Teacher Certification - eTALE Africa

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. The best literacy teaching method for beginning reading is:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Look-and-say (whole word vocabulary identification).
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Phonics decoding (letter-sound correspondence).
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Integrated language arts (reading, writing, and correct spelling).
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. A whole language approach (with a focus on reading for meaning).
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Category:
                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                2. The external factor that can be harmful to children’s learning to read is:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Expository texts that are too easy.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Inappropriate teaching methods.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Using children's mother tongue in teaching.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Lessons that are age appropriate.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Category:
                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                3. What would be a good starting point for teaching letter sounds? 

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Teach letter names and the sounds they make in words.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Lower- and uppercase letter teaching depends on the counontry’s preferences.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. First teach letter sounds that occur frequently in simple words.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Teach short vowels before long vowels.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Teaching rhyming words and syllables.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Counting how many words make up a specific sentence.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Teaching short vowel phonics.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Teaching sounds with corresponding letter names.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                5.  Which of these does NOT make a child a good reader?

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The ability to use letters and blend them into syllables and words.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Practising reading every day.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The ability to retrieve needed knowledge and information quickly.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The ability to handle books and turn pages efficiently.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                6. Which of these is NOT part of the executive functions of the brain?

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Cognitive or mental flexibility.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Auditive perception.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Working memory.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Inhibitory control.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                7. To increase reading motivation, it is important that:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Learners understand the basics of reading to get positive feedback in learning situations at home and at school.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Learners are allowed to choose the complementary books they want to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. All alternatives are correct.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Teachers listen to the children’s needs and pay attention to their motivations so that their lessons can be successfully implemented.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Category:
                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                8. In teaching motor and visuo-motor skills, it is  important to:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Give praise, encouragement, and feedback.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Keep practice sessions short but frequent.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. All alternatives are correct.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Use visual demonstrations with instructions whenever possible.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Category:
                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                9. Children do NOT need working memory when:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Immediately repeating a number series, such as  3-6-2, after the teacher.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Remembering a password or telephone number.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Trying to remember spoken directions to a specific location.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. When remembering specific numbers and how they should be manipulated in different arithmetic and calculation tasks.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy learning
                    
                            
                                10. A delay in expressive vocabulary (late talking) at the age of 2–2.5 years predicts:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Reading fluency at school age.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Early vocabulary is not associated with reading comprehension.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Predicts nothing important because some children just learn to talk later than others.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Comprehension difficulties in reading at school age.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Visual.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Gestural.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Print.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Linguistic.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Critical instruction.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Transformed practise.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Situated practise.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Overt instruction.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                13. Multilingualism:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Refers to state of knowing or using more than one language in written or spoken form by an individual or a community.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Is synonymous with bilingualism.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Is synonymous with monolingualism.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Refers to state of knowing or using a mother language in written or spoken form by an individual or a community.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                14. Metalinguistic awareness and development begins:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. In adolescence.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. In middle childhood.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. In adulthood.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. At birth.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                15. A good way to teach morphological awareness is:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. To teach how different parts of words can be separated.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. To teach children to spell words correctly.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. To ask the children to repeat text read by the teacher.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. To ask the children to write dictated words.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                16. Which of these is NOT a metalinguistic skill?

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Morphological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Reading fluency.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Orthographic knowledge.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Phonological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                17.  Which of the following is NOT true of text comprehension?

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. It distorts the writers’ message.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. It allows readers to gain an understanding of what’s being read.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. It allows readers to enjoy what they are reading.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. It allows readers to use the information gained from the text.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                18. Steps of teaching reading comprehension when the child masters the basic reading skills.

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. During-reading, vocabulary, pre-reading, post-reading.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Picture walk, during-reading, pre-reading, post-reading. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Pre-reading, during-reading, post-reading. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Picture walk, during-reading, pre-reading, post-reading. 
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                19. 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:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Enriching their vocabulary.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Improving their word decoding skills.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Promoting their development of phonological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Expanding their understanding of the alphabetic principle.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Literacy teaching
                    
                            
                                20. Teaching through interaction means that:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The teacher talks a lot in the classroom.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Children talk a lot in the classroom.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Teacher-child interaction supports learning.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Children have fun in the classroom.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Children’s learning outcomes.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Children’s hobbies.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Children’s eating habits. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Children’s sleep habits.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                22. Child-centred teaching means that:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The child sits between the teacher’s arms while learning.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. The teacher puts the child in the middle of the classroom.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The teacher is sensitive to the child’s needs in learning.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The child decides what she/he would like to learn.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. None of the options.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Because they have other obligations.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Because they are slow learners.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Because they are forced to learn.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                24. When assessing reading and spelling: 

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The assessment should include only real words.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. The assessment should include letter knowledge and phoneme awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The assessment should include a rapid spelling test.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The assessment should include only word reading lists made by the teacher.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                25. Phonics-based instruction:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Includes five steps that are repeated.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Does not have a syllable level.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Is recommended, especially for non-transparent languages like English.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Is very useful for children with reading difficulties.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Train students to check spelling after writing.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Focus on self-correcting strategies.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Train students to have phonological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Have students write words and mark the spelling errors with a red pen.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                27. Developing good handwriting:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Is a fast process.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Requires little effort.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Is automatic and requires no special practice.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Requires many years of practice.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Phonological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Visuo-motor skills.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Letter-sound knowledge.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Reading skill development.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                29.  Which of the following is NOT a psychological benefit of listening to stories?

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Gaining knowledge about new things and new words.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Developing emotional wellbeing.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Developing imagination.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Developing visual perceptual skills. 
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                30. ICT is integrated into reading instruction when:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The teacher uses her/his cell phone in class.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. The teacher records and plays back children’s reading efforts.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The teacher takes photos of learners.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The teacher shows pictures of items learned about in different units, e.g., environmental education.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                        Category:
                        Reading difficulties
                    
                            
                                31. To preventing reading difficulties:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Teachers should just accept that there are children who can’t learn to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. There is nothing a teacher can do.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Teachers should just encourage these children to concentrate on other school subjects.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Teachers should carefully assess pre-reading skills like phonological skills and letter knowledge.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Does not help children with reading difficulties.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Is not a reasonable way to use limited teaching resources.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Predicts faster skill development in children with reading and spelling difficulties.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Is not needed because some children may just have a delay in their learning to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The child speaks the language used in reading instruction.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. All alternatives are correct.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The child has been in school and recieved adequate instruction in reading.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The child has no visual impairment.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                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:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. All alternatives are correct.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Schooling experience.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Level of cognitive skills.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Chronological age.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Reliance on explicit instruction on letter–sound connections. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Intensive monitoring of the development of reading skills. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Teaching phonics explicitly in the context of a multicomponent, integrated instructional program
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. The instructional-level of the reading material is not important in word-level reading instruction.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                36.  Based on research, which of these statements is INCORRECT concerning effective instruction for children with reading difficulties: 

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. The teacher provides clear modelling, demonstrations, and explanations.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. The teacher adapts instructions according to a child’s skill level. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. The teacher lets children learn to read independently.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Teaching is guided with independent practice and constructive feedback.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Phonological awareness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Letter knowledge.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Fine motor skills.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Rapid automatized naming.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Incorporation of self-regulation strategies.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Cumulative review.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Instructional explicitness.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Focusing only on phonics in reading difficulties.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

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

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. All poor readers have similar kinds of difficulties in reading.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Most poor readers have a combination of difficulties in different aspects of reading skills.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Some poor readers have problems in learning the new words accurately.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Some poor readers struggle to read fluently.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

                        
                        
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                                40. Spoken language skills:

                            
                            
                            
            
                

                
                    
                        a. Have only a very limited effect on learning to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        b. Are not necessary in learning to spell. 
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        c. Form the foundation for learning to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
            
                

                
                    
                        d. Are not important in learning to read.
                    
                    

                    
            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                        
                    

            
            
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