Elementary Reading Methods and
Interventions Pre-Assessment
Which stage of writing development involves correcting mechanical elements such as grammar,
punctuation, and spelling?
a. editing
b. drafting
c. publishing
d. prewriting - ✔✔ correct answer a.
Which term describes young children who read words based on visual cues?
a. full alphabetic stage
b. pre-alphabetic stage
c. partial alphabetic stage
d. consolidated alphabetic stage - ✔✔ correct answer b.
Why is oral language development critical to reading development?
a. students draw on the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to emergent literacy
b. students develop reading skills by understanding the rules of complex culturally diverse language
c. students can use their knowledge of phonics to sound out written words they do not immediately
recognize.
d. students with simple oral language skills will use fewer vocabulary words when they write than
when they speak - ✔✔ correct answer a.
How are reading and writing development connected?
a. reading and writing depend on different cognitive structures and strategies
b. what students learn through informal writing is dependent upon reading level
c. writing extends reading experiences to integrate what students know in a logical way
d. writing and reading are solitary experiences so students can strengthen metacognitive skills - ✔✔
correct answer c.
Which research-based strategy most effectively assists teaching students about the accomplishments
of several historical figures?
a. students practice small group choral reading from trade books
,Elementary Reading Methods and
Interventions Pre-Assessment
b. students do quick reads for fast understanding of historical problems
c. students share information with the class from television news stories
d. students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their history text - ✔✔ correct answer d.
A gifted and talented sixth-grade class is studying Native American culture. The teacher wants
students to develop their reading and writing skills while completing the standards-based lesson
plan.
The lesson plan in the curriculum guide states that the students will do the following:
• Read three books on Native American culture.
• Research where and how most Native Americans live today. Find two sources.
• Write a book report on a self-selected book about the Native American culture.
How could the teacher adapt the lesson plan to help these gifted and talented students improve
their reading and writing skills?
a. have the gifted and talented students peer review classmates' book reports on Native American
culture
b. have the gifted and talented students participate in a whole-class discussion concerning Native
American dress, foods, and customs
c. have the gifted and talented students take an oral assessment whe - ✔✔ correct answer d.
A reading teacher works with gifted and talented sixth- and seventh-graders. The teacher has created
a standards-based lesson plan concerning Native American culture:
• Read a book on Native American culture.
• Research the lives of famous Native Americans.
• Locate three sources on the internet about foods, customs, and culture of Native Americans.
• Create a visual presentation to show what was learned.
• Present the findings in a presentation to the class.
Which two strategies could the teacher use to adapt this lesson plan to help improve students'
vocabulary skills?
Choose 2 answers
a. have students define common terms used in history to depict the Native American lifestyle
b. have students write an essay about famous Native Americans in which they use ten new
vocabulary words
, Elementary Reading Methods and
Interventions Pre-Assessment
c. have each student read a passage to the class about Native American customs and check their
word pronunciation and vocabulary ski - ✔✔ correct answer b. and d.
A sixth-grade teacher is having students read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Before beginning reading, she wants the class to think about the book and anticipate story events.
Which strategy can the teacher use to most effectively build students' pre-reading comprehension
skills?
a. have students read on-line summaries of similar texts
b. have students look at the book's front cover, pose questions, and make predictions
c. have students learn a list of spelling words used in the book before they begin reading
d. have students take notes as the teacher summarizes the plot so that they will know what to expect
- ✔✔ correct answer b.
Second-grade students read part of a story in their assigned groups about a boisterous boy and his
quiet, five-year-old sister. The boy took his sister for a walk around the block as his mother instructed
him to do. The little girl wanted to stop to look at the leaves, feel the grass, and watch a butterfly.
The boy became impatient.
The students were asked to predict what might happen next by working in their groups to write an
ending to the story.
Which scenario illustrates students working within sociocultural theory to complete the story?
a. the students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the story. They agreed on
an ending together
b. the students worked together as a group. They decided to rewrite their own story from the
beginning with a happy ending
c. the students worked together as a group, but could not agree on an ending. they reread the story
and wrote three different endings.
d. th - ✔✔ correct answer a.
Match the research-based component of balanced, literacy instruction with its description.
Phonics - ✔✔ correct answer The relationships between letters and sounds
Match the research-based component of balanced, literacy instruction with its description.
Interventions Pre-Assessment
Which stage of writing development involves correcting mechanical elements such as grammar,
punctuation, and spelling?
a. editing
b. drafting
c. publishing
d. prewriting - ✔✔ correct answer a.
Which term describes young children who read words based on visual cues?
a. full alphabetic stage
b. pre-alphabetic stage
c. partial alphabetic stage
d. consolidated alphabetic stage - ✔✔ correct answer b.
Why is oral language development critical to reading development?
a. students draw on the complexities of spoken language as a bridge to emergent literacy
b. students develop reading skills by understanding the rules of complex culturally diverse language
c. students can use their knowledge of phonics to sound out written words they do not immediately
recognize.
d. students with simple oral language skills will use fewer vocabulary words when they write than
when they speak - ✔✔ correct answer a.
How are reading and writing development connected?
a. reading and writing depend on different cognitive structures and strategies
b. what students learn through informal writing is dependent upon reading level
c. writing extends reading experiences to integrate what students know in a logical way
d. writing and reading are solitary experiences so students can strengthen metacognitive skills - ✔✔
correct answer c.
Which research-based strategy most effectively assists teaching students about the accomplishments
of several historical figures?
a. students practice small group choral reading from trade books
,Elementary Reading Methods and
Interventions Pre-Assessment
b. students do quick reads for fast understanding of historical problems
c. students share information with the class from television news stories
d. students create Venn diagrams using trade books and their history text - ✔✔ correct answer d.
A gifted and talented sixth-grade class is studying Native American culture. The teacher wants
students to develop their reading and writing skills while completing the standards-based lesson
plan.
The lesson plan in the curriculum guide states that the students will do the following:
• Read three books on Native American culture.
• Research where and how most Native Americans live today. Find two sources.
• Write a book report on a self-selected book about the Native American culture.
How could the teacher adapt the lesson plan to help these gifted and talented students improve
their reading and writing skills?
a. have the gifted and talented students peer review classmates' book reports on Native American
culture
b. have the gifted and talented students participate in a whole-class discussion concerning Native
American dress, foods, and customs
c. have the gifted and talented students take an oral assessment whe - ✔✔ correct answer d.
A reading teacher works with gifted and talented sixth- and seventh-graders. The teacher has created
a standards-based lesson plan concerning Native American culture:
• Read a book on Native American culture.
• Research the lives of famous Native Americans.
• Locate three sources on the internet about foods, customs, and culture of Native Americans.
• Create a visual presentation to show what was learned.
• Present the findings in a presentation to the class.
Which two strategies could the teacher use to adapt this lesson plan to help improve students'
vocabulary skills?
Choose 2 answers
a. have students define common terms used in history to depict the Native American lifestyle
b. have students write an essay about famous Native Americans in which they use ten new
vocabulary words
, Elementary Reading Methods and
Interventions Pre-Assessment
c. have each student read a passage to the class about Native American customs and check their
word pronunciation and vocabulary ski - ✔✔ correct answer b. and d.
A sixth-grade teacher is having students read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Before beginning reading, she wants the class to think about the book and anticipate story events.
Which strategy can the teacher use to most effectively build students' pre-reading comprehension
skills?
a. have students read on-line summaries of similar texts
b. have students look at the book's front cover, pose questions, and make predictions
c. have students learn a list of spelling words used in the book before they begin reading
d. have students take notes as the teacher summarizes the plot so that they will know what to expect
- ✔✔ correct answer b.
Second-grade students read part of a story in their assigned groups about a boisterous boy and his
quiet, five-year-old sister. The boy took his sister for a walk around the block as his mother instructed
him to do. The little girl wanted to stop to look at the leaves, feel the grass, and watch a butterfly.
The boy became impatient.
The students were asked to predict what might happen next by working in their groups to write an
ending to the story.
Which scenario illustrates students working within sociocultural theory to complete the story?
a. the students worked within their group exchanging ideas and rereading the story. They agreed on
an ending together
b. the students worked together as a group. They decided to rewrite their own story from the
beginning with a happy ending
c. the students worked together as a group, but could not agree on an ending. they reread the story
and wrote three different endings.
d. th - ✔✔ correct answer a.
Match the research-based component of balanced, literacy instruction with its description.
Phonics - ✔✔ correct answer The relationships between letters and sounds
Match the research-based component of balanced, literacy instruction with its description.
