. Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a
balanced, comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework?
A. Word Analysis
B. Writing Strategies & Applications
C. Reading Comprehension
D. Foreign Language ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓D. Foreign Language
2. An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is:
A. Mastery of the standards
B. Attention deficits
C. Data from a monitoring assessment
D. Inability to answer a verbal prompt related to comprehension
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. Data from a monitoring assessment
3. A teacher has provided his students with effective instructional
delivery for a reading lesson in cause and effect. How can he determine
,that his students are able to complete a task on the concept
independently and apply what has been learned:
A. Provide a short informal quiz on the concept, while monitoring the
room to make observations and provide feedback.
B. Have students work in groups to complete a worksheet on cause and
effect.
C. Have students complete a journal entry on the meaning of cause and
effect and provide examples.
D. Meet with individual students and ask their interpretation of cause
and effect and how it is used in daily life. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A.
Provide a short informal quiz on the concept, while monitoring the room
to make observations and provide feedback.
4. After conducting an Interest Survey for reading, a fourth grade
teacher has assessed that many of her students are not reading
independently at home. In order to motivate her students to participate
in independent reading, she should:
A. Meet with their parents and have them monitor their child's
independent reading.
B. Buy each child their favorite book.
C. Evaluate the survey to find out the types of books her students are
interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
,D. Have each student share his or her favorite book with the class.
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. Evaluate the survey to find out the types
of books her students are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
5. In order for administrators and/or reading coaches to determine the
focus for professional development, they need to:
A. Summarize and analyze data.
B. Analyze past agendas to see what has not been covered during the
current year.
C. Send out a survey asking teachers to rank their favorite to least
favorite professional developments.
D. Ask the school district. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A. Summarize and
analyze data.
6. A summative assessment is implemented:
A. Throughout instruction to determine progress in understanding
content.
B. Before instruction to determine the type of instruction that needs to
be implemented for students to understand new content.
, C. Sporadically, to ensure that students are paying attention during
instruction.
D. After instruction of concepts to determine mastery of content.
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓D. After instruction of concepts to determine
mastery of content.
7. Standardized assessments for students with special needs are used
to:
A. Compare their reading levels with students at grade level.
B. Motivate students to try harder.
C. Support the teacher in designing activities with scaffolds aligned to
the state standards.
D. Support the teacher in justifying why students are unable to meet
the criteria of the state standards. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C.
Support the teacher in designing activities with scaffolds aligned to the
state standards.
8. Standardized assessments for reading are valid if they are used to
measure:
A. Exposure to content
B. Speed of completing the test
C. English language Arts & Literacy standards
D. I.Q ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. English language Arts & Literacy
standards
balanced, comprehensive reading program, according to the California
(RLA) Framework?
A. Word Analysis
B. Writing Strategies & Applications
C. Reading Comprehension
D. Foreign Language ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓D. Foreign Language
2. An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of
instruction for her students in reading comprehension is:
A. Mastery of the standards
B. Attention deficits
C. Data from a monitoring assessment
D. Inability to answer a verbal prompt related to comprehension
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. Data from a monitoring assessment
3. A teacher has provided his students with effective instructional
delivery for a reading lesson in cause and effect. How can he determine
,that his students are able to complete a task on the concept
independently and apply what has been learned:
A. Provide a short informal quiz on the concept, while monitoring the
room to make observations and provide feedback.
B. Have students work in groups to complete a worksheet on cause and
effect.
C. Have students complete a journal entry on the meaning of cause and
effect and provide examples.
D. Meet with individual students and ask their interpretation of cause
and effect and how it is used in daily life. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A.
Provide a short informal quiz on the concept, while monitoring the room
to make observations and provide feedback.
4. After conducting an Interest Survey for reading, a fourth grade
teacher has assessed that many of her students are not reading
independently at home. In order to motivate her students to participate
in independent reading, she should:
A. Meet with their parents and have them monitor their child's
independent reading.
B. Buy each child their favorite book.
C. Evaluate the survey to find out the types of books her students are
interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
,D. Have each student share his or her favorite book with the class.
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. Evaluate the survey to find out the types
of books her students are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
5. In order for administrators and/or reading coaches to determine the
focus for professional development, they need to:
A. Summarize and analyze data.
B. Analyze past agendas to see what has not been covered during the
current year.
C. Send out a survey asking teachers to rank their favorite to least
favorite professional developments.
D. Ask the school district. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓A. Summarize and
analyze data.
6. A summative assessment is implemented:
A. Throughout instruction to determine progress in understanding
content.
B. Before instruction to determine the type of instruction that needs to
be implemented for students to understand new content.
, C. Sporadically, to ensure that students are paying attention during
instruction.
D. After instruction of concepts to determine mastery of content.
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓D. After instruction of concepts to determine
mastery of content.
7. Standardized assessments for students with special needs are used
to:
A. Compare their reading levels with students at grade level.
B. Motivate students to try harder.
C. Support the teacher in designing activities with scaffolds aligned to
the state standards.
D. Support the teacher in justifying why students are unable to meet
the criteria of the state standards. ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C.
Support the teacher in designing activities with scaffolds aligned to the
state standards.
8. Standardized assessments for reading are valid if they are used to
measure:
A. Exposure to content
B. Speed of completing the test
C. English language Arts & Literacy standards
D. I.Q ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓C. English language Arts & Literacy
standards
