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NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
2026 | Brand New Questions And
Verified Answers
the tools of communication children use to form their understanding of the word -
correct-answer -reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Competency 1 - correct-answer -demonstrate an understanding of the
foundations of language development, oral language skills, listening
comprehension skills, and phonological and phonemic awareness.
Informal conversations - correct-answer -Time to talk about things that interest
and excite children.
Language play - correct-answer -Exploring rhythms, sounds, and tones that young
children delight in as they work and play.
Rhymes and song - correct-answer -Experiences rich in rhythm and rhyme
encourage children to play with words.
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Stories - correct-answer -Children discover new words and meanings as they listen
to good stories — either told or read aloud.
Group talk - correct-answer -Times during the day when conventions of shared
conversations are learned and practiced.
Because this entire period between birth and the early elementary school years
helps prepare children with the skills important for conventional literacy, we refer
to this critical stage of language development as _____ _____. - correct-answer -
Emergent Literacy
The key is to make reading and writing _____ to the everyday life of the classroom
and to make literacy activities _____ to each child. - correct-answer -fundamental,
relevant
_____ and _____ to what the children have to say and they will learn to do the
same. - correct-answer -listen, respond
LEA - correct-answer -Language Experience Approach
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Dictated Stories - correct-answer -LEA
alliteration - correct-answer -use of the same consonant at the beginning of each
stressed syllable in a line of verse
language delay - correct-answer -There are many factors that cause language
delay, both environmental and physical. Common conditions include inadequate
language stimulation (neither talking to nor playing with the child); delayed
general development; parents/guardians or siblings who often talk for the child;
medical and physical problems; family history of language delay; learning
disabilities; and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
ASD - correct-answer -Autism Spectrum Disorders
Listening can be described as part of an active communication process that
involves _____, _____, and _____ to verbal input. - correct-answer -receiving,
interpreting, responding
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The three steps in the listening process are _____, _____, and _____ meaning. -
correct-answer -receiving, attending, assigning meaning
Students can be given opportunities to develop and practice listening skills during
three phases of the listening process: _____, _____ and _____ . - correct-answer -
pre-listening, during listening, after listening
discriminative listening - correct-answer -distinguishing beginning consonant
sounds, for example
aesthetic listening - correct-answer -for enjoyment
critical listening - correct-answer -to evaluate a message
efferent listening - correct-answer -to understand a message
phonological - correct-answer -the study of the sound system of a given language
and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
NES Elementary Education Subtest 1
2026 | Brand New Questions And
Verified Answers
the tools of communication children use to form their understanding of the word -
correct-answer -reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Competency 1 - correct-answer -demonstrate an understanding of the
foundations of language development, oral language skills, listening
comprehension skills, and phonological and phonemic awareness.
Informal conversations - correct-answer -Time to talk about things that interest
and excite children.
Language play - correct-answer -Exploring rhythms, sounds, and tones that young
children delight in as they work and play.
Rhymes and song - correct-answer -Experiences rich in rhythm and rhyme
encourage children to play with words.
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Stories - correct-answer -Children discover new words and meanings as they listen
to good stories — either told or read aloud.
Group talk - correct-answer -Times during the day when conventions of shared
conversations are learned and practiced.
Because this entire period between birth and the early elementary school years
helps prepare children with the skills important for conventional literacy, we refer
to this critical stage of language development as _____ _____. - correct-answer -
Emergent Literacy
The key is to make reading and writing _____ to the everyday life of the classroom
and to make literacy activities _____ to each child. - correct-answer -fundamental,
relevant
_____ and _____ to what the children have to say and they will learn to do the
same. - correct-answer -listen, respond
LEA - correct-answer -Language Experience Approach
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Dictated Stories - correct-answer -LEA
alliteration - correct-answer -use of the same consonant at the beginning of each
stressed syllable in a line of verse
language delay - correct-answer -There are many factors that cause language
delay, both environmental and physical. Common conditions include inadequate
language stimulation (neither talking to nor playing with the child); delayed
general development; parents/guardians or siblings who often talk for the child;
medical and physical problems; family history of language delay; learning
disabilities; and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
ASD - correct-answer -Autism Spectrum Disorders
Listening can be described as part of an active communication process that
involves _____, _____, and _____ to verbal input. - correct-answer -receiving,
interpreting, responding
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The three steps in the listening process are _____, _____, and _____ meaning. -
correct-answer -receiving, attending, assigning meaning
Students can be given opportunities to develop and practice listening skills during
three phases of the listening process: _____, _____ and _____ . - correct-answer -
pre-listening, during listening, after listening
discriminative listening - correct-answer -distinguishing beginning consonant
sounds, for example
aesthetic listening - correct-answer -for enjoyment
critical listening - correct-answer -to evaluate a message
efferent listening - correct-answer -to understand a message
phonological - correct-answer -the study of the sound system of a given language
and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
