Elementary Reading Methods and Interventions - C909

Which two strategies help create a literacy-rich environment in an elementary classroom?

Creating time for independent reading during instructional time Structuring regular opportunities for students to choose their reading material

Small group of above-level readers

Emphasize comprehension skills

partial alphabetic phase

Letter cues are added to context cues in the decoding of print. Able to identify the names and major sounds of most consonants

Large group of readers at multiple levels

Model strategies and set goals

Which instructional practice can help English language learners (ELL) in elementary school develop their English literacy skills?

Using repetitive routines and language

Phonemic awareness

the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in SPOKEN words

Which two lesson plans incorporate developmentally appropriate reading strategies for first-graders at the beginning of the year?

A plan that incorporates experiential learning A plan that incorporates guided reading

Which type of lesson plan activities incorporates current best practices for elementary school English Language Learners (ELLs) at various levels?

Activities involving identification and comparison of important concepts

Venn Diagram

Allows a comparison of ideas

Small group of below-level readers

Emphasize decoding strategies

What are two evidence-based best practices for responding to elementary students' writing?

Evaluate content before mechanics Conference with students during writing

Comprehension Strategies

Flexible plans adapted to a variety of tasks

Pre-alphabetic phase

Identifies few letter names or distinguishes few phonemes in words. Might readily identify the word in the context of a stop sign but not when written in non-descript type such as a newspaper article or a flashcard

A third-grade class has 24 students with a wide range of reading levels. Six students are English Language Learners (ELLs). How can the teacher incorporate best practices to benefit the entire class in the area of literary instruction?

Include individual reading conferences with all students

Semantic mapping

Organizes ideas for writing descriptions/graphic organizers

A first-grade teacher wants a developmentally appropriate, formative assessment to measure students' reading fluency that will guide future instruction. Which assessment meets the needs of this teacher?

Perform a readers' theater

Which instructional practice can help elementary English language learners (ELLs) develop their English literacy skills?

Placing greater emphasis on vocabulary when differentiating instruction

Which technology assist with reading development by listening as students read and coaching them when they make mistakes or need help?

Programmed reading instruction

Small group of on-level readers

Read leveled books for both fluency and comprehension

Which instructional strategy should be included in a lesson plan to meet the needs of students reading below grade level?

Spend focused time working on decoding skills with struggling readers

What is one evidence-based, best practice for fostering comprehension of a narrative text in elementary school students?

Story grammar

Which research-based strategy most effectively assists teaching students about the accomplishments of several historical figures?

Students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their history text.

Why is oral language development critical to reading development?

Students draw on the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to emergent literacy.

What are two reasons for having students listen to a teacher book talk as a means to support the use of a variety of texts and print materials in an evidence-based, literacy approach?

Students who listen to the book talks are motivated to read materials they many not otherwise read. Students listen to the book talks and are introduced to genre, theme, and characters, allowing them to make comparisons of the texts.

A fifth-grade teacher has students who struggle with reading. The teacher wants to reinforce and extend students' grade-level reading by using computer texts and games. What is a benefit of using this technology?

Students who use computers will practice more reading at their level and will have higher academic achievement.

Full alphabetic phase

The major sound-symbol relationships for each letter are used systematically. A person early in this phase is apt to decode many words letter-by-letter. She will likely use initial and final letters as decoding cues.

Consolidated Alphabetic Phase.

The sequence of letters in a word becomes important. Can group common patterns of letters and sounds as units.

A third-grade class consists of three reading groups. One has four students who struggle with fluency and decoding grade-level text. One has six students who are reading grade-level text, but struggle with comprehension. One has six students who read fluently and comprehend grade-level text with no difficulty. What would be an appropriate way for the teacher to differentiate the texts for each group?

The teacher should assign each group different texts with the same theme, but appropriate text levels for each group.

A fourth-grade class is reading historical fiction books to integrate social studies into the English language arts classroom. Which lesson plan incorporates a developmentally appropriate, formative assessment?

The teacher will use an anticipation guide, have students read the book in groups, and take quizzes after they read each chapter.

Phonetic awareness

The understanding that spoken words can be broken into sounds

Sixth-grade students are assigned a project as an extension to their in-class reading topic. They need to read and gather factual information about an event of interest and relate it to another historical event. How can technology support the students in this situation?

Use a website that provides specific information about the events

Which practice should be included in a comprehensive, balanced approach to literacy development for elementary students?

Using books from a variety of resources

How are reading and writing development connected?

Writing extends reading experiences to integrate what students know in a logical way.

Which evidence-based, best practice for writing instruction uses Venn diagrams, semantic mapping, and note taking?

Writing to learn and understand

phonological awareness

a broad skill that includes identifying and manipulating units of oral language - parts such as words, syllables, and onsets and rimes. Made up of a group of skills

book talk

a short presentation about a book with the goal of convincing other people to read it

Phonics

involves the relationship between sounds and WRITTEN symbols

DIBELS

letter-name knowledge, nonsense word decoding, and oral-reading fluency,

Tier 2/RTI

small group