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. Why is letter knowledge important for literacy development?

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    2. Examples of phoneme manipulation include:

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    3. Which of these does NOT make a child a good reader?

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    4. Which of these is an important learning skill?

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

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    6. You can get a child to pay attention:

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    7. Development of voluntary attention:

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    8. A child shows intrinsic motivation when:

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    9. Rapid naming means:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    10. In teaching vocabulary, it is important to:

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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. Which of the following is NOT a dimension of multilingual pedagogy?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    13. Multiliteracy pedagogy acknowledges learners:

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    14. Monolingualism:

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

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    16. Instructional support means that:

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    17. Organisational support in teaching means:

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    18. Teaching through interaction means that:

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    19. Teacher-directed teaching is beneficial:

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    20. Teacher-directed teaching means that:

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    21. Child-centred teaching means that:

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    22. Why do not adult learners spend all day learning, as children do?

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    23. Why does teaching adult learners require special skills?

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    24. What is the most appropriate teaching method to be used in teaching adult learners?

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    25. When assessing reading and spelling:

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    26. When beginning to teach a new phoneme, it is useful to tell a story because:

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

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    28. After the first school year, the best predictor of spelling skill in transparent languages is:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    29. Which of the following is NOT regarded as a literacy activity for young children?

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

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. Which of the following modalities is the most beneficial in learning to read:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    36. Based on research, which of the following is NOT true:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    37. Effective interventions for students with learning difficulties typically:

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    38. 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

    39. Spoken language skills:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    40. The most prominent characteristic of reading disability (dyslexia) is:

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