MTTC Literacy Leader Exam Latest Updated
Verse - ANSWER One-line poetry
Stanza - ANSWER Poem lines grouped together
Rhythm - ANSWER Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter - ANSWER rhythmical pattern of a poem
Sonnet - ANSWER 14 lines poem, about love
Acrostic - ANSWER A type of verse in which certain letters, such as the first letter in
each line, spell a word or message.
Villanelle - ANSWER A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines
according to a set pattern
Literary Nonfiction - ANSWER Text that includes literary elements and devices usually
associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events. Examples include
nature and travel text, biography, memoir and the essay.
expository writing - ANSWER presents facts; uses headings, table of contents,
glossaries, etc.
persuasive writing - ANSWER a writing that attempts to convince the reader or listener
to adopt a particular opinion or course of action
, procedural writing - ANSWER writing that gives instructions on how to complete a task,
solve a problem, or perform a procedure
aesthetic reading - ANSWER read for pleasure
efferent reading - ANSWER Read to garner information from a text.
Metacognition - ANSWER thinking about thinking
cloze reading - ANSWER Refers to the reading practice required when readers must fill
blanks left in text, using whatever knowledge and experience they have.
graphophonics - ANSWER The system of the relationship between sounds and letters
Syntax - ANSWER how the words sound in the sentence
Language Load - ANSWER the number of unrecognizable words an ELL encounters
when reading a passage or listening to a teacher
Analogizing ANSWER a teaching method in which students are taught to make logical
decisions about unfamiliar words by using word parts from known words. This method
uses word families.
cultural load ANSWER relationship between language and culture. Can assist or hinder
learning
code knowledge ANSWER the amount of knowledge of English spelling that a student
possesses at any given time
Coarticulation - ANSWER the articulation of two or more speech sounds together, so
Verse - ANSWER One-line poetry
Stanza - ANSWER Poem lines grouped together
Rhythm - ANSWER Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter - ANSWER rhythmical pattern of a poem
Sonnet - ANSWER 14 lines poem, about love
Acrostic - ANSWER A type of verse in which certain letters, such as the first letter in
each line, spell a word or message.
Villanelle - ANSWER A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines
according to a set pattern
Literary Nonfiction - ANSWER Text that includes literary elements and devices usually
associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events. Examples include
nature and travel text, biography, memoir and the essay.
expository writing - ANSWER presents facts; uses headings, table of contents,
glossaries, etc.
persuasive writing - ANSWER a writing that attempts to convince the reader or listener
to adopt a particular opinion or course of action
, procedural writing - ANSWER writing that gives instructions on how to complete a task,
solve a problem, or perform a procedure
aesthetic reading - ANSWER read for pleasure
efferent reading - ANSWER Read to garner information from a text.
Metacognition - ANSWER thinking about thinking
cloze reading - ANSWER Refers to the reading practice required when readers must fill
blanks left in text, using whatever knowledge and experience they have.
graphophonics - ANSWER The system of the relationship between sounds and letters
Syntax - ANSWER how the words sound in the sentence
Language Load - ANSWER the number of unrecognizable words an ELL encounters
when reading a passage or listening to a teacher
Analogizing ANSWER a teaching method in which students are taught to make logical
decisions about unfamiliar words by using word parts from known words. This method
uses word families.
cultural load ANSWER relationship between language and culture. Can assist or hinder
learning
code knowledge ANSWER the amount of knowledge of English spelling that a student
possesses at any given time
Coarticulation - ANSWER the articulation of two or more speech sounds together, so
