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Which of the following approaches provides the best evidence of a research-based literacy instruction
method for middle school students? - correct answers ✔✔Activating students prior knowledge and
language experiences
This student is most likely in which stage of spelling development? (nailing / nailling; manage / manige;
ultimate / ultimet; cried / cryed) - correct answers ✔✔Syllables and affixes (Spellers are usually 9-11
years old). Spelling resemble English spelling. Spelling is read easily
What are the stages of spelling development? - correct answers ✔✔1. Emergent Stage
2. Letter-Name Spelling
3. Within-word Spelling
4. Syllables and Affixes Spelling
5. Derivational relations Spelling
A middle school teacher has students read a variety of challenging texts related to content-area subjects
they are studying. Which of the following research-based rationales best explains the primary benefit of
this practice to students? - correct answers ✔✔Reading widely enhances students' literacy skills and
builds background knowledge
A middle school teacher is planning explicit reading instruction to students on various features of
language. Which of the following instructional strategies would likely best promote language processing
proficiency in the area of discourse? - correct answers ✔✔Teaching students cohesive elements in
speech and texts and how such elements connect ideas from one sentence or paragraph to the next
Current research indicates the best way to measure students' literacy development is to use narrowly
focused assessments in specific literacy areas on a regular basis. Which of the following statements best
explains the reason why this is the case? - correct answers ✔✔Students' proficiency and learning needs
may vary or change and should be evaluated separately and periodically
, A middle school teacher is planning a literature lesson focused on a grade-level narrative text. During the
lesson, the teacher would like to have the students read and annotate the text. The teacher wants to
ensure that the content of the text is accessible to all students. Which of the following modifications to
this lesson would best support the needs of several developing-level English language learners in the
class? - correct answers ✔✔Providing an appropriate scaffolding of language skills according to the
students' English proficiency levels
A middle school student who is an emerging-level English language learner has learned basic decoding
skills. The teacher has had some success reading connected texts but is unable to read a passage the
teacher assigns to the class. Which of the following steps should the teacher take first when planning
instruction and support for this student? - correct answers ✔✔Assigning a text at a lower level that
covers the same material as the assigned passage
A fifth-grade language arts teacher is collaborating with one of the school's science teachers to
coordinate a six-week unit of study on pant growth. The science teachers uses an inquiry-based
approach by having students conduct experiments and interpret the resulting data during the science
period. Which of the following literacy-based assignments would be most appropriate for the language
arts teacher to have students complete during the language arts period to support and demonstrate
their science content learning? - correct answers ✔✔reading books about the topic and journaling about
the results of the experimental investigations
A middle school teacher would like to promote the principles of motivation and self-sufficiency in the
classroom with regard to reading. Which of the following strategies would be most likely to encourage
students in these areas? - correct answers ✔✔Offering students time for independent reading and
having them keep track of their reading with a reading log
Which of the following contains and r-controlled vowel?
A. Precious
B. Furled
C. Creamy
D. Trying - correct answers ✔✔Furled
An eighth-grade teacher is planning a systematic, research-based program of literacy instruction. Which
of the following spelling patterns would be most appropriate to teach to support students' decoding and
Correct Answers
Which of the following approaches provides the best evidence of a research-based literacy instruction
method for middle school students? - correct answers ✔✔Activating students prior knowledge and
language experiences
This student is most likely in which stage of spelling development? (nailing / nailling; manage / manige;
ultimate / ultimet; cried / cryed) - correct answers ✔✔Syllables and affixes (Spellers are usually 9-11
years old). Spelling resemble English spelling. Spelling is read easily
What are the stages of spelling development? - correct answers ✔✔1. Emergent Stage
2. Letter-Name Spelling
3. Within-word Spelling
4. Syllables and Affixes Spelling
5. Derivational relations Spelling
A middle school teacher has students read a variety of challenging texts related to content-area subjects
they are studying. Which of the following research-based rationales best explains the primary benefit of
this practice to students? - correct answers ✔✔Reading widely enhances students' literacy skills and
builds background knowledge
A middle school teacher is planning explicit reading instruction to students on various features of
language. Which of the following instructional strategies would likely best promote language processing
proficiency in the area of discourse? - correct answers ✔✔Teaching students cohesive elements in
speech and texts and how such elements connect ideas from one sentence or paragraph to the next
Current research indicates the best way to measure students' literacy development is to use narrowly
focused assessments in specific literacy areas on a regular basis. Which of the following statements best
explains the reason why this is the case? - correct answers ✔✔Students' proficiency and learning needs
may vary or change and should be evaluated separately and periodically
, A middle school teacher is planning a literature lesson focused on a grade-level narrative text. During the
lesson, the teacher would like to have the students read and annotate the text. The teacher wants to
ensure that the content of the text is accessible to all students. Which of the following modifications to
this lesson would best support the needs of several developing-level English language learners in the
class? - correct answers ✔✔Providing an appropriate scaffolding of language skills according to the
students' English proficiency levels
A middle school student who is an emerging-level English language learner has learned basic decoding
skills. The teacher has had some success reading connected texts but is unable to read a passage the
teacher assigns to the class. Which of the following steps should the teacher take first when planning
instruction and support for this student? - correct answers ✔✔Assigning a text at a lower level that
covers the same material as the assigned passage
A fifth-grade language arts teacher is collaborating with one of the school's science teachers to
coordinate a six-week unit of study on pant growth. The science teachers uses an inquiry-based
approach by having students conduct experiments and interpret the resulting data during the science
period. Which of the following literacy-based assignments would be most appropriate for the language
arts teacher to have students complete during the language arts period to support and demonstrate
their science content learning? - correct answers ✔✔reading books about the topic and journaling about
the results of the experimental investigations
A middle school teacher would like to promote the principles of motivation and self-sufficiency in the
classroom with regard to reading. Which of the following strategies would be most likely to encourage
students in these areas? - correct answers ✔✔Offering students time for independent reading and
having them keep track of their reading with a reading log
Which of the following contains and r-controlled vowel?
A. Precious
B. Furled
C. Creamy
D. Trying - correct answers ✔✔Furled
An eighth-grade teacher is planning a systematic, research-based program of literacy instruction. Which
of the following spelling patterns would be most appropriate to teach to support students' decoding and
