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GACE 001, 002 Elementary Education Exam Study Guide
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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Tuesday, July 30, 2024 12:01 AMGACE 001, 002 Elementary Education Exam Study Guide
The Big 5 Areas of Reading... - ✔️✔️Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Comprehension
Fluency
Vocabulary
Phonemic Awareness - ✔️✔️The acknowledgement of sounds in words, it can be taught
with the eyes closed. Focusing on sound rather that letter identification.
Phonics - ✔️✔️The connection between letters and sounds, must be taught with the eyes
open.
Comprehension - ✔️✔️The reader can ascribe meaning to a text.
Fluency - ✔️✔️The ability to read the same way one speaks, with smoothness and
fluidity.
Vocabulary - ✔️✔️Strong ties between oral and written language, knowing what a
particular word means
How can students increase vocabulary? - ✔️✔️By listening to others, reading, and being
read too.
How can teachers teach comprehension? - ✔️✔️By asking questions, asking students to
summarize, or using a graphic organizer.
Define Balanced Literacy - ✔️✔️The methods used to teach "The Big 5" reading skills, by
building a curriculum to focus on those skills.
Examples of Balanced Literacy - ✔️✔️Independent Reading, Small Group Reading,
Whole Group reading.
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How can teachers help students understand that print carries meaning? - ✔️✔️By
demonstrating everyday when presenting text to the class, writing on the board.
Describe Independent Reading - ✔️✔️Where students choose books at their reading
level.
Describe Small Groups - ✔️✔️Where teachers assist in guided reading, and help
students with their specific reading problems.
Describe Whole Group Reading - ✔️✔️Where the entire class reads the same text, and
the teacher incorporates activities to help students learn phonics, fluency,
comprehension, and vocabulary.
How can you promote awareness of the relationship between spoken and written text? -
✔️✔️Highlight and celebrate meanings of text on common objects (shelves, posters,
rules, etc). Write what children say on a chart, Use large print books to teach print
conventions. Using letter cards to create messages, etc.
What is the role of environmental print, in developing print awareness? - ✔️✔️The
familiarity of a commercial logo transports children from an early learning background
into print awareness. Children can bring labels and ads from home to alphabetize in a
book.
What are some ways to develop book handling skills? - ✔️✔️Have children identify the
different parts of a book, model storytelling, talk about the special features of a book, or
identify developmentally appropriate format additional parts of a book (appendix,
copyright, etc).
How can teachers promote a students ability to track print? - ✔️✔️By modeling
directionality and one-to-one reading, in large print books. Teaching children the "Return
Sweep" method, as well as reading right to left.
What are the benefits of alphabet books (especially teacher created)? - ✔️✔️They are a
great resource to teach letter-sound correspondence, especially if the words are
predictable with pictures, all focusing on a single letter, in upper and lower case form.
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