PR 19P0 PRACTICE QUESTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.gMr.gDrakegisgagfirstggradegteachergwhogisgusinggthegwholeglanguagegapproa
chgwhengteachinggaboutganimals.gBeforegreadinggagstorygandgwhatgtheygaregex
pectedgtoglearn.gWhat'sgthegreasongforgdoinggthis?g-gans-He'sgmodelinggagpre-
readinggskillgingordergtogteachgitgtogthegyounggreaders.gComprehensiongisgdem
onstratedgwhengthegreadergquestionsghisgorghergintentgforgreading.gComprehensi
ongincreasesgwhengstudentsgbecomegawaregofgthegfocusgandgexpectationgforgth
egactivity.gItgalsogteachesgstudentsgthatgwegreadgforgdifferentgpurposes.
2.gMr.gDrake'sgclassghasgangextensivegdiscussiongongthegneedsgofghousegpets.
gIngresponsegtogagstudentgwhogsaysgthatghergfamilygabandonedgtheirgcatgingag
fieldgbecausegitgategtogmuch.gMr.gDrakegasks,g"Whatgisgonegwaygtogsavegpets
gthatgaregnoglongergwanted?'gThisgexerciseginvolvesgwhatglevelgofgquestioning?
g-gans-
Evaluation.gAgquestiongtestinggwhethergorgnotgstudentgcangsynthesizeginformatio
ngwillgrequiregstudentsgtoggeneralizegfromggivengfacts,gdrawgconclusions,gandgu
segoldgideasgtogcreategnewgones.gStudentsgwillgusegtheginformationgdiscussedgi
ngclassgtoggenerategsuggestionsgtogsavegunwantedgpets.
3.gMr.gDrakeghasgstudentsgwhogreadgatgdifferentglevels.gHeghasgthegstudentsgi
nggroupsgofgtwo,g(onegskilledgandgonegremedialgreader)greadinggselectedgstorie
sgtogoneganother.gThegstudentsgreadgthegstorygandgquestiongeachgotherguntilgt
heygfeelgthatgtheygbothgunderstandgthegstory.gBygplanninggtheglessongthisgway,
gMr.gDrakeghasg-gans-
utilizedgthegstudentsgstrengthsgandgweaknessesgtogmaximizegtime,gmaterials,gan
dgoverallgqualitygofgtheglearninggenvironment.gThegremedialgreadergreceivesginstr
uctiongandgthegskilledgreadergreceivesgreinforcement.gThegpeergsupportgsystemg
onegofgthegmaingprinciplesgforgcooperativeglearning.gItgusesgalternategteachinggr
esources,gthegstudentgthemselvesgenhancegtheglearninggenvironment.
4.gMrgDrakegisgcontinuingghisglessongongtheganimalgkingdom.gHegwantsgtogens
uregthatgthegstudentsglearngasgmuchgasgtheygcangaboutganimals.gsoghegincorp
oratesginformationgtheygaregfamiliargwithgintognewginformation.gKnowinggthatgthe
segaregfirstggradeglearners,gwhatgshouldghegincorporategwhengplanninggtheirglea
rninggexperience?g-gans-
Studentsgwillgoverestimateghowgmuchginformationgthatgtheygcangretrievegfromgm
emory.gStudentsgatgthisgagegdognotghavegcognitivegskillsgrequiredgtogrealizegho
wgmuchgtheyghavegactuallyglearned,gorghowgmuchgtheygwillgactuallygbegablegto
gretain.
, 5.gBeforegreadinggagstorygaboutgagveterinaryghospital,gMr.gDrakegconstructsgags
emanticgmapgofgrelatedgwordgandgtermsgusinggthegstudentsginput.gWhatgisgtheg
maingintentiongforgdoinggthis?g-gans-
Togdemonstrategagmeaningfulgrelationshipgbetweengconceptsgofgthegstorygandgpr
iorgknowledgegofgthegstudents.gBygmappinggoutgpreviousgknowledge,ginformation
galreadygknowngcangbegtransferredgtogsupportgnewginformation.
6.gVocabularygdevelopmentgisgagkeygpredictorgofgsuccessgingreading.gIdentifygst
rategiesgthatgparentsgcangusegtogpromotegvocabularygdevelopmentgingagfungand
grelaxedgenvironment.g-gans-
usegflashgcards,gpicturesgandgconcretegobjectsgtogintroducegvocabularygwords.
7.gThegleastgeffectivegtechniquegtogpromotegliteracygatghomegisgto...g-gans-
askgthegchildgtoginvitegfriendsghomegandgencouragegthemgtogreadgtogether.gItgi
sgineffectivegbecausegitgdoesn'tginvolvegthegparentgdirectly,gandgthegactivitygcan
gevolvegintogagsocialggathering.
8.gInteractive/Experimentalgmodeling:g-gans-
Modelgattemptsgtogbuildgstudentsgexperiencesgbyginvolvinggthemgingactivitiesgde
signedgtogstrengthengtheirgbackgroundgandgguidegthemgtogassumeggreatergcontr
olgofgtheirglearning.
9.gIdentifygonegkeygconsiderationgteachersgmustgfollowgwhengimplementinggagcla
ssroomgmanagementgprogramgforgkindergartengtogsecondggradegstudents.g-gans-
Teachgrulesgandgproceduresgexplicitlygandgpracticegthemguntilgstudentsgmastergt
hem.
10.gThegfirstgstepgingorganizinggangeffectivegclassroomgmanagementgisgtogunder
standgstudentsgandgtheirgcharacteristics.gIdentifygtheggroupgdescribedgingthegfollo
winggStatement;
*gAregCompliant,geagergtogpleasegteachers
*gHavegshortgattentiongspan,gtiregeasily
*gAregrestlessgandglikegtogwandergaroundgclassroom.
*gmightgbreakgrulesgbecausegtheygforgetgaboutgthem.g-gans-
Kindergartenergtogsecondggradegstudents.
11.gIdentifygstatementsgthatgbestgdescribegthegimplementationgofgthegassertivegdi
sciplinegmanagementgprogram.g-gans-
Rulesgareglinkedgtogpositivegandgnegativegconsequences;gnegativegconsequences
gareglinkedgtogthegaction,gnotgthegchild.gIngAssertivegDiscipline,gstudentsgareggi
vengagsetgofgspecificgbehaviorsgandgconsequencesgforgeachgbehavior.gChildreng
aregallowedgtogchoosegthegbehaviorgasglonggasgtheygacceptgthegconsequences.
gIngthisgsystemgthegteachergpunishesgthegbehavior,gnotgthegchild.gRulesgaregpr
ominentlygdisplayedgandgkeptgtogagminimumgtogmakegsuregstudentsgremembergt
hem.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.gMr.gDrakegisgagfirstggradegteachergwhogisgusinggthegwholeglanguagegapproa
chgwhengteachinggaboutganimals.gBeforegreadinggagstorygandgwhatgtheygaregex
pectedgtoglearn.gWhat'sgthegreasongforgdoinggthis?g-gans-He'sgmodelinggagpre-
readinggskillgingordergtogteachgitgtogthegyounggreaders.gComprehensiongisgdem
onstratedgwhengthegreadergquestionsghisgorghergintentgforgreading.gComprehensi
ongincreasesgwhengstudentsgbecomegawaregofgthegfocusgandgexpectationgforgth
egactivity.gItgalsogteachesgstudentsgthatgwegreadgforgdifferentgpurposes.
2.gMr.gDrake'sgclassghasgangextensivegdiscussiongongthegneedsgofghousegpets.
gIngresponsegtogagstudentgwhogsaysgthatghergfamilygabandonedgtheirgcatgingag
fieldgbecausegitgategtogmuch.gMr.gDrakegasks,g"Whatgisgonegwaygtogsavegpets
gthatgaregnoglongergwanted?'gThisgexerciseginvolvesgwhatglevelgofgquestioning?
g-gans-
Evaluation.gAgquestiongtestinggwhethergorgnotgstudentgcangsynthesizeginformatio
ngwillgrequiregstudentsgtoggeneralizegfromggivengfacts,gdrawgconclusions,gandgu
segoldgideasgtogcreategnewgones.gStudentsgwillgusegtheginformationgdiscussedgi
ngclassgtoggenerategsuggestionsgtogsavegunwantedgpets.
3.gMr.gDrakeghasgstudentsgwhogreadgatgdifferentglevels.gHeghasgthegstudentsgi
nggroupsgofgtwo,g(onegskilledgandgonegremedialgreader)greadinggselectedgstorie
sgtogoneganother.gThegstudentsgreadgthegstorygandgquestiongeachgotherguntilgt
heygfeelgthatgtheygbothgunderstandgthegstory.gBygplanninggtheglessongthisgway,
gMr.gDrakeghasg-gans-
utilizedgthegstudentsgstrengthsgandgweaknessesgtogmaximizegtime,gmaterials,gan
dgoverallgqualitygofgtheglearninggenvironment.gThegremedialgreadergreceivesginstr
uctiongandgthegskilledgreadergreceivesgreinforcement.gThegpeergsupportgsystemg
onegofgthegmaingprinciplesgforgcooperativeglearning.gItgusesgalternategteachinggr
esources,gthegstudentgthemselvesgenhancegtheglearninggenvironment.
4.gMrgDrakegisgcontinuingghisglessongongtheganimalgkingdom.gHegwantsgtogens
uregthatgthegstudentsglearngasgmuchgasgtheygcangaboutganimals.gsoghegincorp
oratesginformationgtheygaregfamiliargwithgintognewginformation.gKnowinggthatgthe
segaregfirstggradeglearners,gwhatgshouldghegincorporategwhengplanninggtheirglea
rninggexperience?g-gans-
Studentsgwillgoverestimateghowgmuchginformationgthatgtheygcangretrievegfromgm
emory.gStudentsgatgthisgagegdognotghavegcognitivegskillsgrequiredgtogrealizegho
wgmuchgtheyghavegactuallyglearned,gorghowgmuchgtheygwillgactuallygbegablegto
gretain.
, 5.gBeforegreadinggagstorygaboutgagveterinaryghospital,gMr.gDrakegconstructsgags
emanticgmapgofgrelatedgwordgandgtermsgusinggthegstudentsginput.gWhatgisgtheg
maingintentiongforgdoinggthis?g-gans-
Togdemonstrategagmeaningfulgrelationshipgbetweengconceptsgofgthegstorygandgpr
iorgknowledgegofgthegstudents.gBygmappinggoutgpreviousgknowledge,ginformation
galreadygknowngcangbegtransferredgtogsupportgnewginformation.
6.gVocabularygdevelopmentgisgagkeygpredictorgofgsuccessgingreading.gIdentifygst
rategiesgthatgparentsgcangusegtogpromotegvocabularygdevelopmentgingagfungand
grelaxedgenvironment.g-gans-
usegflashgcards,gpicturesgandgconcretegobjectsgtogintroducegvocabularygwords.
7.gThegleastgeffectivegtechniquegtogpromotegliteracygatghomegisgto...g-gans-
askgthegchildgtoginvitegfriendsghomegandgencouragegthemgtogreadgtogether.gItgi
sgineffectivegbecausegitgdoesn'tginvolvegthegparentgdirectly,gandgthegactivitygcan
gevolvegintogagsocialggathering.
8.gInteractive/Experimentalgmodeling:g-gans-
Modelgattemptsgtogbuildgstudentsgexperiencesgbyginvolvinggthemgingactivitiesgde
signedgtogstrengthengtheirgbackgroundgandgguidegthemgtogassumeggreatergcontr
olgofgtheirglearning.
9.gIdentifygonegkeygconsiderationgteachersgmustgfollowgwhengimplementinggagcla
ssroomgmanagementgprogramgforgkindergartengtogsecondggradegstudents.g-gans-
Teachgrulesgandgproceduresgexplicitlygandgpracticegthemguntilgstudentsgmastergt
hem.
10.gThegfirstgstepgingorganizinggangeffectivegclassroomgmanagementgisgtogunder
standgstudentsgandgtheirgcharacteristics.gIdentifygtheggroupgdescribedgingthegfollo
winggStatement;
*gAregCompliant,geagergtogpleasegteachers
*gHavegshortgattentiongspan,gtiregeasily
*gAregrestlessgandglikegtogwandergaroundgclassroom.
*gmightgbreakgrulesgbecausegtheygforgetgaboutgthem.g-gans-
Kindergartenergtogsecondggradegstudents.
11.gIdentifygstatementsgthatgbestgdescribegthegimplementationgofgthegassertivegdi
sciplinegmanagementgprogram.g-gans-
Rulesgareglinkedgtogpositivegandgnegativegconsequences;gnegativegconsequences
gareglinkedgtogthegaction,gnotgthegchild.gIngAssertivegDiscipline,gstudentsgareggi
vengagsetgofgspecificgbehaviorsgandgconsequencesgforgeachgbehavior.gChildreng
aregallowedgtogchoosegthegbehaviorgasglonggasgtheygacceptgthegconsequences.
gIngthisgsystemgthegteachergpunishesgthegbehavior,gnotgthegchild.gRulesgaregpr
ominentlygdisplayedgandgkeptgtogagminimumgtogmakegsuregstudentsgremembergt
hem.
