communication- language, conventions, and writing

How does a student's level of oral vocabulary impact their decoding and reading abilities?

A student with a large vocabulary is more likely to recognize whether or not they have decoded a word correctly.

Ms. Smith is planning to incorporate active listening instructions and expectations into her daily routine. Which of the following would best reinforce actively listening in class?

After giving instructions for an activity or assignment, have each student summarize or paraphrase the instructions for their neighbor.

Ms. Winski, a second-grade teacher, notices that her newest English language learner is struggling to communicate with his peers. Which option below would best encourage her new student to practice speaking to and interacting with his classmates?

Allow time before and after activities for students to chat with their deskmates.

In what ways can parents help solidify to their young child the importance of writing? Select all answers that apply.

Ask their child to write for them or read to them. Read and write in front of their child. Point out to their child different forms of writing while out of the house.

Mr. Rick's classroom just received a new student from China. She speaks some English but her main language is Chinese. Her parents speak both Chinese and English in the home. Which accommodation would help her build her English oral language skills and ease the transition into an English-only classroom?

Bring material into the classroom that relates to her Chinese heritage.

A new student has arrived in Mrs. Turner's class. She is an English language learner and is showing some shyness and trouble communicating with both her classmates and Mrs. Turner. The student is doing well with written communication, so Mrs. Turner would like to focus some instruction on oral communication. Which strategy would be most beneficial for Mrs. Turner to use to encourage more oral communication skills?

Build in multiple partnering activities so the new student can meet and interact with her peers.

A language arts teacher is providing instruction on the proper use of capitalization. Each student will write a three-paragraph essay and then exchange their papers with other students for peer editing. What is the best tool for the teacher to provide to students for peer edits?

Conduct a mini-lesson on capitalization rules and how to use proofreading symbols for capitalizations; then, post the proofreading symbols on the board while students make peer edits.

Mr. Slater has assigned his class a research project on South America. Each student will research a specific region or people of South America, write a paper, and then present their findings to the class. Mr. Slater wants the parents to be aware of the project and the assessment criteria for the project. Which of the following would be the best strategy to ensure parents are aware of the assessment criteria for the project?

Create a detailed checklist of assessment criteria for each phase of the project and share it with parents

Mrs. Shields notices that some of her students are having trouble interacting with their peers during group projects. Which of the following will best help students learn more appropriate oral language skills for group project interactions?

Create a script that rehearses positive group interactions and have students replicate and analyze productive conversations.

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate instructions in an editing activity for a third-grade class?

Designate that a writing template should be used.

Mr. Sanchez's sixth-grade class is currently working on a research project about world cultures. Each student has been assigned a different culture to research and present their findings to the class. Mr. Sanchez notices many of his students, who are classified as English language learners, are nervous about their upcoming presentations because they are uncomfortable speaking in front of the class. Which of the following recommendations would be most appropriate for Mr. Sanchez to the students?

Each student practices in a small group and uses the feedback from the small group to improve their presentation.

Which of the following are appropriate ways for a teacher to help students develop literacy? Select all answers that apply.

Expect students to provide text evidence for their answers and Provide flexible classroom seating to facilitate an easy transition between independent work and the opportunity to discuss their reading and writing with peers.

An English teacher has her ELL students write a persuasive paper on a school policy they feel should be changed. The students choose to offer more juice options in the school vending machine. In writing the essay, which of the following strategies would be the most effective for supporting their argument?

Explain how other schools have implemented similar changes and highlight the positive effects in those specific campuses.

Which of the following is the best approach to creating collaborative groups?

Group students heterogeneously.

Maria, an English language learner, tells the teacher she is concerned the class will not understand her presentation because of her inability to pronounce words perfectly. Which of the following would be the most appropriate recommendation for the teacher to make?

Have Maria write out notes that indicate the correct pronunciation of the words.

Which of the following would be the best activity for students struggling with phonemic awareness?

Have struggling students practice phonemic activities specific to the area in which they are behind.

A first-grade teacher wants to help her students develop word-recognition skills as well as increase their ability to create simple sentences. Which activity would help achieve this goal?

Have students create and read sentences using a set of sight-word flash cards.

Mrs. Pfeiffer is looking for a way to get her fifth-grade student's writing visible to the community. Which option would be the best way to give students an authentic writing experience and benefit the community?

Have students create informational nature signs for the local city and county parks.

With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are divided into groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each student is assigned a part of the narrative to write within their group, after the group agrees on the type of storm they will write about. They later share the group stories with their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student and several challenges with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully with teacher facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should be used?

Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future group work.

Of the following, which is the most likely group structure for promoting English proficiency among English Language Learners?

Heterogeneous in English proficiency

A fourth-grade teacher wants to improve the students' ability to revise, edit, and publish their written work. Which of the following activities would best address this in preparation for future writing modes?

Instruct and allow practice in word-processing technology using a track-changes feature.

A teacher assigns a writing project in which students focus on their own unique characteristics. She encourages her students to focus on something that makes them different or that might be seen as a negative thing by peers and describe the positive aspects of it. What is the greatest benefit of this project?

It allows students to practice their writing skills while focused on a personal issue.

Mrs. Sanchez, an English teacher, has her students write a few sentences outlining the purpose of each writing assignment and how they will try to achieve their writing goals. Which of the following is the greatest benefit of this practice?

It allows students to think about and develop a framework to guide their writing.

Mrs. Ling, a sixth-grade English teacher, is introducing an instructional assignment to promote her students' writing skills. Before she provides the writing assignment, she asks each student to think of a person they view as a role model and then list five characteristics they like about their role model. Once each student has completed the activity, she instructs her students to construct a three-paragraph essay about what makes a good role model. Which of the following is the most beneficial reason for the teacher to ask each student to list five characteristics of their role model?

It allows the teacher to identify a foundation to help the students begin their writing activity.

How does instruction regarding word families support spelling instruction?

It demonstrates that in words containing the same sounds made by a group of letters, the sounds will often be represented with the same spelling.

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the impact of learning conventional spelling on writing development?

It helps students understand grammatical rules.

A sixth-grade teacher had decided to use literature circles with her class to work through a new fiction text they're reading. She will provide the groups with guided questions and discussion ideas to complete during and after their reading sections. In what way can literature circles build reading proficiency in students?

Literature circles allow students to discuss what they've read, providing students with both verbal and reading opportunities to comprehend literature.

Mr. Duke wants to break up his class into small groups for a discussion after a multimedia presentation. Mr. Duke has multiple English language learners in his class. Which of the following is the most important criteria for placing English language learners into groups?

Make sure the English language learners are placed into various groups to promote vocabulary development.

While reviewing her notes, Mrs. Welsh notices that Fred has never volunteered to read aloud to his peers. She suspects he may be avoiding reading because he struggles to pronounce unfamiliar words. What strategy is best for Mrs. Welsh use to help Fred become more confident and improve his oral language and reading relationship?

Model using phonemes to sound out new words while she reads to the group.

An author who has strong skills in clarity of writing will be able to do which of the following? Select all answers that apply.

Organize information and use transitional words and Use precise language specific to his audience.

Mr. Otwinowski is working with his sixth-grade students on why dialogue needs to be punctuated in written text. Which activity would best illustrate the need for dialogue punctuation in written text?

Present students with multiple sentences that could be misunderstood without dialogue punctuation.

Mrs. Gomez wants to promote writing skills among her pre-K students. She communicates with parents about various at-home activities they can do with their children to promote writing skills. Which of the following activities would best promote writing skills among students?

Provide opportunities for activities such as coloring, painting, writing, drawing, etc.

Mr. Proctor, a fourth-grade teacher, notices that several of his students are shy and hesitant to speak in class. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in motivating students' participation in class while enhancing their listening and speaking skills?

Provide students opportunities to share and listen to stories in a small group.

A teacher is planning instruction on the five stages of the writing process. Which of the following instructional strategies would be most appropriate to facilitate progress through all stages of the process?

Provide students with a checklist that includes each stage in the writing process and steps to take during each stage. Stop after each stage to discuss the next stage and prompt students to take steps to engage in the next stage of writing.

How does oral language development affect reading comprehension?

Reading comprehension is enhanced by promoting oral language.

Mr. Martin provides all of his students with a wide variety of listening and speaking activities and provides purposes for each of these activities. Which of the following would be an appropriate speaking activity for the entire class, including ELL students?

Reading to a small group or a partner

Mr. Long begins the day by asking students to discuss what happened over the weekend. While Ethan is sharing with the class, Mr. Long hears him say, "I ain't gonna go to the beach no more." It is common in the area for adults to use "ain't" and "gonna" in their speech patterns. How should Mr. Long correct Ethan's speech and promote the use of Standard English in the future?

Review the expectations of speaking formally to the class and that they include the use of Standard English.

Which of the following would be the most effective way to teach young children about task, purpose, and intended audience?

Share and model writing samples that demonstrate appropriate style.

Which of the following is the most appropriate way for a teacher to help students develop an understanding of parts of speech?

Show example words and example sentences to help analyze/explain how each part of speech functions within a sentence.

A sixth-grade teacher is demonstrating to her students the importance of conventional spelling and its relationship to success in reading and writing. Which of the following is a good strategy for her to use with her students?

Show examples of how spelling mistakes can confuse the meaning of sentences.

Henrique, a low-intermediate level ELL student from Mexico, is having trouble with his writing skills. His parents have an advanced level of English and want to help him, but they aren't sure what to do. Which of the following should his teacher recommend? Select all answers that apply.

Spend time each evening reading together with Henrique. Encourage Henrique to tell them simple stories as they write them down. Encourage Henrique to keep a journal and write about topics of his choice

Mrs. Hamilton is reviewing her students' writing development and observing their current writing skills. Mrs. Hamilton observes the following: Student 1: The student spells most words as they sound. Student 2: The student writes all letters in lowercase without any spacing. Student 3: The student makes marks on the paper that resemble a drawing. Student 4: The student writes letters and words but sometimes forgets to properly space the words. Based on the observations above, which of the following students displays the most advanced stage in their writing?

Student 1

In what ways do small-group conversational activities help improve oral language development? Select all answers that apply.

Students are able to respond to each other in a low-stakes setting, which contributes to higher student involvement and Students can respond to each other and learn to formulate arguments and express different views.

How does speaking vocabulary differ from reading vocabulary?

Students are exposed to more varied and higher-level vocabulary while reading.

Which of the following describes what happens in the conventional stage of writing?

Students learn to adjust their writing for specific purposes and audiences.

Which of the following describes what happens in the transitional stage of writing?

Students learn to explain different purposes for writing.

An English teacher is assessing the effectiveness of a class discussion on a recent reading topic. Of the following features, which should be cause for the most concern?

Students were not responding to other students' comments but rather repeating their own.

Mrs. Thompson is working with her kindergarten students on listening for meaning while stories are read aloud. What activity could she ask them to do to best enhance this skill?

Take breaks to have students act out what was read.

Ms. Sanders is frustrated by students consistently using "u" instead of "you" and other shorthand in their writing. Which of the following would be the most effective way to encourage change in her classroom?

Teach a lesson about formal and informal writing, comparing academic writing to text message writing.

In explaining a group problem-solving task, the teacher should always be sure to motivate and encourage students to be risk takers and use their creative thinking abilities. Which of the following lesson elements would be the most effective in achieving this goal?

The teacher states that in this scenario, there may be many good answers. There would not be one specific correct answer, but each group's creative response to the scenario must be grounded in facts as well as evaluated with the rubric by the whole team.

Which of the following is the greatest educational benefit of using collaborative learning groups and active learning activities in the classroom?

These methods address a variety of learning styles and allow students to take ownership of their learning.

The teacher creates mixed-level groups to read and discuss a short story. Who is NOT benefitting from this grouping?

They all benefit from mixed grouping.

Mr. Harris wants to create a writing assignment that allows students to write with an authentic and meaningful purpose. Which one of the following assignments would best accomplish Mr. Harris' goal?

Use Word to type a letter to an elected official about a student-chosen need in the community. Print and send the letters

Mr. Daniels has assigned his class a group project and wants to ensure the students understand the project as they complete it. Which of the following would be the best strategy to monitor student understanding during the project?

Walk from group to group while observing the students.

Which question must be an area of focus when students are engaged in the prewriting stage of writing?

Who is the intended audience?

In order to practice the drafting stage of the writing process, a teacher might ask her students to do which of the following activities?

Write for five minutes about a teacher-designated topic without worrying about structure or grammar.

A dialect is different from a standard language in all of these ways except:

a dialect blends words and structures of multiple standard languages.

A second-grade teacher has both native English speakers and English Language Learners in the class. The teacher informally assesses each student for language skills. Which of the following should be selected for further evaluation by the teacher?

a native English speaker who cannot clearly verbalize ideas in conversations with peers

Which of the following is the best example of expository writing?

a research report

Mr. Kirkpatrick is beginning a unit on morphology with his third-grade class. In order for his students to be most successful in using and manipulating morphemes, he should begin his unit with which activity?

a review of basic morphemes like /ing/, /s/, or /ed/

The English teachers at Anytown District want to promote pragmatic language use among elementary students. Which of the following is the best activity for them to use?

acting out everyday situations and role-playing different conversations

Which of these is a key component in oral language development?

all the above: phonemic awareness vocabulary accuracy reading comprehension

A kindergarten teacher assesses a student by asking questions based on scenarios. The teacher says, "Listen to me as I say some words very slowly. If I say /c/ /at/, you know the word is 'cat'. What would the word be if I said /d/ /og/?" What skill is this teacher assessing?

blending phonemes

A third-grade class is learning the steps of the writing process. The students are currently writing sentences and paragraphs. Which of the following steps of the writing process have students already completed?

brainstorming ideas on a topic

Which of the following would be a reasonable way a student writing a persuasive essay could benefit from peer discussion during prewriting?

by identifying counter-arguments

Which of the following is the most appropriate technique to promote students' development of oral language skills?

creating classroom time for students to talk with their classmates

Mrs. Tockert assigns a four-paragraph essay asking the students to write about a favorite memory associated with a favorite season. The rubric requests that at least 5 sensory details be included in each paragraph. Which type of writing will the students be doing?

descriptive

Mrs. Rowl teaches a fourth-grade class that contains several students who are English Language Learners. After assessment of these students, Mrs. Rowl has been told that she needs to provide extra help for these students with syntax. Her class is one of mixed ability, and she has realized from ongoing assessments that other students also need help in this area. This means that she will provide additional instruction and time on helping students:

develop sentences and phrases from grouping words appropriately, according to conventional English standards. hold class discussions that are realistic and on a variety of topics of interest to all students. provide many opportunities for students to speak orally, either to a small group or to a partner.

An ELL student who is new to the United States might be surprised to learn that people use different words to describe the same thing, such as yard sale vs. garage sale, tennis shoes vs. sneakers, and garbage can vs. trash can, across the country. These differences in word choice can be attributed to variations in:

dialect.

Samar is a student who recently moved from India to the Gulf Coast of Alabama in the United States. His native language is Hindi, but he also learned English in school and considers himself proficient in both languages. He is surprised to find that he does not always fully understand what his teachers and classmates are saying. Samar's gaps in understanding are likely due to variation in:

dialect.

A second-grade teacher conducting a phonics lesson reads the words "kite," "bike," and "recite" aloud and has students write and discuss the use of these words. The greatest benefit to this strategy is it:

discusses vowel rules in a realistic context familiar to students.

A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that consists of the following activities: Students will feel a sample of polar bear fur, ice, and down feathers. After reading the book Animals in the Tundra, the students will be asked to create an outline for an essay about polar bears or snow buntings. The students will exchange papers and read for any extraneous information followed by the writer making appropriate changes. The teacher will then take a daily grade for the revised essay with the corrections of any grammatical errors. The unit omits which one important step in the writing process?

drafting

During the writing process, fifth-grade students need to be able to organize information and build on ideas by choosing an appropriate organizational strategy which might include sequence of events, cause and effect, or compare and contrast. Which of the following best describes this practice?

drafting

A young child is writing strings of letters that do not spell any actual words. This child is in which stage of writing development?

emergent stage

A kindergarten student is in the semiphonetic stage of spelling development and is hesitant to write longer pieces because she is concerned about misspelling words. The teacher should take which of the following steps to encourage further development of the student's reading and writing skills?

encouraging her to keep sounding out words and spelling to the best of her abilities

After the flowering time come the vivid green crowns of leaves that at least please the eye. Lizards make their home beneath them, and many a yellowthroat, taking advantage of the plant's foul odor, gladly puts up with it herself and builds her nest in the hollow of the cabbage as a protection for her eggs and young from four-footed enemies. Cattle let the plant alone because of the stinging acrid juices secreted by it, although such tender, fresh, bright foliage must be especially tempting, like the hellebores, after a dry winter diet. Sometimes tiny insects are found drowned in the wells of rain water that accumulate at the base of the grooved leafstalks. Which of the following best describes the excerpt?

expository

A classroom teacher divides the class into pairs and gives each student a folder containing a picture of a recognizable person like a fireman or a doctor. They do not show the picture to their partner and describe the image in detail until their partner is able to correctly identify the person. Which of the following describes one of the goals of this lesson?

further developing oral language and listening skills

A third-grade teacher provides ongoing assessment for various listening activities that are going on in her classroom, since she clearly understands the importance of effective listening. What are some of the key purposes of effective listening?

gain new information, solve problems, and/or increase the students' own enjoyment

To enhance sixth-grade students' abilities in the area of oral communication and literacy development, a teacher might do all of the following EXCEPT:

have students engage in a computer game that reads aloud and assesses comprehension.

Based on current research, what is the best way for ELL students to be grouped in a content area class for a discussion activity?

heterogenous English-language levels and content-area knowledge

Before beginning a unit on writing compound sentences with his second-grade class, Mr. Stevenson needs to assess whether his students can do which of the following? Select all answers that apply.

identify conjunctions and identify simple sentences

A fourth-grade English Language Arts teacher, Mr. Menchaca, is being questioned by a few parents about the amount of time he spends on a daily basis reading aloud to his students. They want more independent reading time. Mr. Menchaca communicates to parents on a regular basis with an email newsletter. In this week's newsletter, he explains many of the positive effects of reading aloud to children. Which of the following should Mr. Menchaca list? Select all answers that apply.

increasing their vocabulary development, gaining new information, and improving their listening skills, including listening for specific purposes and literary forms

Transitional words and phrases are helpful in both spoken and written communication because they: Select all answers that apply.

indicate the flow of time and events and link ideas to each other.

A third-grade teacher plans a lesson that consist of the following activities: Students will feel a sample of polar bear fur, ice, and down feathers. After reading the book Animals in the Tundra, the students will be asked to create an outline for an essay about polar bears or snow buntings. The students will exchange papers and read for any extraneous information followed by the writer making appropriate changes. The teacher will then take a daily grade for the rough draft with the corrections of any grammatical errors. Which type of writing is being introduced in this lesson?

informational

As a rule, the larger and coarser ferns grow in moist, shady situations, as swamps, ravines, and damp woods; while the smaller ones are more apt to be found along mountain ranges in some dry and even exposed locality. A tiny crevice in some high cliff is not infrequently chosen by these fascinating little plants, which protect themselves from drought by assuming a mantle of light wool, or of hair and chaff, with, perhaps, a covering of white powder as in some cloak ferns--thus keeping a layer of moist air next to the surface of the leaf, and checking transpiration. Which of the following best describes this type of writing?

informative

The most effective strategy to enhance a first-grade student's ability in following oral directions would be:

listing the order of learning center activities and instructions before the class begins the activities.

Which of the following activities best promotes students' understanding of how oral language relates to literacy?

modeling the writing of words or phrases

A student is able to distinguish the structure and form of words. This level of language development is called

morphology

Mr. Jameson notices that one of his English learners almost always adds the suffix "ion" when he wants to change a word to a noun, often resulting in made-up words. This student could use some extra practice with:

morphology.

In the publishing step of the writing process, it is important that students' writing is:

neatly written or printed from a word processor and that it is clearly understood.

Amanda is a first-grade student learning to read and is practicing the following words in her reading this week: slide hate pine crime lane nope After learning these words, Amanda is able to read the words "slime," "fate," and "rode" simply by visually recognizing the pattern. Which of the following best describes the processing system that Amanda is using to apply her learning to the new words?

orthographic

Following students' reading of a news article, the teacher has requested that they reread the text, this time annotating as they read. Which of the following would be included in this task?

paraphrasing individual sentences or paragraphs underlining important points circling words that are unfamiliar or confusing

A fifth-grade teacher has collected three different news articles about a recent space shuttle launch, each at a different reading level in order to support differentiation. Which of the following writing activities would NOT be suited to support student comprehension of this kind of text?

paraphrasing randomly assigned paragraphs from the article

A student is writing a letter to his school principal about why each grade should have at least one field trip per year. Which of the following types of writing would be best suited to this goal?

persuasive

Which type of essay is intended to convince the reader of a particular position or point of view?

persuasive

The smallest individual sounds in a word are called:

phonemes.

Which of the following stages of spelling development is primarily characterized by letter-sound correspondence?

phonetic

A first-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "Mi mom maks soop for us wen it is kold outsid." Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate?

phonetic spelling

The following sentence was written by a kindergarten student. I am betr at soker than mi frend. Which of the following best describes this student's stage of spelling development?

phonetic spelling

Which list below includes the steps in the writing process, in the correct order?

planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing

A four-year-old likes to mimic her mother writing a shopping list, but the child is actually only making scribbled shapes on a paper, occasionally making a mark that looks like a letter. Which of the following does this child's writing best demonstrate?

precommunicative spelling

Writing development has predictable stages. Which of the following answer options best describes the stages of writing development?

preconventional, emergent, transitional, conventional, and proficient

A teacher has provided her class with a descriptive writing assignment. The students have chosen a topic and are now filling out a sensory-focused graphic organizer in which they list descriptions matching with each of the five sentences. What step in the writing process are the students most likely to be in?

prewriting

A teacher has the students do the following: Determine a writing audience. Identify a purpose. Provide a list of writing topics. Based on the list of activities, which stage of writing are the students most likely working on?

prewriting

Mrs. Loucks is planning a unit on argumentative writing. In which order should she present the information to students to ensure they are the most successful while composing their assignments?

read example papers, teach thesis statements, discuss finding and citing sources, review outlining, review the writing process, write rough drafts, publish final drafts.

Which of the following would not be in the conventional process of spelling stages?

revising

Mrs. White has planned a field trip to a nearby history museum at the end of the month. Her sixth-grade class is made up of about 40% English Language Learners (ELLs), and the majority of the class will not have visited a museum before this trip. In order to best prepare her students for the trip and success with navigating the museum, which activity should she incorporate into her classroom activities?

role-playing activities

When ELL students hear phrases such as, "It's raining cats and dogs outside," or "This is just a drop in the bucket," they may be confused, as they probably need to have specific instruction in

semantics.

A first-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "Mi dg lks mi hnd" but means "my dog licks my hand." Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate?

semiphonetic spelling

Which of the following best describes the elements students must have a clear understanding of before beginning a writing assignment?

task, purpose, and intended audience

Students need to understand and be able to use the key elements of persuasive essays. Which one of the following elements is not typically in a persuasive essay?

the development of characters

What is meant by purpose with regards to writing instruction?

the intention for writing

Mr. Rogers class is studying a unit on law, and they watch a video with the following dialogue: Lawyer 1: "I object." Judge: "Your objection is overruled. Please proceed."Lawyer 2: "Thank you. Witness, can you please resume the stand?" The ELLs might have trouble understanding the dialogue due to:

the jargon.

Pragmatics is:

the study of language in its use.

Which of the following is best promoted by allowing students to write to each other or family members during class time?

the understanding that there are real-world purposes for writing

When helping students improve their essay writing skills, corrective feedback should be given:

throughout the writing process.

Students in a fourth-grade classroom are having difficulty with their oral language skills. The teacher provides the students with many opportunities to speak aloud in order to develop these skills. The teacher does this for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

to create situations where students can develop schema.

Below is a sample of a student written narrative. Last week my dad was out of town and my mom dragged me all over the place to run errands instead of letting me stay home alone. She should let me stay home alone because I am smart and responsible. I know how to call 911 if there is an emergency. I even knew how to make my own eggs if I get hungry and I won't get hungry because she isn't even gone that long and I can wait a really long time to eat if I need to. She could even just leave snacks for me like granola bars or chips. It is not like she buys me food when I go with her anyway. I would lock all the doors and be safe and follow all the normal rules. The student writing sample be fits the characteristics of which writing purpose?

to persuade

Why is incorporating multiple types, genres, lengths, and styles of writing into the classroom important for student writing success? Select all answers that apply.

to show students that school is not the only place where writing occurs and writing with different styles, genres, and types allows students to practice writing skills in authentic and meaningful ways

Why is it important for students to incorporate text evidence into their writing responses?

to support their conclusions

While reading a piece of fiction writing, a teacher asks her class to select a short passage and rewrite the story from a different character's point of view. What is the most likely goal of this writing activity?

to understand how perspective and point of view impact a text

A teacher provides her students with a list of word pairs where one word is spelled correctly and the other option is spelled phonetically. For example, "tough" and "touff." Students are asked to select which word is correct. In order for students to successfully choose the correct spelling, they would most likely need to be in which stage of spelling development?

transitional

In which of the following stages of spelling development does the child leave behind their phonetic dependence and rely on visual and morphemic strategies?

transitional

A second-grade student writes the following sentence on the board: "My dog nose triks and is my best freind, but my sister prefers our pet cat." Which of the following does the student's sentence best demonstrate?

transitional spelling

A standard language is the language:

utilized and accepted by formal institutions, like governments.

Which type of technology would be most beneficial to use while students practice drafting a new piece of writing?

word-processing programs

Which of the following is a morpheme?

write

Mrs. Kulasa is working with a small group of students who are in the second stage of writing development. These emergent stage students should be given an activity that develops their ability to:

write strings of letters in a row.