Briefly describe the four hypotheses that characterize the order in which preschoolers learn the names of letters in the alphabet.

1.Explain the difference between contextualized and decontextualized language? Provide specific examples of both.

2.What is the difference between print awareness and phonological awareness? Provide specific examples of both.

3.How do preschoolers refine their knowledge of unknown words? Explain.

4.Briefly describe the four hypotheses that characterize the order in which preschoolers learn the names of letters in the alphabet.

5.What is the effect of an expressive reading style when it is used with preschoolers?

6.Why do you think the telephone intervention described in the Theory to Practice section helped develop children’s narrative skills?

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