NYSTCE CHILDHOOD LITERACY 221 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Second language acquisition CORRECT ANSWER Make all instruction as easy to understand as possible; Relate instruction to culture of ESL children; Increase interactive activities use gestures when modeling Vocabulary CORRECT ANSWER The more vocab a student knows the higher their comprehension Print and book awareness CORRECT ANSWER See connection between words and meaning Learn that reading/writing are ways to obtain info and communicate ideas Learn the features of text i.e. read left to right space etc Print rich environment CORRECT ANSWER Display a variety of print in classroom use graphic organizers (and display) use big books (to point out print) Oral and written language development CORRECT ANSWER Develop at same time acquision of skills support each other Oral - develops in context of social setting Written - doesn't need formal teaching if exposed to print rich environment Letters CORRECT ANSWER Before learning to read/write know that letters have distinct appearance sound name Language skill development CORRECT ANSWER Learn through interacting with others and experiencing language in context Promote language development by modeling enriched vocab Use questions and examples to extend descriptive language skills Promote ample response time Ask for clarification Promote Conversations Provide feedback so they know they've been heard Fluency CORRECT ANSWER Read accurately and quickly increase fluency by providing many reading opportunities Phonics CORRECT ANSWER Learning to read by learning how spoken language is represented by letters. Learn to read phonetically - sound out phonemes Decoding CORRECT ANSWER Method/strategy to make sense of printed words and correctly pronounce them Alphabetic principle CORRECT ANSWER Use of letters and combos of letters to represent speech sounds Teaching phonological awareness CORRECT ANSWER - clapping to sounds of words names all words in sentences - practice saying blended phonemes - singing