PECT Language Arts and Early Literacy 2

Question 1

Which emergent literacy behavior shows a child understands the purpose of print?

Accepted Answer

Pretending to read a favorite book from memory

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary and listening comprehension

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Changing /k/ in 'cat' to /b/ to make 'bat'

Answer

Phoneme substitution involves replacing one sound in a word with another, producing a new word.

Question 4

The Language Experience Approach (LEA) involves:

Accepted Answer

Transcribing a child's spoken story and using it as a reading text

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge of letter-sound correspondences

Answer

Letter-sound knowledge (phonics) is the foundational skill needed to decode unfamiliar printed words.

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