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Support Literacy & Numeracy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Literacy helps students apply reading, writing, speaking and listening skills across a variety of subject areas.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Numeracy is the ability to understand and apply mathematical concepts, processes, and skills to solve problems and make decisions in a variety of situations, including real-life scenarios.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

It is during the ______ and ______ that the early literacy and numeracy skills create a foundation for future reading and mathematical skill development.

(a)  

4.

The stages of learning early numeracy concepts are:

a)

emergent, perceptual, figurative, counting on

b)

emergent, figurative, counting on and facile

c)

perceptual, figurative, counting on and facile

d)

emergent, perceptual, figurative, counting on and facile

5.

Students who are working at the Emergent Stage of Learning in Numeracy:

a)

May be able to identify and name some numerals (not consistently identify or name 0-10 or beyond)

b)

Can consistently reproduce the correct forward number sequence or backward number word sequence between 0 and 10

c)

May be able to say some number words

May relate some counting words to the process of counting

d)

cannot count

6.

Learners in the Emergent Stage are working towards:

a)

Reading numbers,

Identifying images and Identifying numerals

b)

Reading numbers

and Counting

c)

Reading numbers

Counting collections and

Identifying numerals

d)

Counting collections,

Identifying numerals and

Labelling collections

7.

At the Perceptual stage of Learning Numeracy, children are able to...(tick all that applies)

a)

to say some number words only

b)

Consistently apply the 1-1 principle of matching one number word to each object

c)

Demonstrate their understanding of the numerical value of a collection by counting and labelling collections from 1-10 and beyond

d)

Are able to count collections of objects they can see, touch or feel (rely on concrete representations of numbers)

8.

When children are able to use their knowledge of forward and backward number word sequences to produce the number before and the number after a nominated number they are operating at the

a)

Emergent Stage

b)

Perceptual stage

c)

Figurative stage of learning numeracy

d)

Counting on Stage

9.

Students learning at the Figurative Stage are

a)

Using counting on to solve addition tasks

b)

Using counting down to solve subtraction tasks

c)

Adding 2 collections of items

d)

Developing base 10 knowledge

10.

Some strategies that can be used to improve Numeracy Skills include: (Tick all that applies)

a)

Math theory

b)

Math games

c)

timed testing

d)

repetition

11.

The ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world is a suitable definition for

a)

Communication

b)

Literacy

c)

Numeracy

d)

Concrete Operational Stage

12.

In your own words, explain why Literacy is important.

4 lines
13.

Early literacy is learning about _____, ______ and________ .

(a)  

14.

You can support early literacy development by 

a)

communicating with children

b)

laughing with children

c)

reading

d)

playing with rhyme

15.

A child’s initial use of language and communication skills as the foundation for reading and writing is known as

a)

Communicating

b)

Gestures

c)

Emerging Literacy

d)

Foundation Literacy

16.

The understanding that language is composed of discrete sound elements that have their own meaning is known as

a)

Phonological Awareness

b)

Morphological awareness

c)

Numerical Consciousness

d)

Literacy

17.

Singing songs, playing word games, and reading stories and poetry aloud are good ways to help

a)

children learn new songs

b)

make children aware of sound distinctions

c)

children be comfortable in their school environment

d)

learn the alphabet

18.

Occasionally reversing letters when they write them usually happens in the

a)

Emergent literacy Stage

b)

Alphabetic Fluency Stage

c)

Words and Pattern Stage

d)

Intermediate Reading Stage

19.

Vocabulary is the process by which

a)

children how words build sentences

b)

children understand how words connect ideas

c)

children become familiar with a collection of words.

d)

children relate to what's being read.

20.

Decoding is the process by which

a)

children how words build sentences.

b)

children understand how words connect ideas.

c)

children sound out words.

d)

children relate to what's being read.