MTTC English Language Arts 1

Question 1

Which of the following best defines 'phonemic awareness' in early literacy instruction?

Accepted Answer

The understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds

Answer

Phonemic awareness is the oral skill of hearing and manipulating individual phonemes (sounds) in spoken words.

Question 2

A student reads slowly and word by word but with good comprehension. Which area should the teacher target first?

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency

Answer

Fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) is the bridge between decoding and comprehension; targeting it will support more automatic reading.

Question 3

Which type of text structure is signaled by words like 'first,' 'next,' and 'finally'?

Accepted Answer

Sequence/chronological order

Answer

Signal words like first, next, and finally indicate chronological or sequential organization of ideas.

Question 4

On the MTTC Elementary Education subtest, what does the term 'morpheme' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of meaning in a language

Answer

A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit in language; for example, 'unhappy' contains two morphemes: 'un-' and 'happy.'

Question 5

Which approach to writing instruction emphasizes teaching writing as a recursive process of planning, drafting, revising, and editing?

Accepted Answer

Process writing approach

Answer

The process writing approach treats writing as cyclical, with students revisiting and refining their work through multiple stages.

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