CECE Language & Literacy Development Flashcards
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Which approach to early literacy instruction focuses on teaching children to decode words by understanding the relationship between letters and sounds?
Answer: Phonics-based instruction
Phonics-based instruction teaches children to decode words by systematically learning grapheme-phoneme correspondences, which research shows is a foundational literacy skill.
Phonemic awareness refers to a child's ability to:
Answer: Identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words
Phonemic awareness is an oral skill involving the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes (sounds) in spoken words without reference to print.
According to Vygotsky's theory, what is the 'Zone of Proximal Development' (ZPD) in the context of early literacy?
Answer: The range of tasks a child can accomplish with guidance from a more capable person
The ZPD describes the difference between what a child can do independently and what they can achieve with skilled adult or peer support, guiding targeted literacy instruction.
The concept of 'print awareness' in early childhood literacy refers to a child's understanding that:
Answer: Print carries meaning and follows specific conventions (left-to-right, top-to-bottom)
Print awareness is the foundational understanding that printed text represents spoken language and follows directional conventions, which develops before formal reading begins.
Which practice BEST supports oral language development in preschool children?
Answer: Engaging children in rich, extended conversations and open-ended questions
Rich conversations with adults using varied vocabulary and open-ended questions are the most powerful driver of oral language development in preschool-aged children.
What is 'dialogic reading,' and why is it recommended for early childhood literacy?
Answer: An interactive read-aloud strategy where adults prompt children to engage with and retell the story
Dialogic reading involves adults asking questions, adding information, and prompting children to become active participants in the story, which research shows significantly accelerates language and literacy growth.