Early Reading
The best age to begin reading to a child is
What is in utero. Approximately 18 weeks of pregnancy the baby will start hearing their first sounds
What is reading
True or false
1 out of 4 people on public assistance can't read
What is false
3 out of 4 people on public assistance can't read
True or False
Prose is verbal or written language that follows the natural flow speech.
What is true.
Examples:The State of the Union Address” is a prose speech delivered early in the year by the sitting president of the United States.
Cinderella” is a prose fairy tale.
True or False
Children who struggle with reading do better with an electronic device
What is false
Digital distractions, such as pop-ups, interferes with the ability to focus and think about what is read
True or False
Babies who are read to often can speak more words at two years old than those who are read to not as often
What is true.
The process of forming images or concepts in the mind, often images of things that are not really there.
What is imagination
Reading stirs the imagination; sounds, appearance, scenery, etc.
Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated:
$10 billion dollars per year
$20 billion dollars per year
$30 billion dollars per year
What is $20 billion
A type of literature that is written for the purpose of being performed in front of an audience.
What is drama
Teaching a child with deafness includes reading louder and exaggerated mouth movements or learning to sign and using visual (picture) books
What is learning to sign and using visual books
Holding a book, turning pages and touching various textures on books can help develop
What are motor skills
As children read, they develop their ability to reason on problems and solve them. To read, children must focus their attention. by doing so they develop qualities such as patience, self-control and empathy. This is called
What is character
The percentage of low income families who do not have single book in the home suitable for a child is:
61%
30%
10%
What is 61%
A type of literature that aims to evoke an emotional response in the reader through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.
What is poetry
Example: lyrics, poems, sonnets
True or False
Babies who are taught sign language take longer to learn communication than those who are spoken to.
What is false
Babies who are consistently learning sign language can start to learn to communicate as early as 6 months. (Babies are visual before they are verbal)
True or False:
Children who have print books as well electronics in their home are more interested in reading and learning
What is false.
Children who are more exposed to electronics are frequently more distracted
True or False
Reading promotes deep thinking
What is true
Careful readers proceed at their own pace even rereading where necessary. As they do they are more likely to remember what they read and benefit from it
True or False
To determine how many prison beds will be needed in future years, some states actually base part of their projection on how well current middle school students are performing on reading tests
False
Projections are based on the performance of elementary school students
True or False
Mysteries, romance, fantasy, crime thrillers are all fiction genres
True
What is fiction
Fiction is literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation.
The association of images and signs with word is called:
Sign language
Cued Speech
Chaining
What is chaining
Parents and teachers point at words and do a sign or point at its image to help a child assign the sign or image to that word
Benefits of reading to children include:
supported cognitive development, improved language skills, preparation for academic success, developing a special bond with the child, increased concentration and discipline, improved imagination and creativity, cultivating a lifelong love of reading.
The number of reading benefits are
What are 7 reading benefits
True or False
The single most significant factor influencing a child's early school access is an exposure to books and being read to at home prior to beginning school
What is true
More or less
The number of juvenile offenders who have problems reading are less than 70%
What is more.
85%
True or false
Knock, knock jokes are not examples of nonfiction literature
False: Nonfiction writing can be based in history and biography, it can be instructional, it can offer commentary and humor, and it can ponder philosophical questions.
The best early learning interventionist for a child with challenges is a teacher, a professional with specialized training, the parent or all of the above.
What is all of the above; however consistent parent engagement is crucial.