Lag. Develop. Chpt. 7

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of literacy?

Answer 1

Literacy development begins in kindergarten

Question 2

The time when a preschool child starts to amass information related to print and sounds is typically called:

Answer 2

Emergent literacy

Question 3

The ability to separate words into syllables involves what kind of knowledge/

Answer 3

Metalinguistic

Question 4

In a typically developing child, phonological awareness usually develops from the awareness of:

Answer 4

Smaller speech segments to larger speech segments

Question 5

Jamie, a 4-year-old, points to each word in the book as he and his mother read together. This is an example of:

Answer 5

Print awareness

Question 6

When a kindergarten teacher talks about an event that took place the day before, this is described as:

Answer 6

Decontextualized language

Question 7

The ability to read a text quickly and accurately and with proper expression is called fluency. Which of the following supports this ability?

Answer 7

Repeated readings

Question 8

Spelling involves the integration of what three types of linguistic knowledge?

Answer 8

Phonological, Orthographic, Morphological

Question 9

Narratives, expositories, and persuasive essays are all examples of:

Answer 9

Text structure

Question 10

What two demands increase greatly during adolescence?

Answer 10

Social language and content vocabulary demands