1. Recording Experiences: Steps for Teachers 2. Language Development in Children: Key Concepts 3. Literacy Skills for Grade R and Grade 1 Learners 4. Reading Skills Development in Early Education 5. L

Question: Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which of the following does not form part of the first three steps that a teacher can take to record an experience? Select one: 1.  Building an experiential background for the story 2.   Reading of familiar parts by students 3.  Dictating the story 4.   Discussing the experience Clear my choice Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Children learn to speak by………... to those around them. Select one: 1. Imitating 2. Listening 3. Singing 4. Reading Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose the statement that describes an activity for grade R and grade 1learners that best relates to a literacy skill that emphasises that children are required to connect word cards with corresponding words in a story. Select one: 1. Comprehension development 2. Vocabulary expansion 3. Matching of story parts 4. Phonics recognition Clear my choice Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text During play, Ms Tau, a grade one teacher, usually groups her children according to the first sound of their names.  She doesn’t tell them which groups they should go to but the children need to figure out for themselves. She simply says, “all those with names starting with “T” should stand on my right hand side.”  Identify the reading skills that Ms Tau is developing with the above activity: Select one: 1. Word recognition 2. Phonological awareness 3. Comprehension 4. Vocabulary Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which of the following option refers to the process whereby infants acquire the ability to learn and understand how to communicate with other people, usually parents and siblings in their environment? Select one: 1. Reading ability 2. Language acquisition 3. Language development 4. Language learning Clear my choice Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose one term below that explain this statement: “This is when children become aware that language can be broken into words, syllables, and smaller units of sounds (phonemes)”.   Select one: 1.   Morphology 2.   Phonics 3.  Phonological awareness 4.   Language acquisition Clear my choice Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose the method that more relevant to capture the attention of learners attention as taking the position of the narrator. Select one: 1. Story telling 2. Puppet shows 3. Audio books 4. Role-playing Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose the correct word below that is related to this statement: It is used to determine the child’s holistic development in order to establish if there are delays or not. Select one: 1.    Tests and Examinations 2.   Observation 3.   Checklists 4.   Developmental milestones Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Identify a word that best describes a physical skill where children display the ability to climb trees and crawl under tyres as evidence of spatial awareness and body control. Select one: 1. Coordination 2.  Flexibility 3. Agility 4. Dexterity Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which of the following occurs when children understand that letters are unique from each other and begin to recognise different letters and their sounds. Select one: 1.   Letter awareness 2.  Comprehension 3.  Vocabulary 4.   Fluency Clear my choice Question 11 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose a term that refers to a process of taking information and making sense of it. Select one: 1. Accumulation 2.   Adaptation 3.    Assimilation 4.   Accommodation Clear my choice Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Babies between the stages of 10 months and 13 months are at this stage and are able to understand a number of utterances from the mother or other caregivers even though they cannot produce any utterances. Select one: 1.  Baby’s vocalisation 2. The holo-phrase or one-word sentence 3.  Multiple-word sentences 4. Two-word sentence Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Identify from the list below the literacy step children develop the ability to tell a story or describe a sequence of events. Select one: 1.   Alphabetic knowledge 2.    Narrative skills 3.   Phonological awareness 4.   Phonemic awareness Clear my choice Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose the process below that refers to a support system that is provided by adults to children and young learners to enable them to reach higher levels of knowledge. Select one: 1. Scaffolding 2. Mentoring 3. Mediation 4. Coaching Clear my choice Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which of the following refers to the provision of context in the understanding of language? Select one: 1.   Morphemes 2.    Syntax 3.  Pragmatics 4.   Morphology Clear my choice Question 16 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Choose one skill that is promoted through activities that involve movement of the entire body or large parts of the body.  Select one: 1.   Alphabet knowledge 2.  Perceptual motor 3.   Gross motor 4.     Print awareness Question 17 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which statement best describes the significance of story reading? Select one: 1. Vocabulary development 2.  Cognitive development 3. Phonemic awareness 4. Motor skills development Clear my choice Question 18 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text In the context of the teacher introducing a new word to children, what educational concept does this scenario exemplify? Select one: 1. Zone of proximal development 2. Cognitive dissonance 3. Scaffolding 4. Associative learning Clear my choice Question 19 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Fill in the correct option from the options below:   .……………. do not apply to preschool children since they cannot read or write. Select one: 1.   Developmental checklists 2.    Written tests and examinations 3.  Standardised tests 4.   School readiness tests Clear my choice Question 20 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which term refers to the process of evaluating or measuring the knowledge, skills, abilities or performance of individuals or groups in a systematic and organised manner? Select one: 1. Acknowledgement 2. Assessment 3. Appreciation 4. Achievement Question 21 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which of the following options refers to the process by which infants acquire the ability to learn and to understand how to communicate with other people usually parents and siblings in their environment. Select one: 1. Language learning 2. Language acquisition 3. Language development 4. Reading ability Clear my choice Question 22 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which term is related to this statement? It is vital because it influences decisions about planning activities, selecting relevant materials or adopting an approach for teaching the activity. Select one: 1.   Measurement 2.   Evaluation 3.    Assessment 4.  Judgement Clear my choice Question 23 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Consult the e-reserves: Puranik, C.S, Phillips, B.M, Lonigan, C.J, & Gibson. 2018. Home literacy practices and preschool children’s emergent writing skills: An initial investigation. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 42 (2018) 228–238.  According to Puranik, Phillips, Lonigan and Gibson (2018) home literacy practices during the preschool years have an important and multifaceted influence on the development of ………. Select one: 1.  Emotional skills 2.   Physical skills 3. Oral and written language skills- vocabulary, emergent reading, and emergent writing 4.   Listening skills Question 24 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text What type of books plays a special role in assisting children to follow events, interpret pictures and engage with repetitive words in the text? Select one: 1. Reference books 2. Comic books 3. Story books 4. Picture books Clear my choice Question 25 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text Which theory maintains that children do not even need the influence of an adult because language acquisition is a natural phenomenon. Select one: 1. Socio-cultural approach 2. Behaviorist approach 3. The cognitive and social approach 4. Nativist theory