EML1501 Assignment 2// EML 1501 Exam Prep (COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) 202

EML1501 Assignment 2//
EML 1501 Exam Prep
(COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS) 2024
What is language according to Browne and Gordon? - CORRECT
ANSW-It is an inborn characteristic of humankind. Acquired
naturally and not taught.
What are the 4 parts of language? - CORRECT ANSW-1.
Listening.
2. Speaking.
3. Reading.
4. Writing.
Foundation phase classroom should have on display - CORRECT
ANSW-* Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
* + - % x / =
What is emergent literacy? - CORRECT ANSW-The knowledge
skills and attitudes that a child develops in relation to reading and
writing throughout the early childhood period, starting at birth.
What does emergent literacy refer to? - CORRECT ANSW-A
stage in development of speaking, reading and writing skills that
young children go through before they can read and write in the
conventional way.
Is a term that is used to describe the process that children go
trough before they learn to speak fluently & read & write formally?
- CORRECT ANSW-Emergent literacy
What do children at the emergent literacy stage demonstrate? -
CORRECT ANSW-That they are aware of the process of reading
and writing even though they can't preform the skills yet.
When children of preschool ages imitate the process of reading
and writing? - CORRECT ANSW-This is a sign that they are in
the emergent literacy phase, on their way to develop formal
reading and writing skills.
What is Emergent Speaking? - CORRECT ANSW-When
someone speaks a language with clarity, reads with
understanding and writes legibly.
Listening skills - CORRECT ANSW-The most important element
in developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills is an
adult who stimulates a child's interest, scaffolding experiences,
responds to a child's earnest attempt to learn a skill.
A listening environment - CORRECT ANSW-a teacher should
create an environment conductive to the development of listening
skills.The story reading environment must be a quiet, cozy area
where children can sit quietly and enjoy the stories.
Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSW-* Is about listening
* Refers to the child's ability to hear and respond to the smaller
sounds in words.
* Young children learn to discriminate between the similarities and
differences of sounds in spoken language.
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSW-words, syllables and smaller units
of sounds.
Vocabulary - CORRECT ANSW-Significant predictor to a child's
overall academic achievement.
Broad vocabulary is a sign that the child has acquired the
knowledge to name things and understands what words stand for.
Best predictor of reading comprehension, overall academic
achievement
Narrative skills - CORRECT ANSW-Children demonstrate the
ability to narrate stories.
Build these skills by describing something that happened to them.
The ability to tell a story or describe a sequence of events.
Emergent writing - CORRECT ANSW-Developmental writing
process- children randomly scribble and give meaning to their
scribbles.
What are the 4 stages of writing development children age
18months to 3 years go through? - CORRECT ANSW-Stage 1:
Uncontrolled scribbling.
Stage 2: Controlled scribbling.
Stage 3: Pictures of objects and people interspersed with writing
marks.
Stage 4: Letter and word practice.