ECRL Part 2: Literacy Test

A “picture walk” (also sometimes called a book walk) is best done after you have read the story to children a few times.

The purpose of a picture walk is to improve comprehension of the book by:

A picture walk can include a discussion of language and vocabulary, sound awareness, and print awareness but you don’t have to include sound awareness each time.

What word did the little boy learn in the video clip you just watched?

Picture walks with toddlers and infants are most successful when adjusted to the child’s attention span and literacy level.

After listening to Dr. Lesley Morrow’s findings, one application would be to:

Different kinds of books were suggested to use with children. They were:

Match these steps to teaching a preschooler a new word according to card #2 (“Don’t Be Ridiculous” activity card for preschoolers).

Which toddler cards focus primarily on sound awareness (also called linguistic awareness or phonological awareness)?

How many free skill-building literacy activity cards are available on the Get Ready to Read website?

Which is NOT a category of the Get Ready to Read literacy activity cards?

The Get Ready to Read website is intended for use by those who work with children who have learning disabilities?

The original Get Ready to Read Screening Tool on the website has 25 questions?

Look at your activity cards for PRESCHOOLERS. Cards 5-10 are from the Get Ready to Read. Which are the two easiest activities (beginning level)?

How many syllables (claps) does this line have? “Patty cake, Patty cake, baker’s man”

Signs should be limited to include only 2 to 3 letter words so that it is easier for children to read them.

Which is an example of a sign you could make for children that is shown in the course:

Read the “What is Inside the Box?” card. The purpose of this activity is to:

According to the activity on the infant activity card titled “Reading Books with Infants” adults should encourage infants to say words that they encounter in books by asking, “What is this?”

The activity “Object Exploration” for infants is designed to practice the following skills” spatial awareness, language and vocabulary, sound awareness, and problem solving.

The “Ready Set Action” infant activity suggests that adults sing nursery rhymes.

All of these activities are great ways to increase sound awareness except:

Which teaching outcomes would be expected after taking this course. Select as many that apply.