Teacher Certification

    Background

    This Teacher Certification module was developed to give You feedback, how well You master the research-based content of Literacy learning, Literacy teaching and Reading difficulties. If you successfully complete the module, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that enhances Your professional development.

    How to start?

    Before you start to study eTALE Africa learning content, we highly recommend You do first a “pretest” by answering 40 random multiple-choice questions. Note that there is only one correct answer for each question (a, b, c or d). You will have one hour to complete the pretest. After answering to all 40 questions, you will receive immediate feedback how well You did.

    How to do the test?

    If You already are an expert in the content and receive at least 70% (28 out of 40 questions correct) in the pretest, you will automatically receive the Certificate to your email. You can save and print it as a demonstration of your knowledge in literacy learning and teaching and reading difficulties.

    What if I do not get 70% in pretest?

    If You don’t get 70% in the pretest, do not worry. The “pretest” is the starting point of eTALE Africa eLearning environment! When You have gone through and studied the content, you can do the “post-test” or “final examination”. You can do the test as many times as you like. But note the questions will not be the same or in same order.

    When You have answered correctly least to 28 questions (that is 70% and above), the Certificate is send to Your email.

    Parts of the eTALE Africa content may seem challenging and the test might not be an easy task! But remember, You can always read a little bit more and do the test again.

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    Category: Literacy learning

    1. What would be a good starting point for teaching letter sounds?

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    Category: Literacy learning

    2. A transparent language has the following characteristics:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    3. Why is letter knowledge important for literacy development?

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    4. The method of promoting the development of phonemic awareness in young children is:

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    5. Examples of phoneme manipulation include:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    6. To identify sounds of word helps learners to:

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    7. Which of these is NOT part of the executive functions of the brain?

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    Category: Literacy learning

    8. Development of voluntary attention:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    9. To increase reading motivation, it is important that:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    10. Based on research, which of the following is NOT an important sub-skill of listening skills?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    11. Which of the following is an example of a communication mode?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    12. Metalinguistic awareness and development begins:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    13. Which of the following is NOT a reading comprehension skill?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    14. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for introducing pre-primary learners (5-6 year old children) to the alphabetic principle?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    15. Which of the following best describes the role of phonics in a research-based primary-school reading program in local languages?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    16. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose and function of a classroom reading assessment?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    17. Instructional support means that:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    18. Emotional support in teaching means that:

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    19. Teacher-directed teaching is beneficial:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    20. Child-centred teaching means that:

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    21. Which of these allows writers to write content that is readable and understandable?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    22. Who chooses the appropriate learning time for adult learners?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    23. Why does teaching adult learners require special skills?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    24. When assessing reading and spelling:

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    25. Phonics-based instruction:

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    26. Developing good handwriting:

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    27. When comparing handwriting and typing:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    28. When spelling in transparent languages (e.g., bantu languages):

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    29. Which of the following is NOT a good way to teach phonics?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    30. Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of ICT usage?

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    31. In learning to read, it is important that:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    32. For very young children, the reading environment in the home is strongly linked to their emergent literacy skills before entering school. Which of these is NOT an important aspect of the home literacy environment:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    33. A reading disorder is a developmental disorder that is characterised by reading achievement (i.e., accuracy, speed, and comprehension) being significantly below standards expected for which of the following:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    34. Which of the following is INCORRECT based on research? Fundamental principles for interventions for word-level reading difficulties include:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    35. Screening instruments used in prevention programs for reading difficulties do NOT usually assess which of the following skills?

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    36. Which of the following is NOT included in Fletcher’s general principles of instruction for children with learning difficulties:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    37. The main idea of a multi-tiered system of support in instruction is that:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    38. Based on research, which of these statements is NOT true?

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    39. Spoken language skills:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    40. Based on genetic studies of dyslexia, we know that:

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