OAE Early Literacy and Language Development 3

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'print motivation' as an early literacy skill?

Accepted Answer

A child's interest in and enjoyment of books and reading activities

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The ability to decode printed words quickly

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The knowledge that print carries meaning

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The understanding of letter-sound relationships

Question 2

Which researcher developed the Concepts About Print (CAP) assessment commonly used to evaluate young children's understanding of how print works?

Accepted Answer

Marie Clay

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Marilyn Adams

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Jeanne Chall

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Richard Allington

Question 3

Oral language development in early childhood most directly supports later reading comprehension through which mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Building the vocabulary and background knowledge used to understand text

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Developing decoding automaticity

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Strengthening phonemic segmentation skills

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Improving letter formation and handwriting

Question 4

Which practice during read-alouds most specifically targets vocabulary development in young children?

Accepted Answer

Explaining unfamiliar words in context and revisiting them after reading

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Reading without stopping to maintain text momentum

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Selecting books only at the child's independent reading level

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Having children copy new words from the text

Question 5

A child who can segment the spoken word 'ship' into /sh/-/i/-/p/ is demonstrating which phonological skill?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic segmentation

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Phonics knowledge

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Syllable blending

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Onset-rime manipulation

Question 6

According to the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), reading comprehension is the product of which two components?

Accepted Answer

Decoding × language comprehension

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Fluency × vocabulary

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Phonemic awareness × phonics knowledge

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Background knowledge × text structure awareness

Question 7

Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between oral language and literacy development?

Accepted Answer

Strong oral language skills provide the linguistic foundation that supports reading and writing development

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Oral language development and literacy development are independent processes that do not influence each other

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Children with strong oral language skills do not need explicit phonics instruction

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Literacy development typically precedes and drives oral language development