TED 3301 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
achievement test - Answer-test designed to determine a person's knowledge in a given subject area; it
is formal and given after you teach.
anchor chart - Answer-reinforce learning and support students; used for mini-lessons with supporting
writing development in your classroom
anecdotal notes - Answer-one of the most powerful and reliable parts of any teacher's assessment and
evaluation process, is daily systematic observation of the students using a clipboard or some recording
device; observation time to make brief logs about students' involvement in literacy events
author's chair - Answer-the chair that the teacher or students sit in when reading aloud or sharing a
piece of their writing to the class
criterion-referenced tests - Answer-measures specific literacy skills in terms of mastery of those skills;
reflect children's capabilities with regard to state objectives
curriculum-based assessment - Answer-ties evaluation directly to the teacher's literacy curriculum to
identify instructional needs and to determine what is needed for a student to "master" a concept; may
include criterion based assessment; EX: asking a student to read a passage aloud and counting the
number of correct words a minute
, decoding - Answer-reading; involves rereading texts with numerous examples of the exact element to
which the students have recently been introduced through explicit instruction
dictated writing - Answer--teacher and child compose the text together
-the teacher is the scribe/does all the writing
-children contribute the words of the composition and reread it many times
-write what the child says
-text becomes a model for student writing and discussion
-use questions to extend language
diagnostic reading test - Answer-provide valuable diagnostic information about the strengths and needs
of each student in the class; formal test;
draft - Answer-a rough copy; part of the writing process
encoding - Answer-writing/spelling; listening to the sounds of words as you break them up to write
them
entrance and exit tickets - Answer-integrating writing all day; you have to write down your answer to a
question before you can enter or leave
environmental print - Answer-the first type of print that many children learn to recognize
introduces children to the relationship between print and meaning; copying print found in the classroom
or home environment
EX: signs, recipe labels
Calendar, teacher and student charts, signs and labels around the classroom, samples of children's work
Answers
achievement test - Answer-test designed to determine a person's knowledge in a given subject area; it
is formal and given after you teach.
anchor chart - Answer-reinforce learning and support students; used for mini-lessons with supporting
writing development in your classroom
anecdotal notes - Answer-one of the most powerful and reliable parts of any teacher's assessment and
evaluation process, is daily systematic observation of the students using a clipboard or some recording
device; observation time to make brief logs about students' involvement in literacy events
author's chair - Answer-the chair that the teacher or students sit in when reading aloud or sharing a
piece of their writing to the class
criterion-referenced tests - Answer-measures specific literacy skills in terms of mastery of those skills;
reflect children's capabilities with regard to state objectives
curriculum-based assessment - Answer-ties evaluation directly to the teacher's literacy curriculum to
identify instructional needs and to determine what is needed for a student to "master" a concept; may
include criterion based assessment; EX: asking a student to read a passage aloud and counting the
number of correct words a minute
, decoding - Answer-reading; involves rereading texts with numerous examples of the exact element to
which the students have recently been introduced through explicit instruction
dictated writing - Answer--teacher and child compose the text together
-the teacher is the scribe/does all the writing
-children contribute the words of the composition and reread it many times
-write what the child says
-text becomes a model for student writing and discussion
-use questions to extend language
diagnostic reading test - Answer-provide valuable diagnostic information about the strengths and needs
of each student in the class; formal test;
draft - Answer-a rough copy; part of the writing process
encoding - Answer-writing/spelling; listening to the sounds of words as you break them up to write
them
entrance and exit tickets - Answer-integrating writing all day; you have to write down your answer to a
question before you can enter or leave
environmental print - Answer-the first type of print that many children learn to recognize
introduces children to the relationship between print and meaning; copying print found in the classroom
or home environment
EX: signs, recipe labels
Calendar, teacher and student charts, signs and labels around the classroom, samples of children's work
