OAE Early Literacy and Language Development 2

Question 1

Dialogic reading is best described as which type of instructional approach?

Accepted Answer

An interactive read-aloud strategy where children are prompted to become active storytellers

Answer

Dialogic reading involves the adult using structured prompts to encourage the child to participate in telling the story, which builds language and literacy skills.

Question 2

Which of the following best represents the concept of 'book handling' as part of print awareness?

Accepted Answer

Understanding that books are opened from the front cover and pages turn from right to left as you read forward

Answer

Book handling concepts include understanding the orientation of books—front cover, back cover, and the direction in which pages are turned as you read.

Question 3

Complete letter knowledge as an early literacy skill includes which combination of abilities?

Accepted Answer

Knowing both letter names and their corresponding sounds

Answer

Letter knowledge encompasses both the ability to name letters and to associate those letters with their corresponding sounds, both of which are critical early literacy skills.

Question 4

When a child uses invented spelling such as writing 'KM' for 'came,' the child is demonstrating which understanding?

Accepted Answer

Evidence of phonemic awareness and understanding of the alphabetic principle

Answer

Invented spelling demonstrates that children are applying their phonemic awareness and alphabetic knowledge to encode words, which is a healthy and important developmental milestone.

Question 5

Which early literacy concept is a child demonstrating when she understands that the spoken word 'cat' corresponds to the three printed letters C-A-T separated by spaces?

Accepted Answer

The concept of word in print

Answer

The concept of word in print is the understanding that a spoken word corresponds to a specific group of letters separated by spaces in written text.

OAE - Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

OAE - Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

OAE Early Literacy and Language Development 2