What Is Emergent Literacy

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is emergent literacy?

• A) the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to read and write.
• B) the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are the building blocks to learning how to do math.
• C) using number words.
• D) reading beginner books.

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Definitions:

Hot Springs

Natural pools of water heated by geothermal activity beneath the Earth's surface.

Gold Ore

A type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including gold; the ores are extracted through mining.

Caldera

A broad volcanic depression, generally the result of a substantial eruption followed by the fall-in of the volcano's opening.

Banded Iron Formations

Layers of iron-rich minerals alternated with silica or chert, deposited in marine environments over 2.5 billion years ago and are important iron ore sources.