Praxis 5302 Review Questions

A first grade teacher shows students a book cover that includes the title but does not allow them to preview the illustrations in the book. Which of the following strategies does the activity support? Expanding the depth and quality of students' predictions. During a literacy block a second-grade teacher works with individual students in a small group who have similar needs in writing. The teacher reteaches skills and provides continuous feedback to assist students' development of writing skills. Which of the following instructional practices is the teacher using? Guided Writing: In guided writing a teacher is meeting the specific needs of individuals or small groups. If a student or a group of students have difficulty developing a character in their writing, for instance, the teacher may conduct a guided writing lesson in which additional examples or models of how to learn this skill are provided Ali wrote the following: "My birthday party was fun. A lot of people came and brought me presents. We played miniature golf and I won! Then we had cake and played some games. It was a great time." Which of the following strategies is most likely to help Ali add description to his writing? Modeling how to ask questions that generate specific details. The writing piece lacks specific details. Asking questions such as "What kind of games did you play?" or "Who were the people who came to the party?" would help Ali elaborate on his writing. A third-grade teacher gives the following checklist to the students. Is my opening strong? Do I support my ideas with details? Are there any places where I can expand my ideas with examples? Do I group all similar details together? Is my writing organized into paragraphs? At which of the following stages in the writing process is the checklist most helpful to students? Revising; During the revision stage in the writing process, students improve the content of their writing. The checklist focuses students by asking them to clarify and refine their ideas by adding, deleting, substituting, and rearranging material. While planning instruction for first-grade students requiring additional support with their literacy skills, a teacher selects progress monitoring as an ongoing assessment tool. The primary advantage of progress monitoring is that it allows the teacher to... Measure students' achievement in specific learning outcomes and quantify their rate of responsiveness to instruction by analyzing data