EDUC 310
Write-aloud, shared reading, guided writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, independent writing
Which of the following sequence of writing modes reflects decreasing teacher support and increasing student independence?
To introduce authentic literature through shared reading
What is the major use of a predicted text?
Decoding
What is the reader doing when he or she "figures out" the pronunciation of a word and determines its meaning?
Literacy
What one word best describes what is referred to when talking about reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing?
Direct and Explicit Instruction
What part of teaching includes the use of modeling and think-alouds?
Benchmark
What term is often used interchangeably with the term standard?
Student-Centered Instruction
When a student reads a book and participates in discussion, he or she is involved in:
When they have a need that is real, when making approximations, when having language modeled
When do students acquire language?
All students
Which group of students will benefit from daily independent writing?
A text that has a repeated pattern of some type
Which is the best description of a predictable text?
Texts that contain a high percentage of words that use the sound-letter relationships the children have been taught and a limited number of high frequency words
Which of the following is the best description of decodeable texts?
Cooperative reading
Which of the following student activities can provide motivation and enjoyment, build background, develop vocabulary, model fluency, and teach specific strategies and skills for comprehension?
Research indicates that technology may play an important role in literacy learning
Which statement about the use of technology for literacy instruction is true?
Background knowledge, including key vocabulary, is activated, assessed, and developed, and students set purposes for reading
Which statement best describes the "introducing the text" part of a literacy lesson?
They are 30-40 minutes in duration
Which statement is not true about minilessons
Predictable tect
Which type of text is particularly appropriate as students first begin to acquire decoding skills?
The teacher
Who is responsible for creating the circumstances and conditions that support classroom instruction?
Buddy, partner, paired reading
Another name for cooperative reading is:
Prior knowledge
Concepts and ideas acquired by a student are known as:
The difficulty and complexity of the text and the needs of the students
During the "reading and responding to the text" part of a literacy lesson, which of the following best describes what determines the mode of reading and level of support that is needed?
Strategy, skill, process
Explicit instruction is appropriate when teaching a:
Responding and extending
The four steps of a brief lesson for a specific purpose should include introduction, teacher modeling, student modeling/practice, and:
Small-group guided reading
The reading mode that provides the greatest amount of student support is:
Read-authentic literature
The ultimate goal of literacy instruction is for the students to:
