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. Critical factor for reading mastery is:

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

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    Category: Literacy learning

    3. To identify sounds of word helps learners to:

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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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    Category: Literacy learning

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

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    Category: Literacy learning

    7. Fine motor skills are NOT that important in:

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    Category: Literacy learning

    8. Which one is NOT true? Listening skills...

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    Category: Literacy learning

    9. Which one of these is NOT related to rapid naming problems?

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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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    Category: Literacy teaching

    12. Multiliteracy pedagogy acknowledges learners:

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    13. Multilingualism:

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    14. Which of these is NOT a metalinguistic skill?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    17. 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

    18. Teacher-directed teaching is beneficial:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    21. Why does teaching adult learners require special skills?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    22. Phonics-based instruction:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    25. Reading comprehension can be developed as follows:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    27. Which of the following is not beneficial for listening to stories?

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    Category: Literacy teaching

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

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    29. ICT is integrated into reading instruction when:

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    Category: Literacy teaching

    30. Apps for reading development

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    31. To preventing reading difficulties:

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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. 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

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

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    36. Effective interventions for students with learning difficulties typically:

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    Category: Reading difficulties

    37. 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

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

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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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