Promote Literacy Development

Question 1

English phonograms (list of phonemes)

Answer 1

a picture of a sound. each one is a letter or combination of letters such as m, e, tch, or ou, that represents one or more sounds in English. Knowing the phonograms is key to learning to decode written English

Question 2

Four skills to develop literacy

Answer 2

reading, writing, listening, and speaking

Question 3

cultural references

Answer 3

ideas that relate to a specific culture. language learning and cultural background knowledge learning are not separated

Question 4

Phonemic Awareness

Answer 4

the understanding that words are developed from sound chunks

Question 5

Reading comprehension

Answer 5

ability to read single words, sentences and whole texts fluently and understand them in context

Question 6

cognates

Answer 6

word derived from the same root as another word. Ex. composite, composition, and compost.

Question 7

sight word vocabulary

Answer 7

words that do not have to be decoded. common or high frequency words that a reader should recognize on sight. such as the, is, and was.

Question 8

transfer of literary skills from L1 to L2

Answer 8

L1 can have both significant positive and negative influences on the development of L2. When learning a second language, it is not uncommon for rules of grammar, syntax, and mechanics to transfer from L1 to L2. Once these rules have been mastered in a first language, they can often be transferred to a second language.

Question 9

students’ diverse background

Answer 9

Efforts to welcome, understand, and affirm all students–and to treat their cultural and linguistic backgrounds as equally valid and important–should be reflected in every facet of the school environment. Effective literacy instruction builds upon the cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ways of making meaning, and prior knowledge that all children bring to the classroom. Such instruction also acknowledges the important role of culture in language and literacy learning. Understanding and respecting the array of different cultures and languages represented in their classrooms helps educators adopt strategies for teaching literacy that will encourage and support student achievement.

Question 10

factors affecting literacy in literacy development

Answer 10

family and development of oral language; motivation; personality