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MTEL Early Childhood Exam: Language and Literacy
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The Early Childhood subject matter MTEL test for elementary education aligns with requirements for teachers of grades Pre-K - 2.  

Subjects covered include:

  1. Prenatal to elementary development
  2. Development of students with disabilities or exceptionalities
  3. Genres, elements, and techniques of children's literature
  4. Styles, practices, and purposes of writing
  5. Mathematics
  6. History and social studies
  7. Science, technology, and engineering
  8. Discuss childhood development as it relates to language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.
MTEL Early Childhood Exam: Language and Literacy
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1. Regarding student problems that teachers may observe which can indicate dyslexia, which is true?
2. Which of these is an indication that a child has problems with reading comprehension?
3. Concerning spelling, what statement is correct about how children learn?
4. Of the following activities that promote building vocabulary for young children, which one is most dependent on the teacher?
5. Which of the following is the earliest phonological feature to be independently recognizable in a typically developing child?
6. What is true about teaching ESL students English-language reading, including alphabetic knowledge?
7. The Alphabetic Principle is best defined as the concept that:
8. In selecting literature for children, the most important first step a teacher should perform is to evaluate
9. Which of these correctly shows the normal developmental sequence of children's writing with regard to directional principles?
10. Young children are more likely to respond to analogies in stories than to metaphors because
11. Which of these is accurate regarding young children's development of print awareness?
12. Which of the following has research found most predictive of children's future long-term literacy performance?
13. Regarding the standard conventions for written English when evaluating student writing, which of the following reflects the function of writing rather than its form?
14. Which of the following is accurate regarding conversational vs. academic English for ESL students?
15. Children develop phonological awareness:
16. Which of the following is most accurate about teacher strategies to promote young children's motivation to write?
17. One simple rating scale for assessing young children's early writing (Clay, 1993) divides skills into three areas: Language Level, Message Quality, and Directional Principles.  Which of the following achievements falls into the Message Quality category?
18. Which of the following is true regarding children's reading fluency?
19. Young children's skills in phonological awareness are focused on:
20. Which is true about instruction to improve preschoolers' alphabetic knowledge as needed?
21. A student learning English as a second language (ESL) who has limited comprehension of English and can speak one- to two-word English answers, essential English words, present-tense English verbs, and some familiar English phrases is in which stage of second-language acquisition?
22. Which of these is true regarding early signs of reading difficulties in young children?
23. To support EC language development, experts advise which of the following teacher practices?
24. What statement is accurate regarding normally developing oral language in children?
25. According to linguists, what do invented spellings by young children best signify?

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