CPD December 2011

1. True (A) or false (B): 
 Literacy can be defined as one’s ability to read and speak.

2. True (A) or false (B):
  Literacy skills of South African grade 5 learners are better than 

those of learners in neighbouring countries. 

3. True (A) or false (B):
  Language problems of children learning in their L2 have the most 

significant impact on their achievement in mathematics.

4. True (A) or false (B):
  The noise level in a classroom has little or no impact on learners’ 

reading skills.

5. True (A) or false (B):
   Teachers identified limited reading and writing opportunities as a 

barrier to learning written language.

6. True (A) or false (B):
  Teacher-learner ratios can affect reading comprehension of 

learners.

7. True (A) or false (B):
  The home/social community can influence learners’ academic 

success. 

8. True (A) or false (B):
  The acquisition of listening skills is important in acquiring 

phonological awareness.

9.  True (A) or false (B):
  Phonological awareness is a predictor of reading and writing 

success.

10.  True (A) or false (B):
  Classroom instruction in the home language is important during 

the foundation phase of schooling. 

11.  True (A) or false (B):
   The majority of teachers in the Wium & Louw study used English 

as the language for learning and teaching in classrooms. 

12. True (A) or false (B):
  Currently 30% of SLTs in South Africa have an African language as 

first language. 

13. True (A) or false (B):
  Rhyming is a common occurrence in African languages. 

14. True (A) or false (B):
  Learning and teaching in a second language can have a negative 

emotional impact on the learner and teacher. 
 
15. True (A) or false (B):
 Language factors are the only contributors to academic success. 

16. True (A) or false (B):
  Academic language skills are usually acquired through casual 

conversation. 

17. True (A) or false (B):
  In South Africa, sufficient attention is paid to educational 

linguistics. 

18. True (A) or false (B):
  White Paper 6 (Department of Education, 2011) omitted the role 

of SLTs in the educational setting. 

19. True (A) or false (B):
  Parental beliefs about literacy can have an impact on writing skill 

development. 

20. True (A) or false (B):
  Teachers’ skills to facilitate language development in the classroom 

can be enhanced by CPD activities. 

Special edition on education

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