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!

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    Category: Literacy learning

    1. The best literacy teaching method for beginning reading is:

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    2. A transparent language has the following characteristics:

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    3. To identify sounds of word helps learners to:

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    4. The skill of identifying and producing rhyming words is useful for:

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    5. Phonological awareness means:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    6. A child shows intrinsic motivation when:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    7. Fine motor skills are NOT that important in:

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    8. Children do NOT need working memory when:

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    9. To become a good reader, it is important that a child:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    10. In teaching vocabulary, it is important to:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    12. Bilingual education entails:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    14. Which of the following is NOT true of text comprehension?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    15. A pre-primary school teacher orally presents learners with pairs of words (e.g., buy/tie, see/saw) and has learners identify whether the words rhyme or not. Next, she says a list of one-syllable words and asks learners to point to a part of the body that rhymes with each word (e.g., the teacher says bed, and the learners point to their heads). These activities promote learners’ reading development primarily by:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    16. Instructional support means that:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    17. Teacher-directed teaching means that:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    19. Choose the correct process for teaching productive writing:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    20. Which of the following statements about the importance of teaching productive writing is FALSE?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    21. When can adult learners begin to learn to read phrases and sentences?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    23. When assessing reading in transparent languages:

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    26. Reading comprehension can be developed as follows:

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    28. Apps for reading development

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    29. A benefit of using messaging apps (e.g.WhatsApp) in teaching is:

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

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    34. Which of the following is the most effective method for improving literacy in children and adolescents with reading difficulties?

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    35. Effective interventions for students with learning difficulties typically:

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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. Based on neuroimaging studies:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

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

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    40. In shallow and transparent orthographies:

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