Reading Development: Comprehension - Comprehension

A 6th-grade teacher is asking students to compare a pair of persuasive articles about global warming. She would like to incorporate at least one question from each level of reading comprehension. Which of the following questions would fall under the category of evaluative comprehension?

Choose one article and explain the author's point of view. Then compare it with the point of view of the other article. Which do you agree with and why?

A first-grade teacher is assessing a student's reading. After listening to the student read a passage aloud, which of the following describes the best way for the teacher to assess the student's reading comprehension in this setting?

Listen to the student give an oral summary of the passage.

A teacher is reading aloud to her class. At the end of a paragraph, she stops to ask the students a question like, "Where do you think the tiger is headed now?" In asking a question like this, the teacher is trying to:

encourage students to make predictions based on textual evidence.

A second-grade teacher wants to assess her class's understanding of a short story they read as a class. The teacher has a number of written comprehension questions to ask, and she would like to have the students record their answers on paper. The class also has a small number of ELL students who are in the beginning stages of language proficiency. Which accommodation would be most appropriate for these students?

Allow the students to answer the questions verbally.

A teacher needs to make accommodations to a nonfiction reading comprehension assignment for an English language learner who is in the beginning stages of language development. Which accommodation would be most appropriate for this student's ability level?

Provide a graphic organizer and simple, direct instructions.

A third-grade teacher is introducing a new unit on the different forms of energy and notices one of the English Language Learners in the class is struggling to complete a science lab worksheet. The teacher reviews the student's data and notices he scored in the 70th percentile for words correct per minute on a recent fluency assessment. He also scored an 80 on a recent reading comprehension assessment. Given this data, which of the following statements best explains why this student is experiencing difficulties?

The student does not have enough prior knowledge about the topic to be successful on the lab worksheet.

A reading teacher has designed a lesson focused on skimming and scanning texts for significant features. What is the purpose of developing this skill?

This skill will help students locate information more quickly.

A student demonstrates weakness in story retelling. To improve the student's story retelling, the next step the teacher should take is to:

administer further assessments to determine whether the weakness is related to decoding issues, vocabulary issues, or general comprehension issues.

A third-grade teacher is going to read a story about two children visiting the aquarium. Which of the following activities is the best way to introduce the text to promote comprehension?

complete a KWL chart

A first-grade teacher would like to model metacognitive reading strategies with her students. Which of the following activities would be best for the teacher to implement to accomplish this goal?

conducting a think aloud in which the teacher reads the text orally, stopping along the way to ask questions and model making predictions

Before reading a literary piece, an elementary teacher will ask the class, "What do you know about...?" Which of the following best describes the purpose of this question?

connect to the student's schema

Which of the following skills best demonstrates successful reading comprehension?

connecting previous reading experiences and life experiences to the reading, accurate decoding of new words

A third-grade teacher is introducing a unit on plants. Part of the unit plan calls for students to read complex texts on the topic, many of which contain unfamiliar vocabulary words. The teacher takes the students on a nature walk to sketch several types of plants and talk about their favorite ones. The teacher also takes the class out to the school vegetable garden to discuss the differences and similarities between the different plants. These pre-reading activities will help the students:

gain additional background knowledge before reading the texts.

A second-grade class is halfway through a class novel. The teacher is designing a formative assessment to determine each student's ability to make a prediction. Which of the following approaches should the teacher take when designing the assessment?

have students guess what happens next in the text and provide support with text evidence

Mrs. Wright is reading a fiction story aloud to her class. She stops throughout to model the think-aloud strategy. In her think-aloud moments, she makes predictions about what will happen next and reflects on what the characters learn throughout each plot event. What level of reading comprehension is she modeling for her students?

inferential comprehension

An elementary-school English language arts teacher has several English learners in her class. At the start of every school year, when speaking with the parents and/or guardians of her students, she mentions the importance of continuing to read with their children in their native language. She mentions this because she knows that:

literacy skills in one language can transfer to another.

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of having a student retell a story they read?

measuring the student's level of comprehension

A second-grade teacher models a think-aloud for her students. As she reads a text, she stops periodically and makes a prediction aloud, asks herself a question about the text, or summarizes what she just read. What reading skill is she modeling for her students?

metacognition

A third-grade class is reading a biography of a famous inventor. Before reading, the teacher shows images of some of the inventions and the class discusses how they have interacted with the inventions in their lives. While reading, the teacher pauses to ask herself, "Why did he switch from copper to aluminum for the outside? Let me read this again." Then reviews the text aloud to find the answer. The teacher's actions while reading best depict her knowledge of which factor of reading comprehension?

monitoring for comprehension while reading

Mrs. Mathers is reading aloud with her class. As she reads she periodically stops and asks students questions about the text to clarify important plot developments and to explain the main ideas in the text. Which of the following is Mrs. Mathers most likely trying to accomplish?

monitoring students' comprehension of the text

The statement, "Ask students to recall a time when they felt disappointed and what they did to feel better" is most appropriate in which of the following sections of a kindergarten language arts lesson plan?

pre-reading strategy

A third-grade teacher assigns her students a short informational text about pill bugs. Before they begin, each student creates a KWL chart in their reading notebooks and works with a partner to fill in the "know" and "want to know" columns. The teacher then creates a large version on the board and the class contributes ideas to fill in the first two columns of the class chart. They will complete the final column after they have read the text. There are several intermediate ELL students in the class. How can the teacher differentiate this activity to help them be successful?

pre-teach important and unfamiliar vocabulary, and provide a word bank with definitions to reference as they read

A story map would be a reasonable tool for a student requiring support in which of the following skills?

reading comprehension

In order to demonstrate comprehension of a text, a teacher could ask a student to:

retell part of the text.

Reading comprehension is:

the process through which a reader creates meaning and understanding from a text.

Which strategy would best help students learn to self-monitor and reflect upon a text during reading?

think-aloud

Literal comprehension is when a reader:

understands the facts or ideas in a piece of writing.

A teacher has noticed that her advanced English language learners with high literacy levels in their native languages share similar reading skills and behaviors with their native English-speaking peers. In fact, when reading a grade-level text, the main difference lies in:

vocabulary size.