Promoting Language & Early Literacy

Which of the following best describes breaking down words into separate sounds?

• Segmenting sounds

• Deletion of sounds

• Blending sounds

• Creative sounds

Diana first learned German while learning how to speak as a young child with her parents and German is the primary language used at home with her family. What is the term used to describe a child’s first language learned and their primary language?

• Secondary language

• Home language

• Development language

• Blending language

Phoneme awareness is the number one predictor of future reading success.

• True

• False

Five-year-old Julio states the word “stop” which is in stop signs as his mother is driving down the street. What is Julio demonstrating?

• Listening awareness

• Word recognition

• Syllable awareness

• Phonological recognition

Select which of the following allows children to develop writing skills.

• Offering children opportunities to draw pictures.

• Modeling writing in daily activities

• Providing children with adaptive writing materials for those who may need extra support

• Telling the children, they are writing their names incorrectly

Dana is providing eye contact and nodding her head while Mrs. Kirby is giving directions on the new classroom literacy centers. What component of listening is Dana displaying?

• Sensing
• responding

• creative thought

• Processing

Providing signage which supports classroom routines is an example of promoting language and early literacy for infants.

• True

• False

Select all of the following skills with which language development is interconnected.

• Cognitive

• Moral

• Physical

• Social

Five-year-old Jada has begun to spell words using the letter sounds she hears in a word. Which part of the development of writing is Jada demonstrating?

• Letters and letter-like forms

• Drawing scribbles

• Beginning sounds

• Ending sounds

Reading to a child frequently will allow for a child’s vocabulary to expand.

• True

• False