Language and Literacy

As they get older, most children's vocabulary increases by:

• 1000-2000 words per year

• 200-300 words per year

• 300-500 words per year

• 3000-5000 words per year

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

True or False Language and communication skills increase significantly during the middle years because their comprehension skills and social conversation skills are improving

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are the communication skills that significantly develop in the middle years?

• analyzing information while listening

• deciphering nuances and shades of meaning

• persuasion and providing convincing arguments

• eye contact and non verbal cues

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Development of reading social cues and learning to be polite and use language skills to negotiate conflict does not develop until well into adolescent years.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

During this age span, children generally develop an appreciation for figures of speech, wordplay and jokes that depend on double meaning.

• 4-5 years

• 5-6 years

• 8-10 years

• 10-12 years

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Children who are bilingual tend to have longer attention spans and more cognitive ability.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Some Indigenous language speakers do not speak fluent English or French

• TRUE

• FALSE

Check all that apply: Indigenous Storytelling is

• largely oral based

• embodies core cultural beliefs

• serves as a powerful way to transmit culture

• builds strong sense of community

What helps newcomer children to express complex or challenging thoughts and emotions?

• Use google translate

• answer in their mother tongue

• explore through art or play

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Click all that apply:

Children with Autism Spectrum disorder MAY:

• have speech delays

• miss social and non verbal cues

• be well spoken

• have trouble imagining another person's point of view