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.

    Ready? Let´s go!

    If you want to do the pretest now, please continue below.

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    Category: Literacy learning

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

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    2. Why is letter knowledge important for literacy development?

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

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    4. To identify sounds of word helps learners to:

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    5. Phonological awareness means:

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    6. Twenty-first century learning skills do NOT include:

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    7. A common manifestation of weak cognitive or mental flexibility in children is NOT:

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    8. You can get a child to pay attention:

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    9. A child shows intrinsic motivation when:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    10. Rapid naming means:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    11. Which of the following is an example of a semiotic system?

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    13. Multiliteracy pedagogy stresses the need for language and literacy education to take into account:

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    14. Multilingualism:

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    15. Which of the following is NOT a level at which phonological awareness is taught?

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    16. Which of these is NOT a metalinguistic skill?

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

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    18. 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

    19. Child-centred teaching has a positive effect on:

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    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. Choose the correct process for teaching productive writing:

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    23. Why does teaching adult learners require special skills?

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    24. When assessing reading and spelling:

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    25. In phonics-based instruction, one of the repeated processes is NOT:

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    26. Phonics-based instruction:

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    27. How should a teacher NOT help children with spelling difficulties?

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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 psychological benefit of listening to stories?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    30. Blended learning is:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    31. Part-time special education in grades one and two:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    32. We can say that a child has dyslexia or a reading disability when we are sure that:

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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. Based on research, which of these statements is INCORRECT. Intensity of reading instruction and intervention can be increased by:

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    35. 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

    36. Based on research, we know that the most effective intervention for reading difficulties is:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

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

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    38. Spoken language skills:

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    39. Based on neuroimaging studies:

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    40. In shallow and transparent orthographies:

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