CECE CECE Language & Literacy Development 3

Question 1

Which instructional approach to teaching reading comprehension asks children to activate background knowledge, predict, visualize, question, and summarize?

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal teaching

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Basal reader approach

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Direct instruction in decoding

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Whole language immersion

Question 2

In an inclusive early childhood classroom, a child who is an English Language Learner (ELL) is developing literacy. Which practice best supports their development?

Accepted Answer

Building on the child's home language literacy skills and providing bilingual support

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Immersing the child in English-only instruction and discouraging home language use

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Delaying literacy instruction until English oral proficiency is achieved

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Assigning simpler texts only until English fluency develops

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a 'word wall' in an early childhood classroom?

Accepted Answer

To provide a visual reference of high-frequency words to support reading and writing

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To display student artwork related to vocabulary themes

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To list classroom rules in alphabetical order

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To display the alphabet in upper and lowercase letters

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes 'invented spelling' in early childhood writing development?

Accepted Answer

Children's attempts to spell words using their developing phonemic and phonics knowledge

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Copying words from a dictionary or word wall

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Misspellings that indicate a learning disability

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Using spell-check tools during writing activities

Question 5

According to Hart and Risley's landmark research, what is the most significant factor contributing to the '30-million word gap' between children from low-income and higher-income families?

Accepted Answer

The quantity and quality of adult-child verbal interactions from birth to age 3

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Access to educational television programming

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Attendance at preschool programs

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Access to children's books in the home

Question 6

A teacher uses 'think-alouds' during a read-aloud. What comprehension skill is this strategy designed to model?

Accepted Answer

Making predictions, connections, and inferences by verbalizing internal thought processes

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Decoding unfamiliar words using phonics patterns

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Reading with expression and appropriate pacing

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Retelling story events in sequential order