Chapter 11 Reading Guide

Which would be a good reason to have students revisit a story?

-to tell a classmate about a favorite part -to draw or write about a favorite character -to prepare a skit of their favorite scene

How does guided reading differ from shared reading?

Students usually complete a guided reading activity independently, whereas the teacher usually reads the text in shared reading

While flexible grouping systems have a place in a comprehensive literacy program?

all of the above

Often a book is difficult for a child simply because he or she has limited ? or ? with the topic

background knowledge or prior experience

Which is true about questioning guided reading?

both a and c

Which is an ideal way to make difficult text accessible to ALL learners?

engaging in echo reading, in which the teacher reads the words and the students repeat them

The teacher helps the children internalize and appreciate what they have just read through a

grand conversation

Why would a teacher allow students to use their finger to track read?

in this way, students can demonstrate their understanding of the one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written words

When teachers deliberately omit words in a story and then pause to allow the children to supply these words, they are using an activity known as

oral cloze

? are questions that encourage children to think about what is going to happen, thus constructing text

predictive questions

A favorite story can be turned into an impromptu play using the dialogue of the characters through the use of

readers theatre

Adjusting the level of modeling needed for understanding text according to children's needs is called

scaffolding

The mediated reading activity known as ? was developed as a means of introducing early readers to the use of favorite books, raps, chants, rhymes, and poems in a highly motivational way

shared reading

decrease in fluency. Which should be a concern of the teacher?

the selected text is too difficult causing the student to focus heavily on pronunciation of words, consequently interfering with comprehension of the text

Which is the best rationale for using oral book reports to motivate students to read?

they encourage students to share their reading experiences with others

Which is not a purpose for shared reading?

to develop oral fluency

What is the primary reason a teacher would use a picture walk with students?

to encourage children to think about what is going to happen, thus aiding comprehension

Why might you use a literacy sociogram in your classroom?

to provide students with better insight into the relationship between characters in a story

When would a teacher use masking in mediated reading?

when the teacher wants students to focus on a particular word or word part