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Language Acquisition and Literacy Pedagogies

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  1. What is the distinction between 'Phonological Awareness' and 'Phonics' in early reading instruction?
  2. What is 'Phonemic Awareness', a specific sub-skill of phonological awareness?
  3. In phonetic terms, what is a 'Phoneme'?
  4. In literacy instruction, what is a 'Grapheme'?
  5. What is a 'Digraph' in early reading and spelling instruction?
  6. What is a 'Diphthong' in English phonetics and pronunciation?
  7. In Stephen Krashen's Second Language Acquisition Theory, what does the 'Comprehensible Input' hypothesis (i + 1) state?
  8. According to Stephen Krashen's 'Affective Filter' hypothesis, how do emotional anxiety and low self-confidence impact language learning?
  9. In bilingual and multilingual education, what is Jim Cummins' concept of BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills)?
  10. What is CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) in Jim Cummins' language acquisition model?
  11. What does Jim Cummins' 'Common Underlying Proficiency' (CUP) hypothesis propose regarding multilingual learners?
  12. In Ghana's Early Grade National Literacy policy, what role does the local indigenous language (L1) play in Kindergarten to Primary 3?
  13. What are 'High-Frequency Sight Words' in early reading instruction (such as 'the', 'was', 'said', 'where')?
  14. In reading pedagogy, what is an 'Elkonin Box' (sound box) used for with beginning readers?
  15. What early literacy skill is demonstrated when a child recognizes that the words 'cat', 'bat', 'hat', and 'mat' share a common ending?
  16. When a student segments the spoken word 'flag' into /f/ - /l/ - /æ/ - /g/, they demonstrate mastery of:
  17. When a teacher pronounces the sounds /m/ - /a/ - /n/ and the child immediately says 'man', the child is demonstrating:
  18. What phonics term describes two or three adjacent consonants that retain their individual sounds when spoken (such as 'bl', 'str', 'cr')?
  19. In the syllable division of English words, what is an 'Open Syllable'?
  20. What is a 'Closed Syllable' in English phonics rules?
  21. What type of instructional reading approach involves the teacher reading a large-format book aloud while pointing to print as children join in?
  22. What reading instructional format involves a teacher working with a small, homogeneous group of 4 to 6 pupils at their specific instructional level?
  23. In Marie Clay's emergent literacy assessment, what are 'Concepts About Print' (CAP)?
  24. What is a 'Running Record' used by primary school teachers during reading diagnostic assessments?
  25. In running record error analysis, what are the three cueing systems represented by the acronym 'MSV'?
  26. If a child reads 'The horse galloped through the field' as 'The pony galloped through the field', which cueing system was primarily used?
  27. If a child reads 'The horse galloped through the field' as 'The house galloped through the field', which cueing system produced the error?
  28. What is the 'Language Experience Approach' (LEA) in early literacy instruction?
  29. In literacy instruction, what is the 'Gradual Release of Responsibility' model formulated by Pearson and Gallagher?
  30. What is the primary instructional goal of 'Shared Writing' in the early grades?
  31. In 'Interactive Writing' (sharing the pen), how does it differ from traditional Shared Writing?
  32. What is the primary characteristic of an 'Authentic Literacy Task' in the classroom?
  33. What reading comprehension strategy involves synthesizing textual clues with prior knowledge to predict what will happen next?
  34. Why is teaching 'Context Clues' (definition, synonym, antonym, example) vital for vocabulary growth in basic schools?
  35. In literacy instruction, what is the 'Matthew Effect' (Stanovich, 1986)?

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