Texas Teacher Certification Test: ELA & Reading Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Texas Teacher Certification Test: ELA & Reading Questions and Answers 100% Pass _______________ is an articulation problem. Lisping 6 Key components of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, pragmatics, semantics Babbling or Pre-Language Stage 0-6 months. use reflexive crying to communicate. Play vocally Connotation The implied meaning of words and ideas Denotation The literal of words and ideas (Dictionary definition) Dramatic Play A type of play where students get the opportunity to role-play simulations of real life English had _____ graphemes to represent about _____ phonemes. 26, 44 Graphemes Individual letters that represent phonemes Holophrastic or One-Word Stage 11-19 months. Imitate the inflections and facial expression of adults. Can recognize their name and follow simple instructions. Understand word concepts. How many levels of stress do English words have? 4: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary Language Acquisition Device (LAD) Something all humans are born with that give us the mechanisms and abilities to acquire language. This is universal and adapts to the languages being exposed or learned. Language only emerges if this is triggered by stimuli from people in the child's environment Language Acquisition is made of 3 main components: 1. innate abilities and mechanism of the learner 2. exposure to the speech of caretakers and parents 3. the interaction of children in their immediate linguistic environment Language Play A type of play involving rhyme, alliteration, songs, and repetitive patterns Lexicon Refers to the vocabulary of a language Ex: the word "hot" -meanings can be temperature, sexy, fashionable, lucky -these meanings can change based on context or historical framework Morphemes the smallest