Chapter 4 Quiz
Question 1
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The concept of literacy incorporates all but which of the following ideas?
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children's readiness level
Question 2
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Children learn concepts of print by
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both
Question 3
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When children recognize the golden arches of "McDonald's" and they say
"McDonald's," they are becoming aware of
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environmental print.
Question 4
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During which stage of literacy development do young children read with
expression and prefer to read silently?
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fluent
Question 5
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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of morning messages?
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Children become fluent readers.
Question 6
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Which of the following happens during the beginning reading and writing stage?
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Students make reasonable predictions.
Question 7
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Second-grade students are usually in what phase of reading and writing?
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beginning
Question 8
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Teachers use shared writing to take students' words and experiences to create
and read text. This is called
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language experience approach
Question 9
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Your principal asks why you have included a play area that looks like a store in
your room. You tell her that playing in that center allows children to
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rehearse uses of reading and writing as they act out
familiar events.
Question 10
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A parent of an infant asks you how to best prepare his child to learn to read. You
recommend he
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sing and play rhyming games with his child.
Question 11
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According to research, which of the following is the single most important homebased activity for preschool children in building the knowledge required for
children's eventual success in reading?
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parents' reading aloud to children
Question 12
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Young children are literacy learners with all but which of the following
characteristics?
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Young children do not learn to read until they enter school.
Question 13
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Students at which stage of development usually participate in literature circles?
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fluent
Question 14
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A kindergarten teacher provides opportunities for her students to exchange
messages with classmates, to draw and write in journals, to write to parents,
and to read and write stories. She is helping students gain an understanding of
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concepts of print.
Question 15
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Miss Gould talks to her first graders about how letters represent sounds and how
letters combine to spell words. She asks students to write capital and lowercase
letters. She is helping her students learn
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alphabetic principles.
Question 16
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All but which of the following are examples of literacy play centers?
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restroom
Question 17
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All but which of the following are useful routines for teaching the letters of the
alphabet?
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paper and pencil
Question 18
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Which of the following is NOT a type of predictable book?
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poetry
Question 19
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The 3 stages of literacy learning are:
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emergent, beginning, fluent
Question 20
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As she rides on the bus with her parents, four-year-old Lindsey proudly reads
aloud the names of her favorite fast food restaurants and toy stores. This act
shows that Lindsey is developing an awareness of:
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environmental print
Question 21
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The goal for most educators is to help all students become fluent readers and
writers by:
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the end of third grade
Question 22
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Mrs. Siddel’s students love to read their favorite book, The Big Race, with their
teacher because on every page they can join in reading the phrase, “I can run,
run, run as fast as your son.” This is an example of:
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predictable text
Question 23
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The term emergent literacy is most closely associated with:
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Marie Clay
Question 24
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Every day, kindergarten teacher Doris Flack models the formation of manuscript letters
on the chalkboard. She does this because:
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moving models are more effective than still models
Question 25
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Researchers believe that when children become fluent readers their
comprehension improves primarily because:
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cognitive energy available for comprehension
Question 26
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When planning a shared reading lesson, teachers most often select books that:
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independent reading
Question 27
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Five year-old Natalie wrote, “The littel babe bird sid helo.” Natalie’s sentence
contained examples of:
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invented spellings
Question 28
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An instructional practice in which student's dictate sentences to the teacher is:
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Language Experience Approach
Question 29
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First grade teacher David Scott put an enlarged picture book on an easel and
pointed to each word as he read aloud to his students. Mr. Scott was using:
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a big book
Question 30
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Children and their teacher create a text together and “share the pen” as they
write the text on chart paper when they are engaged in:
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interactive writing
Question 31
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Young children often dictate sentences for their teachers to write on chart paper.
When transcribing a young child’s sentences, reading theorists advise
teachers to:
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Question 32
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Researchers now believe that:
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Question 33
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Literacy teachers place their instructional emphasis on decoding and recognizing
words when students are in the:
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beginning stage of reading and writing
Question 34
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Fluent readers usually have a reading rate of :
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100 words or more per minute
Question 35
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During the emergent stage of literacy acquisition, children usually:
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acquire concepts about print
Question 36
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Researchers have found that young emergent readers:
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depend on context to read familiar words
Question 37
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It is most effective for educators to begin teaching letters of the alphabet by
using:
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children’s own names and environmental print
Question 38
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A good predictor of future reading success is the ability to:
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identify letters of the alphabet
Question 39
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Of the following, the strongest reason for engaging young children in shared
reading experiences is to help them develop:
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concepts about words
Question 40
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Children first gain an understanding of the communicative purpose of print during
the:
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emergent stage
Question 41
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First grade teacher Mary Kay would like to explain her program of traveling bags
of books to her students’ parents. The most effective way to explain the program
to parents would be to:
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explain the program at a parent-teacher meeting