GACE Elementary Education Terms
The flow of speech is known as what? -ANS-fluency
The linguistic device of using pronouns to refer to things is known as? -ANS-Pronomialization
The typical 3 1/2 year old child adds how many words to his or her vocabulary per month? -ANS-50
words
According to the interactive model of learning for English Language Arts, which language learning
dimension addresses what students should know and be able to do with language? -ANS-content
Decoding sound symbols is critical to what type of writing instruction? -ANS-Listening instruction
Two or three consonants that occur together but which keep their original sounds are known as? -ANS-
Consonant blends
Writing a comparison of two books requires what skill? -ANS-higher order thinking skill
The ability to understand and manipulate the sounds in oral words is known as? -ANS-Phonemic
awareness
When many children sit or play together and talk, but do not talk to each other, they are engaging in
which type of language acts? -ANS-Collective monologue
A method of teaching reading and spelling which focuses on sound-letter relationships is known as? -
ANS-Phonics
Connie, a three-year-old, plays with a doll at the changing table. Devon, another three-year-old, sits next
to Connie on the floor, and pushes a truck across the carpet. What describes that kind of play? -ANS-
Parallel play
, A reading disability in which a child has difficulty identifying letters, matching sound with letters, or
matching uppercase and lowercase letters, is known as? -ANS-Letter blindness
A type of dyslexia associated with difficulties in naming and naming speed is known as? -ANS-Dysnomia
What is the leading cause of death of preschool children in the United States? -ANS-accidents
A reading disability in which the reader incorrectly reads or distorts the meaning of a word is known as?
-ANS-Semantic dyslexia
An environment in which a child with disabilities is educated with children who do not have disabilities is
known as? -ANS-Least restrictive environment
The Judicial branch is responsible for reviewing laws and acting on cases involving states' rights. What
group leads this branch? -ANS-The Supreme Court
Up until the age of 4 years, children tend to consider themselves the center of their social world and to
think about things only as they impact themselves. This is known as being? -ANS-Egocentric
What are the different types of government in ancient Rome in order? -ANS-Republic, Triumvirate,
Dictatorship
What are the five themes of geography? -ANS-place; location; movement and connections; human-
environmental interaction; regions, patterns and processes
A man-made waterway designed to carry ships, water, and goods is known as -ANS-canal
What group established trading colonies in Carthage and Spain? -ANS-The Phoenicians
A parenting style characterized by two-way communication, negotiation, and democratic decision
making is known as? -ANS-Authoritative
The flow of speech is known as what? -ANS-fluency
The linguistic device of using pronouns to refer to things is known as? -ANS-Pronomialization
The typical 3 1/2 year old child adds how many words to his or her vocabulary per month? -ANS-50
words
According to the interactive model of learning for English Language Arts, which language learning
dimension addresses what students should know and be able to do with language? -ANS-content
Decoding sound symbols is critical to what type of writing instruction? -ANS-Listening instruction
Two or three consonants that occur together but which keep their original sounds are known as? -ANS-
Consonant blends
Writing a comparison of two books requires what skill? -ANS-higher order thinking skill
The ability to understand and manipulate the sounds in oral words is known as? -ANS-Phonemic
awareness
When many children sit or play together and talk, but do not talk to each other, they are engaging in
which type of language acts? -ANS-Collective monologue
A method of teaching reading and spelling which focuses on sound-letter relationships is known as? -
ANS-Phonics
Connie, a three-year-old, plays with a doll at the changing table. Devon, another three-year-old, sits next
to Connie on the floor, and pushes a truck across the carpet. What describes that kind of play? -ANS-
Parallel play
, A reading disability in which a child has difficulty identifying letters, matching sound with letters, or
matching uppercase and lowercase letters, is known as? -ANS-Letter blindness
A type of dyslexia associated with difficulties in naming and naming speed is known as? -ANS-Dysnomia
What is the leading cause of death of preschool children in the United States? -ANS-accidents
A reading disability in which the reader incorrectly reads or distorts the meaning of a word is known as?
-ANS-Semantic dyslexia
An environment in which a child with disabilities is educated with children who do not have disabilities is
known as? -ANS-Least restrictive environment
The Judicial branch is responsible for reviewing laws and acting on cases involving states' rights. What
group leads this branch? -ANS-The Supreme Court
Up until the age of 4 years, children tend to consider themselves the center of their social world and to
think about things only as they impact themselves. This is known as being? -ANS-Egocentric
What are the different types of government in ancient Rome in order? -ANS-Republic, Triumvirate,
Dictatorship
What are the five themes of geography? -ANS-place; location; movement and connections; human-
environmental interaction; regions, patterns and processes
A man-made waterway designed to carry ships, water, and goods is known as -ANS-canal
What group established trading colonies in Carthage and Spain? -ANS-The Phoenicians
A parenting style characterized by two-way communication, negotiation, and democratic decision
making is known as? -ANS-Authoritative
