Enhancing Literacy: Exploring Competency Standards and Multiliteracies

Question: Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Consult Unisa e-reserves and download the following article: Aitchison, J, Dixon, K, Pretorius, E, Reed, Y, Verbeek, C & Beisman-Simons, C. 2018. Towards competency standards for language and literacy teachers. PrimTEd. Now choose the correct option: Aitchison, Dixon, Pretorius, Reed, Verbeek and Beisman-Simons (2018) suggest that the term “multiliteracies” involves … A. A.    visual literacy. B. D. all of the above C. C.  technological literacy. D. B. digital literacy Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Complete the following sentence by filling in the correct option. ________________suggest(s) that everything we read leads us to react to it and store it in our minds. It can influence the way we think, behave, and use the information we have gained. A. B. Comprehension B. D.   Vocabulary C. C.   Responses D. A.    Decoding Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Consult the article Towards the competency standards for Language and Literacy teachers by Aitchison, Dixon, Pretorius, Reed, Verbeek and Beisman-Simons under Additional Resources and complete the following sentence. ___________means understanding visual communications, including the ability to process and represent knowledge through images. A. A.    Digital literacy B. B. Visual literacy C. C. Technological literacy D. D. Adult Illiteracy Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Read the following and respond to the question below:   Mrs P wants to make sure that active listening is taking place in her Grade 2 class. She decides to emphasise what she is telling her learners by using gestures while making eye contact to ensure that her learners are listening actively.     Based on the above information, choose the type of communication that best relates to the above scenario.  Her communication is called__________ A. A. multilateral. B. B. multimodal C. D.  multisectoral. D. C. multilingual. Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Mrs Kwena, the principal of Orchards primary school advises you to use three (3) main steps of reading when teaching reading in Grade three (3). Choose the correct option. A. D. Comprehension, decoding, identification B. C. Comprehension, decoding, assessment C. A.          decoding, comprehension, response D. B. Comprehension, decoding, word recognition   Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Fill in the following statement with the correct option. ____________ allows us to gain more information as we get explanations of what we do not understand. A. A. Making comments. B. B. Focusing on issues.  C. C. Asking questions. D. D. Making notes. Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Identify the correct option below that is related to the following statement, and fill in the missing words. Duron et al (2006) provide a five-step model that can be used to apply critical thinking with the underlying notion that the more active we are in acquiring knowledge ______and _____, the easier it is to gain such knowledge than if we merely sit passively and try to absorb information by only listening.   A. A. Reading and thinking B. D. Speaking and thinking C. C. Speaking and writing D. B. Speaking and reading Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Read the following scenario. The principal of Mabila Primary School explains to all the teachers in a meeting that the concept of creativity does not imply that you ask original questions, but that you need to ask questions significant to you, even if what you want to know might seem strange to others.  They will be allowed to do that in the meeting.   Choose the option below which is related to the seven pillars of the creativity scenario above. A. C. Creative connection. B. B. Creative questioning. C. D. Creative reflection. D. A. Creative opportunity. Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Identify the option below that brings across the seven pillars of self-esteem. A. B.  copying someone else. B. A.    guideline of how we will carry out a lesson. C. C. overcoming our shyness. D. D. copying a few basic guidelines for ourselves. uestion 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the option below that correctly completes the following sentence:  In Bloom’s taxonomy, level 3 is about_______ A. C. Evaluation B. D. Synthesis  C. B. Application  D. A.    knowledge Question 11 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Read the following scenario.   Mrs Ivy, a foundation phase teacher, always plans her lessons well. Her learners always enjoy her teaching approaches. Her principal is impressed, and she encourages all the foundation phase teachers to emulate her.   Mrs. Ivy is using _________ learning.  Choose the correct answer. A. C. incidental B. A. explicit C. D. accidental D. B. implicit Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the correct option that relates to the statement below. Aitchison, Dixon, Pretorius, Reed, Verbeek, and Beisman-Simons (2018) mention a few aspects of language that need attention when writing. A. B. Text structures B. A. Vocabulary and word study C. D. All of the above. D. C. Grammatical construction Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the correct option:  In Bloom’s taxonomy, level 6 is about_______ A. B.    application B. C.   evaluation C. A.    knowledge D. D.   synthesis Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the correct option. Identify the option below that brings across the seven pillars of the creativity model. A. A.    guideline of how we will carry out a lesson. B. B. copying someone else C. D. copying a few basic guidelines for ourselves.  D. C.  overcoming our shyness Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Identify the option below that brings across the seven pillars of creative opportunity. A. C. Only teachers express many ideas while learners listen B. B. Be creative, but do not allow learners to be creative. C. D. Only learners express many ideas – whether good or bad, right, or wrong. D. A. Allow Grade 1 learners to interpret and approach issues from different perspectives. Question 16 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Read the case study below and choose the correct option.   Principal Manala is worried about the way teachers are writing their reports. He indicates that he wants them to write it so that one idea follows on the next in a logical manner, using linking words and phrases to show how the ideas are related. A. B. Logical sequencing B. C. Coherence C. D. None of the above D. A. Cohesion Question 17 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Complete the sentence below with the correct option.   Mrs Zagala, a foundation phase teacher, discusses a text critically. She always focuses on her words as they _________ the knowledge she has gained. A. C.   Model B. A.   Connect C. D.   Reflect D. B.   Question Question 18 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text    Choose the correct answer which relates to the use of formal language. A. A.    Reflects emotions. B. D.  It is subjective. C. B. Uses a polite tone.  D. C. Does not follow grammatical rules Question 19 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the incorrect option that does not relate to an aspect of reading. A. C.   Comprehension B. A.    Phonemic knowledge C. D.   Bridging inferences D. B.    Word recognition Question 20 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Choose the correct option that is related to technological literacy. A. B. Gathering and synthesising information from digital mediums, including online sources or mediums. B. A.   Using technology responsibly to learn, communicate, distribute, and create. C. C. Understanding visual communications, including the ability to process and represent knowledge through images. D. D. None of the above