An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds of human
language. To build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing songs, play word
games, and read books that contain rhymes
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An important building block of literacy skills involves awareness of the sounds of human
language. To build this awareness, prekindergarten teachers will sing songs, play word
games, and read books that contain rhymes and alliteration. Which of the following
terms is used to describe the sounds of human speech?
syntax
phonetics
morphology
pragmatics - ✔✔phonetics
describes the sounds of human speech
A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that begins with each student independently
reading the same text, followed by a writing activity completed in partner sets, and ends
with a class discussion about the text and their writing. The teacher checks in with
students throughout all parts of the lesson then collects their writing to score with a
rubric. This lesson would be best described as an example of:
integration of language skills
small group instruction
differentiation
an informal assessment - ✔✔integration of language skills
this lesson requires students to read, listen, speak, and write, making it an example of
the integration of language skills
A prekindergarten teacher reads a big book aloud to her class. The book emphasizes
alliteration, with many words starting with the letter B. As she reads, she uses a pointer
to follow along in the text. Read the following excerpt from the book:
The big brown bear began each day with a big, hearty breakfast.
After reading the book, the teacher points to the better "b" and asks her class what letter
it is. Next, she asks her class what sound the letter makes. Which of the following skills
is this teacher assessing in this activity?
word awareness and tracking
directionality and trackingalphabetic principle and word awareness
letter recognition and alphabetic principle - ✔✔letter recognition and alphabetic principle
When the teacher points to the letter "b" and asks the name, she is assessing letter
recognition, and when the teacher asks what sound that letter makes, she is assessing
alphabetic principle.
A prekindergarten teacher gives each student a tray of sand and asks them to trace the
letter "s" into the sand while making the /s/ sound out loud. This lesson is best designed
to support the development of what concept?
alphabetic principle
print concepts
oral language
alphabetic knowledge - ✔✔alphabetic principle
Since they are repeating the letter's sound, they are reinforcing the connection between
the letter and the sound it makes.
A teacher arranges a parent meeting to discuss some observed vocabulary challenges.
The teacher tells the parents that the student does not recognize common instructional
language used by the teacher in the classroom. Based on the teacher's observations,
the student is significantly below the 3,000 to 4,000 words that children her age are
generally expected to understand by the end of the school year. The teacher feels
strongly that they should make a deliberate effort to improve the students' vocabulary to
prevent the Matthew Effect and to support reading development.
The teacher then describes her plans to support the student's vocabulary development
within the classroom and the process to determine whether further intervention is
necessary. Finally, the group discusses ways for the parents to support their child from
home.
The teacher notes that the student is likely to understand 3,000 to 4,000 words by the
end of the school year. Based on the guidelines for the state of Texas, what grade level
is this student currently in?
prekindergarten
kindergarten
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