OAE Early Literacy and Language Development

Question 1

Which term describes the reading and writing knowledge that children develop before formal instruction begins?

Accepted Answer

Emergent literacy

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Phonemic awareness

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Decoding fluency

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Metacognitive awareness

Question 2

Which concept of print understanding involves knowing that English text is read from left to right and top to bottom?

Accepted Answer

Directionality

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Letter-sound correspondence

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Word boundaries

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Punctuation awareness

Question 3

The alphabetic principle refers to which understanding?

Accepted Answer

The understanding that letters represent spoken sounds in a systematic way

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The order of letters in the alphabet

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The ability to write all letters of the alphabet correctly

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Knowing the names of all 26 letters

Question 4

A child who 'reads' a familiar cereal box by recognizing its logo and colors is demonstrating which early literacy skill?

Accepted Answer

Environmental print awareness

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Phonics skills

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Sight word reading

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Decoding ability

Question 5

Research consistently identifies which factor as one of the strongest predictors of a child's reading success?

Accepted Answer

The child's exposure to oral language and conversation

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Early introduction to phonics worksheets

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Memorization of sight words before kindergarten

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Access to digital reading devices

Question 6

During shared storybook reading, which practice most effectively builds young children's vocabulary and comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Asking open-ended questions and discussing the text before, during, and after reading

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Having children memorize key words before reading

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Having children copy words from the book

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Reading the story silently while children follow along

Question 7

Which stage of writing development involves children using random strings of letters with no sound-letter correspondence?

Accepted Answer

Pre-communicative stage

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Phonetic spelling stage

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Semi-phonetic stage

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Conventional spelling stage