Literacy Development Final Review. – Flashcards
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Asking a number of questions such as "What was the cat's name?" in a book-reading time discussion
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is discouraged in text
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Big, oversized books are popular with preschool teachers because they
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Books with talking animals
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may confuse children if they cannot identify with the animals' message
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Children from _____________ families are more dependent on school for their progress in literacy development.
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low income
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Children in preschool can learn about
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both story beginnings and endings and about title pages in books
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Dramatizing a picture book
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both may be aided by props and costumes and enhances children's ability to remember story details.
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Early childhood teachers find reading a picture book to a large preschool group means
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Educators investigate whether the illustrations in a picture book
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support the story
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If teachers are successful in making books attractive and rewarding to preschool children during read alouds, the children will probably
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visit the classroom library
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When children make their own books and illustrations,
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In speaking about fiction and nonfiction books to preschoolers, it is prudent to describe them
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by saying one contains stories while the other usually does not.
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Multicultural books offer children opportunities to
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Picture books dealing with the reality of young children's lives were published in quantity in
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from 1970 to 2000
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Picture books once read to children can be turned into
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Rereading favorite stories is a
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task teachers perform with enthusiasm.
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The genre of a book refers to
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its category such as form or content.
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The text recommends that teachers
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both screen all books selected for school purchase and select books for children's special interests.
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To build child involvement and participation during a book-reading time, the teacher could invite children to
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all the above
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To increase use of the classroom book center, the teacher should
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plan for times when he will be there.
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When a teacher says, "Charlette, you have a pet," at story time, he is probably trying to
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relate the story to the children's lives.
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When children want a picture book reread immediately after it has just been read, the teacher should
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both be pleased and do it if possible and worry about child capacity to sit through another reading.
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Working with preschoolers in a developmentally appropriate fashion to promote language arts involves a lot of
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spontaneous and incidental teaching.
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When left-handed children are using writing tools, teachers
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accept the child's hand preference
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When learning a finger play, children usually learn the ____ first.
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actions or words
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When children arrive at kindergarten thinking they can write
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both a and c their messages are more important than their print script form and they probably think they know more that they really do.
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When a teacher writes an alphabet letter for a child, the letter should be
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about 1 inch or higher
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Understanding the functional uses of print
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all the above
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The text recommends that before presenting a finger play to children, teachers should
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practice and memorize it
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The speed and accuracy that individual children display in naming alphabet letters is called
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fluency
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The most common occurrence of sight reading in preschoolers is
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reading other's nametags
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The alphabet principle involves an awareness that spoken language can be analyzed into
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all of these answers
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The ability to notice and use critical features of graphic symbols in a written language is called
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orthographic awareness.
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Skill-and-drill instruction in alphabet letter formation
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helps turn off some previously interested children.
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Leaving one group activity and moving in an orderly fashion to the next is called
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transitioning
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Latisha, age four, stops her grandma from entering an exit door next to an "enter" door. You suspect Latisha
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has a sight word vocabulary.
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In dramatic play scenarios, a child may
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If conducting a group with 2 and 3 year olds their group participation may depend on
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their feelings of trust and security.
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If circle time goes badly, it may be because
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the setting was responsible and the teacher failed to observe certain child behaviors
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If a teacher wants to correct child speech
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they repeat what was said by saying it back correctly without undue attention.
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If a group time is stretching too long, the teacher
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ask the children to move their whole body in some fun rather than exciting way before continuing for a few minutes more.
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Experts urge teachers to be
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Early readers probably come from families that
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Children playing "library" might be urged to
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line up favorite books and sort them by subject.
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Chants contain
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rhythmic word patterns.
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At circle times, teacher will notice
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differences in children's ability to focus and attend
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Although there have been teacher efforts to enhance children's dramatic play skills, teachers are urged to
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remain in the background unless child problems or safety is in question
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Alphabet letters and numerals both are
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representative symbols
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A rebus chart has
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pictures and print.
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A good technique at circle time is to first
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mention each child's name.
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A dramatic play kit for a classroom "supermarket" would include
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play money, empty food cartons, play grocery cart.
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A deciding factor that settles whether all attending children have to be at circle time can be
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all the above
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A child's oral vocabulary is closely related to
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reading comprehension and ease in learning to read
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Children who need additional help and support to aid their language development should
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all of these answers
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Children's progress in elementary school is tied to
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their ability to read
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Display areas are
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important instructional areas.
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Early childhood educators are not behaving as informed professionals if they
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don't share with children's families the importance of children's self-control skills.
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Educators urge parents to
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expect children to finish tasks
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Family members who read to young children should
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talk about what the illustrations tell them.
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If television viewing in a preschooler's home takes place, parents are urged to
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both discuss it and monitor programs for appropriateness and quality
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If you ask a young child to give you a red ball and he brings a blue one, the child does not possess the word red in his
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oral vocabulary.
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Noted early childhood experts worry that preschool reading-skill instruction activities may
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reduce play time.
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One way to encourage reading in the home is to
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plan a family reading time
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Of great concern to most educators is the idea that electronic and digital media use
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all the above.
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Sending or receiving written messages
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may aid preschoolers' knowledge of print use.
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Some federally funded programs have provided
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integrated child and family education and supportive family services.
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The best predictor of a child's first year reading achievement is
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a preschooler's alphabet letter knowledge.
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The language arts are
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interrelated and interdependent.
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The size of a child's reading vocabulary refers to
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words he recognizes in print.
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What characteristics may be more predictive of children's academic performance in their first grades of school, excluding their cognitive skills or family backgrounds
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emotional, social skill, and self-regulation of behavior
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Today the field of reading instruction seems to lack consensus concerning
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best practices for teaching reading.
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Those who study research usually recommend that early literacy instruction in a preschool should concentrate on
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phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.
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