PECT Language Arts and Literacy Instruction 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of print motivation as a component of early literacy?

Accepted Answer

A child choosing to look at books during free play

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A child correctly sounding out the word 'cat'

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A child recognizing their name in print

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A child writing letters from left to right

Question 2

Phonics instruction focuses primarily on the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

Letters/letter patterns and sounds

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Syllables and meaning units

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Spoken words and their definitions

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Story structure and comprehension

Question 3

A kindergarten teacher reads aloud every day, discussing pictures and asking prediction questions. This practice primarily develops:

Accepted Answer

Comprehension, vocabulary, and a love of reading

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Fine motor skills

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Phonemic awareness only

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Letter recognition exclusively

Question 4

Invented spelling should be encouraged in early childhood classrooms primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Demonstrates phonemic awareness and supports writing development

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Prevents children from learning correct spelling

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Is faster than teaching conventional spelling

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Allows teachers to avoid correcting work

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of an emergent reader in PreK-4?

Accepted Answer

Relying on pictures and memorized text to 'read' a book

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Reading fluently with expression at grade level

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Independently decoding multi-syllabic words

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Using context clues to infer word meaning while reading silently

Question 6

Which approach balances both meaning-based and phonics-based strategies in early literacy instruction?

Accepted Answer

Balanced literacy approach

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Whole language only

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Pure phonics-only instruction

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Language experience approach only