identify or incorrectly write) letter shapes and/or sounds.
