PPR 190 practice question (taken from TEXES PPR study guide) with Correct Answers

PPR 190 practice question (taken from TEXES PPR study guide) with Correct Answers 1. Mr. Drake is a first grade teacher who is using the whole language approach when teaching about animals. Before reading a story and what they are expected to learn. What's the reason for doing this? - ANSWER-He's modeling a pre-reading skill in order to teach it to the young readers. Comprehension is demonstrated when the reader questions his or her intent for reading. Comprehension increases when students become aware of the focus and expectation for the activity. It also teaches students that we read for different purposes. 2. Mr. Drake's class has an extensive discussion on the needs of house pets. In response to a student who says that her family abandoned their cat in a field because it ate to much. Mr. Drake asks, "What is one way to save pets that are no longer wanted?' This exercise involves what level of questioning? - ANSWER-Evaluation. A question testing whether or not student can synthesize information will require students to generalize from given facts, draw conclusions, and use old ideas to create new ones. Students will use the information discussed in class to generate suggestions to save unwanted pets. 3. Mr. Drake has students who read at different levels. He has the students in groups of two, (one skilled and one remedial reader) reading selected stories to one another. The students read the story and question each other until they feel that they both understand the story. By planning the lesson this way, Mr. Drake has - ANSWER-utilized the students strengths and weaknesses to maximize time, materials, and overall quality of the learning environment. The remedial reader receives instruction and Copyright © OLIVIAWEST2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 2/6 the skilled reader receives reinforcement. The peer support system one of the main principles for cooperative learning. It uses alternate teaching resources, the student themselves enhance the learning environment. 4. Mr Drake is continuing his lesson on the animal kingdom. He wants to ensure that the students learn as much as they can about animals. so he incorporates information they are familiar with into new information. Knowing that these are first grade learners, what should he incorporate when planning their learning experience? - ANSWER-Students will overestimate how much information that they can retrieve from memory. Students at this age do not have cognitive skills required to realize how much they have actually learned, or how much they will actually be able to retain. 5. Before reading a story about a veterinary hospital, Mr. Drake constructs a semantic map of related word and terms using the students input. What is the main intention for doing this? - ANSWER-To demonstrate a meaningful relationship between concepts of the story and prior knowledge of the students. By mapping out previous knowledge, information already known can be transferred to support new information. 6. Vocabulary development is a key predictor of success in reading. Identify strategies that parents can use to promote vocabulary development in a fun and relaxed environment. - ANSWER-use flash cards, pictures and concrete objects to introduce vocabulary words. 7. The least effective technique to promote literacy at home is to... - ANSWER-ask the child to invite friends home and encourage them to read together. It is ineffective because it doesn't involve the parent directly, and the activity can evolve into a social gathering. Copyright © OLIVIAWEST2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright ©Stuvia International BV Page 3/6 8. Interactive/Experimental modeling: - ANSWER-Model attempts to build students experiences by involving them in activities designed to strengthen their background and guide them to assume greater control of their learning. 9. Identify one key consideration teachers must follow when implementing a classroom management program for kindergarten to second grade students. - ANSWER-Teach rules and procedures explicitly and practice them until students master them. 10. The first step in organizing an effective classroom management is to understand students and their characteristics. Identify the group described in the following Statement; * Are Compliant, eager to please teachers * Have short attention span, tire easily * Are restless and like to wander around classroom. * might break rules because they forget about them. - ANSWER-Kindergartener to second grade students. 11. Identify statements that best describe the implementation of the assertive discipline management program. - ANSWER-Rules are linked to positive and negative consequences; negative consequences are linked to the action, not the child. In Assertive Discipline, students are given a set of specific behaviors and consequences for each behavior. Children are allo