TOMPKINS CHAPTER 4- CI 475 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Developmental stages when learning to read and write - ANS Emergent, Beginner, Fluent
Emergent literacy - ANS How children learn to read and write. Is a process that begins in
infancy and continues into adulthood, if not throughout life. Cultural and social aspects of
language learning, and children's experiences with and understandings about written language
are also included.
Shared reading - ANS Drawing students' attention to the text by demonstrating concepts,
pointing out letters, words, punctuation marks, modeling strategies, and asking questions about
concepts of print.
Ways to include literacy around the classroom - ANS -easel to display big books placed next
to teacher's chair
-chart racks
-morning messages
-interactive writing
-charts with poems used for choral reading
-pocket chart with word cards and sentence strips
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,-classroom library with picture and chapter books
-word wall
-literacy center
Word wall - ANS Should have high-frequency words divided into sections for each letter of
the alphabet.
Literacy center - ANS Should have magnetic letters, puppets, props, whiteboards and pens,
puzzles and games, and flashcards (all used in minilessons).
Bag a story - ANS Children use objects in a paper bag to create a story. They draw pictures or
write sentences to tell the story they've created.
Clipboards - ANS Children search the classroom for words beginning with a particular letter
or featuring a spelling pattern and write them on paper attached to clipboards.
Games - ANS Children play alphabet, phonics, and other literacy card and board games with
classmates.
Library - ANS Children read books related to a thematic unit and write or draw about the
books in reading logs.
Listening - ANS Children listen to a tape of a story or informational book while they follow
along i na copy of the book.
Making words - ANS Children practice a making words activity that they've previously done
together as a class with teacher guidance.
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, Messages - ANS Children write notes to classmates and the teachers and post them on a
special "Message Center" bulletin board.
Poetry frames - ANS Children arrange word cards on a chart-sized poetry frame to create a
poem and then practice reading it.
Reading the room - ANS Children use pointers to point to and reread big books, charts, signs,
and other texts posted in the classroom.
Research - ANS Children use the internet, informational books, photos, and realia to learn
more about topics in literature focus units and thematic units.
Story reenactment - ANS Children use small props, finger puppets, or flannel board figures to
reenact familiar stories with classmates.
Word sort - ANS Children categorize high-frequency or thematic word cards displayed in a
pocket chart.
Phonology development - ANS Children learn to produce the sounds of English and to
manipulate language in playful ways.
Syntax development - ANS Children learn to combine words into different types of sentences
and to use irregular verb forms, pronouns, and plural markers and other inflectional endings.
Semantics development - ANS Children acquire knowledge about the meanings of words and
add several thousand words to their vocabularies each year.
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Developmental stages when learning to read and write - ANS Emergent, Beginner, Fluent
Emergent literacy - ANS How children learn to read and write. Is a process that begins in
infancy and continues into adulthood, if not throughout life. Cultural and social aspects of
language learning, and children's experiences with and understandings about written language
are also included.
Shared reading - ANS Drawing students' attention to the text by demonstrating concepts,
pointing out letters, words, punctuation marks, modeling strategies, and asking questions about
concepts of print.
Ways to include literacy around the classroom - ANS -easel to display big books placed next
to teacher's chair
-chart racks
-morning messages
-interactive writing
-charts with poems used for choral reading
-pocket chart with word cards and sentence strips
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,-classroom library with picture and chapter books
-word wall
-literacy center
Word wall - ANS Should have high-frequency words divided into sections for each letter of
the alphabet.
Literacy center - ANS Should have magnetic letters, puppets, props, whiteboards and pens,
puzzles and games, and flashcards (all used in minilessons).
Bag a story - ANS Children use objects in a paper bag to create a story. They draw pictures or
write sentences to tell the story they've created.
Clipboards - ANS Children search the classroom for words beginning with a particular letter
or featuring a spelling pattern and write them on paper attached to clipboards.
Games - ANS Children play alphabet, phonics, and other literacy card and board games with
classmates.
Library - ANS Children read books related to a thematic unit and write or draw about the
books in reading logs.
Listening - ANS Children listen to a tape of a story or informational book while they follow
along i na copy of the book.
Making words - ANS Children practice a making words activity that they've previously done
together as a class with teacher guidance.
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, Messages - ANS Children write notes to classmates and the teachers and post them on a
special "Message Center" bulletin board.
Poetry frames - ANS Children arrange word cards on a chart-sized poetry frame to create a
poem and then practice reading it.
Reading the room - ANS Children use pointers to point to and reread big books, charts, signs,
and other texts posted in the classroom.
Research - ANS Children use the internet, informational books, photos, and realia to learn
more about topics in literature focus units and thematic units.
Story reenactment - ANS Children use small props, finger puppets, or flannel board figures to
reenact familiar stories with classmates.
Word sort - ANS Children categorize high-frequency or thematic word cards displayed in a
pocket chart.
Phonology development - ANS Children learn to produce the sounds of English and to
manipulate language in playful ways.
Syntax development - ANS Children learn to combine words into different types of sentences
and to use irregular verb forms, pronouns, and plural markers and other inflectional endings.
Semantics development - ANS Children acquire knowledge about the meanings of words and
add several thousand words to their vocabularies each year.
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