eTale 2022

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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1 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

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











2 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

2. Critical factor for reading mastery is:











3 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

3. A transparent language has the following characteristics:











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Category:
Literacy learning

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











5 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

5. Which of these is an important learning skill?











6 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

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











7 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

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











8 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

8. A child shows intrinsic motivation when:











9 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

9. Based on research, which of the following is NOT an important sub-skill of listening skills?











10 / 40

Category:
Literacy learning

10. Rapid naming means:











11 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

11. Multilingualism:











12 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

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











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Category:
Literacy teaching

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











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Category:
Literacy teaching

14. 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:











15 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

15. Which of the following best describes the role of phonics in a research-based primary-school reading program in local languages?











16 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

16. Instructional support means that:











17 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

17. Emotional support in teaching means that:











18 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

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











19 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

19. A teacher needs to inspire and encourage learners to generate ideas for what they want to write by:











20 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

20. Phonics-based instruction:











21 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

21. When supporting text composition:











22 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

22. Developing good handwriting:











23 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

23. The centre of motor images in the brain related to writing is:











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Category:
Literacy teaching

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











25 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

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











26 / 40

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?











28 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

28. Apps for reading development











29 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

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











30 / 40

Category:
Literacy teaching

30. Blended learning is:











31 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

31. In learning to read, it is important that:











32 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

32. For very young children, the reading environment in the home is strongly linked to their emergent literacy skills before entering school. Which of these is NOT an important aspect of the home literacy environment:











33 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

33. A reading disorder is a developmental disorder that is characterised by reading achievement (i.e., accuracy, speed, and comprehension) being significantly below standards expected for which of the following:











34 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

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











35 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

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











36 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

36. The main idea of a multi-tiered system of support in instruction is that:











37 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

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











38 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

38. A precise estimate of the prevalence of dyslexia in any population is:











39 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

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











40 / 40

Category:
Reading difficulties

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











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