PECT Language Arts and Early Literacy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which emergent literacy behavior shows a child understands the purpose of print?
- Scribbling randomly on paper
- Pretending to read a favorite book from memory (Correct answer)
- Drawing pictures with no letters
- Stacking books on a shelf
Correct answer: Pretending to read a favorite book from memory
Pretend reading demonstrates that the child understands books carry meaning and that print is connected to language.
Question 2: A teacher reads aloud daily primarily to support which literacy development area?
- Handwriting fluency
- Vocabulary and listening comprehension (Correct answer)
- Phonics decoding rules
- Spelling accuracy
Correct answer: Vocabulary and listening comprehension
Daily read-alouds build vocabulary, background knowledge, and listening comprehension that are foundational for later reading success.
Question 3: Which is an example of a phoneme substitution task?
- Counting the syllables in 'butterfly'
- Changing /k/ in 'cat' to /b/ to make 'bat' (Correct answer)
- Identifying the rhyming word in a poem
- Blending /s/ /u/ /n/ into 'sun'
Correct answer: Changing /k/ in 'cat' to /b/ to make 'bat'
Phoneme substitution involves replacing one sound in a word with another, producing a new word.
Question 4: The Language Experience Approach (LEA) involves:
- Using standardized reading kits
- Transcribing a child's spoken story and using it as a reading text (Correct answer)
- Drilling phonics rules on flashcards
- Watching educational videos about language
Correct answer: Transcribing a child's spoken story and using it as a reading text
In LEA, the teacher writes down what a child dictates, making the child's own language the reading material.
Question 5: Which skill is a prerequisite for learning to decode words?
- Writing in complete paragraphs
- Knowledge of letter-sound correspondences (Correct answer)
- Understanding story grammar
- Reading silently for 20 minutes
Correct answer: Knowledge of letter-sound correspondences
Letter-sound knowledge (phonics) is the foundational skill needed to decode unfamiliar printed words.
Question 6: When a PreK child writes their name using a mix of letters and letter-like forms, this represents:
- A learning disability
- Early emergent writing development (Correct answer)
- Refusal to follow directions
- Advanced literacy skills
Correct answer: Early emergent writing development
Using letter-like forms alongside real letters is a normal, early stage of emergent writing that shows the child is experimenting with print.
PECT Language Arts and Early Literacy 2
Which emergent literacy behavior shows a child understands the purpose of print?