Activity 9.3 Multiple Choice

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Early Literacy and Mathematical Development

Select the answer that correctly completes each statement.

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Preschoolers understand _____________________ about written language before they learn to read or write in a conventional way.

very littlea great deal

Children’s active efforts to construct literacy knowledge through informal experiences are called _____________________ .

emergent literacyphonological aware

Initially preschoolers _____________________ distinguish drawing and writing.

dodo not

Phonological awareness _____________________ .

is associated with the ability of a child to learn a second language.is a strong predictor of emergent literacy and later reading and spelling achievement.

Low-SES children have _____________________ than their higher-SES agemates.

less interest in books and other written materialsfewer home and preschool language and literacy learning opportunities

When teachers were given a tuition-free college course on effective early childhood literacy instruction, they _____________________ in their classrooms.

readily applied what they learned found it difficult to apply this information

Between 14 and 16 months, toddlers display a beginning grasp of _____________________ .

cardinalityordinality

Cardinality is the principle that _____________________ .

the last number in a counting sequence indicates the quantity of items in the setquantities can be arranged in ordered relationships

Arithmetic knowledge emerges _____________________ .

in Western societies, but not in non-industrialized countriesuniversally around the world

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