LETRS Unit 1 Questions and Answers
(2023/2024) (Verified Answers)
Which skill is expected for a child in the early literacy level but not at the early reading and writing
level?
Learning the names of several alphabet letters
The major finding of the seminal study conducted by Hart and Risley (1995) determined what?
Young children's exposure to oral language is related to their later academic success.
What is the purpose of early learning standards?
They describe what young children should be learning.
A teacher who follows the tenets of developmentally appropriate practice arranges centers...
that are connected to a central theme with planned learning outcomes.
Developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development concepts DO
NOT include is premise...
social/emotional skills are the most important domain to focus on in preschool settings.
Provide 3 statements that support developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of
Proximal Development.
1. teachers and parents need to provide intentional instruction to help young children develop
foundational skills.
2. skill development across developmental domains is interconnected and includes executive
functioning skills.
3. young children need lots of repetition to learn foundational skills as they do not acquire these skills
on their own.
What characteristic describes a standardized assessment tool?
It is designed to provide information on skill development in a consistent manner so the results can be
compared to a norm or benchmark.
Which assessment procedure is designed to provide the best screening data?
use of a standardized tool with all children to determine if they have reached an expected learning
level
Along with executive functioning, which set of tasks are strong predictive indicators of children's
learning at the transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten?
the ability to name letters and isolate initial sounds in words
Name 3 skills associated with executive functioning.
self-regulation, focused attention, flexibility in thinking
Which behavior describes a child who is at the maintenance stage of learning the alphabet?
names several uppercase letters and a few lowercase letters
(2023/2024) (Verified Answers)
Which skill is expected for a child in the early literacy level but not at the early reading and writing
level?
Learning the names of several alphabet letters
The major finding of the seminal study conducted by Hart and Risley (1995) determined what?
Young children's exposure to oral language is related to their later academic success.
What is the purpose of early learning standards?
They describe what young children should be learning.
A teacher who follows the tenets of developmentally appropriate practice arranges centers...
that are connected to a central theme with planned learning outcomes.
Developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development concepts DO
NOT include is premise...
social/emotional skills are the most important domain to focus on in preschool settings.
Provide 3 statements that support developmentally appropriate practice and Vygotsky's Zone of
Proximal Development.
1. teachers and parents need to provide intentional instruction to help young children develop
foundational skills.
2. skill development across developmental domains is interconnected and includes executive
functioning skills.
3. young children need lots of repetition to learn foundational skills as they do not acquire these skills
on their own.
What characteristic describes a standardized assessment tool?
It is designed to provide information on skill development in a consistent manner so the results can be
compared to a norm or benchmark.
Which assessment procedure is designed to provide the best screening data?
use of a standardized tool with all children to determine if they have reached an expected learning
level
Along with executive functioning, which set of tasks are strong predictive indicators of children's
learning at the transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten?
the ability to name letters and isolate initial sounds in words
Name 3 skills associated with executive functioning.
self-regulation, focused attention, flexibility in thinking
Which behavior describes a child who is at the maintenance stage of learning the alphabet?
names several uppercase letters and a few lowercase letters
