READ 4000 Final Exam

In "How to Read a Research Article" the methods section of a research article includes the results of the data collection and analysis.

False

One way to involve parents/guardians in their child's school learning is to demand that the meet with you during parent-teacher conferences.

False

This citation is correct: 1996, Scruton, R. The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.

False

You never put the pages numbers in your reference citations.

False

What is missing from the citation below? Bernstein, M. 10 tips on writing the living web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149. Retrieved from https://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

The date published

What is missing from the following citation? Parsons, A. W., Parsons, S. A., Malloy, J. A., Gambrell, L. B., Marinak, B. A., Reutzel, D. R., & P. C. Upper elementary students' motivation to read fiction and nonfiction. The Elementary School Journal, 118(3), 505-523

The date published

Dialogue journals can offer teachers opportunities to learn about their students' home lives, build a more inclusive classroom community, assess student writing, and try out different purposes and audiences for writing.

True

Duke and Martin assert that the goal of both literacy researchers and literacy educators is to improve literacy teaching and learning.

True

In "How to Read a Research Article", an abstract includes information about the problem, how it was investigated, and major findings.

True

In the "How to Read a Research Article" presentation the discussion section of an article includes an evaluation of what the findings mean. A tip is to review this section first before reading the article.

True

Literacy engagement and motivation usually means that students are interested in what they are reading and writing and want to push themselves to increase their reading and writing skills.

True

This is the correct order to cite journal articles (periodicals): Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

True

You only need to include a date of access when the page's content is likely to change over time (like, for instance, if you're citing a wiki that is publicly edited).

True

Pointing out the title, beginning, middle, and end of a book to a group of preschool children before reading the book aloud to them contributes to their reading development primarily by promoting their:

development of book-handling skills

An advantage of using assessment tools such as portfolios and scoring rubrics is that they _____

promote student participation in self-assessment activities.

Student engagement and motivation are important for teachers to consider when planning K-12 literacy instruction because

they lead to deeper reading comprehension and interest in literacy

One way classroom teachers can support LGBT students with disabilities is _________

to incorporate reading material with an LGBT character or have a discussion about a famous LGBT individual.

The purpose of a practitioners article is

to share with educators research-based and/or research-tested practices and techniques to use in his/her classroom.

Two ways to involve parents/guardians in their child's school literacy learning are __________ and __________.

writing letters to family members, which can encourage students to write more often and improve writing skills. partnering with parents/guardians in multiple writing interactions, such as responding to student writing, serving as writing role models, and creating family writing projects at home.

Environmental print intervention does not positively impact emergent literacy, and therefore, teachers should not use environmental print in classroom literacy instruction.

False

Identities are stagnant and can never change. If someone has a negative literacy identity then his/her identity will remain negative.

False

What is incorrect in the following citation? Yang, X., Kuo, L. J., & Jiang, L. (2019). Connecting Theory and Practice: A Systematic Review of K-5 Science and Math Literacy Instruction. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1-17.

All of the words in the journal article title are capitalized.

The following citation is accurately formatted in APA style. Why is the format accurate? Toews, S. G., & Kurth, J. A. (2019). Literacy instruction in general education settings: A call to action. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, doi: 1540796919855373.

All of these answers are correct.

Match the methodology with the description

Content analysis : is a methodology for examining the content of something, such as instruction or texts. It is more about the what in language Survey research : usually elicits reports from participants about themselves. The purpose is to understand something about the larger group to which the participants belong. Verbal protocols : typically gather information about people's thought processes. Researchers often ask participants to complete a specific task and report what they are thinking. Case Study : seek to describe naturally occurring phenomena. They often focus on a single or small number of cases.

A 4th grade ELL student is new to a school. Assessments suggest that the student can read orally with accuracy on grade level; however, the student's comprehension of grade level textbooks fluctuates widely. Which of the following steps would be most appropriate for the teacher to take first in order to determine the cause of the student's difficulty.

Determine when the student has adequate vocabulary and background knowledge to support comprehension of the textbooks.

Name two reasons a teacher might use wordless picture books with ELL literacy learners.

Discussions around wordless picture books can enable ELL students to develop oral language and vocabulary. Wordless picture books engages ELL students in the meaning-making process of text.

A beginning-level ELL can consistently blend individual phonemes to make simple English words composed of two or three phonemes by is having difficult blending the sounds of familiar single-syllable words composed of four phonemes (eg. clip, trap, spin). Which of the following questions would be most important for the first-grade teacher to consider when addressing the needs of this student?

Does the student's primary language have consonant blends?

Creating classrooms where students are invited to participate and make choices about their learning takes a lot of work and classroom teachers should instead make all classroom decisions about learning.

False

Differentiated instruction is a single strategy that works for all students and in all content areas.

False

According to Duke & Martin, research is not an essential guide to practice and literacy educators should not read research.

False

Which three characteristics do teachers need to develop to be effective and efficient planning and implementing differentiated literacy instruction?

In-depth knowledge of students' literacy needs as well as their strengths and interests. Development of routines to support differentiation, such as grouping and independent literacy activities. In-depth knowledge of reading process and research-based/tested practices associated with instruction and assessment.

One quality indicator for Case Study research methodology is

Multiple types of evidence (quotes, field notes, observations,etc.) have been used to inform conclusions.

What is the correct way to cite the title of an article in your reference list?

Reading comprehension is second grade

In the Duke & Martin article, the authors discuss 10 things they believe are important for literacy educators to know about research. Match the following 5 items from these 10 things.

Research can : monitor student progress, study phenomena, and observe settings a single literacy teacher cannot Research is : the systematic collection and analysis of data to address a question. Collaboration between researchers and teachers make the most compelling research. Research is not : automatically credible as research. Quality indicators such as evidence that the data has been systematically collected and carefully analyzed has been provided to been deemed credible discourse analysis research One of the differences between research-tested and research-based is : research-tested means that the practice or technique has been tested in the field; and research-based means the practice or technique is based on previous research but has not been tested in the field. Both types of research need to be critically evaluated to ensure the research is sound regardless of the field testing Conclusions drawn from research must be based on : quality research-design and implementation of the design.

Match the citation to the correct label: Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13

The eclipse of listening : Title of article The New Criterion : Title of Periodical 15 : Volume Number 3 : Issue Number

What is missing from the following citation? Merritt, J. M. (2014). Alternative seating for young children: Effects on learning. American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 4(1), 12-18

The italics

What should be italicized in your citations for articles?

The title of the periodical, the issue number, AND the volume number

If the website page's author is not listed, what should you start your citation with instead?

The title of the website/page

All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.

True

Classroom talk is critical to K-12 literacy instruction because the language used in classrooms has implications for both teachers and students.

True

When considering how identity is related to K-12 literacy instruction, both teacher and student identities are important to keep in mind because

all of these are important to consider.

A research report, or article, includes the following components

all of these are included in a research report or article.

Using familiar print, such as logos and student names, as instructional tools can be used to ______

all of these are reasons to use familiar print when coaching students to make letter-sound correlations.

Which methodology is not discussed in the Duke & Martin article?

all of these methodologies are discussed in the article.

A second-grade teacher reads a trade book aloud to the students. Which of the following post-reading activities would be most likely to promote the students' comprehension of the story by enhancing their literacy analysis skills?

discussing with the students how the characters in the text respond to major events and challenges.

Duke & Martin suggest the combined use of note-taking and research methodology descriptors/indicators as tools literacy educators can use to...

evaluate whether a professional writing is research.

Before beginning a new content-area reading passage, a fourth-grade teacher asks students to think of words related to the topic of study. The teacher writes the words on the board and then asks the students to suggest ways to group the words based on meaningful connections. The teacher also encourages them to explain their reasons for grouping particular words together. This series of activities is likely to promote the students' reading development primarily helping them ____

extend and reinforce their expressive and receptive vocabularies related to the text's topic.

A kindergarten teacher could best determine if a child has begun to develop phonemic awareness by asking the child to _____

say the word bat then say the first sound the child hears in the word.

Teacher talk that is deliberate and intentional can lead to

students being more successful and independent literacy learners as well as improved school literacy outcomes.