RDNG 351 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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Making observations, recording anecdotal notes, and conducting conferences should be: -
ANS both impromptu and planned.
Which of the following is not a recommendation for preparing students for high-stakes tests
without sacrificing a balanced instructional program? - ANS Avoid practice tests
If a particular grade-level text is required, yet it is at a frustrational reading level for some
students, the teacher should - ANS devise an opportunity for the students to hear the text
read aloud.
A parent stated that he did not understand the school's literacy curriculum or his child's literacy
progress. The most effective way for the teacher to address this parent's concerns would be to -
ANS share the child's portfolio with the parent.
Informal Reading Inventories usually contain - ANS graded word lists and passages
High-stakes standardized tests usually contain directions that are - ANS composed primarily
of unfamiliar formal terms.
Which of the following statements about English Learners (ELs) who are fluent readers in their
home language is false? - ANS The task of becoming literate in English is harder because
literacy skills in the home language do not transfer to English and would only cause confusion.
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, A teacher asked a student to read a paragraph. As the student read, the teacher made a series
of checkmarks to indicate words read correctly, and she used other marks to indicate
substitutions, repetitions, and omissions. This teacher conducted a - ANS running record.
Of the following, the best way to help students review their progress and set goals would be to -
ANS conduct individual portfolio review conferences
A teacher plans to use a rubric to assess the writing of students who are English Learners. For
these beginning writers, the first priority is - ANS fluency
Which of the following scenarios is not a means of using a rubric to promote metacognition? -
ANS A grade is awarded based on a scale that links to the points awarded from the various
categories on a rubric
High-stakes tests often report students' scores as - ANS Lexile Scores
A kindergarten teacher noticed that one of his students did not have a print-rich environment at
home. Of the following, the best way to provide literacy experiences for this student would be
to - ANS encourage the student to use writing centers in the classroom
Caregivers of young children help them develop concepts of writing language by doing all of the
following except - ANS wait to include literacy experiences in children's daily lives until they
are preschool age
Initial reading experiences often entail interactions with environmental print that are
characterized as - ANS context dependent
The first-grade students in Kathy Smyth's class are motivated to spell words conventionally, but
they still have trouble spelling some high-frequency words. Of the following, the most effective
way to help these students spell the words they need in their writing would be to - ANS post
high-frequency words on a classroom word wal
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Making observations, recording anecdotal notes, and conducting conferences should be: -
ANS both impromptu and planned.
Which of the following is not a recommendation for preparing students for high-stakes tests
without sacrificing a balanced instructional program? - ANS Avoid practice tests
If a particular grade-level text is required, yet it is at a frustrational reading level for some
students, the teacher should - ANS devise an opportunity for the students to hear the text
read aloud.
A parent stated that he did not understand the school's literacy curriculum or his child's literacy
progress. The most effective way for the teacher to address this parent's concerns would be to -
ANS share the child's portfolio with the parent.
Informal Reading Inventories usually contain - ANS graded word lists and passages
High-stakes standardized tests usually contain directions that are - ANS composed primarily
of unfamiliar formal terms.
Which of the following statements about English Learners (ELs) who are fluent readers in their
home language is false? - ANS The task of becoming literate in English is harder because
literacy skills in the home language do not transfer to English and would only cause confusion.
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, A teacher asked a student to read a paragraph. As the student read, the teacher made a series
of checkmarks to indicate words read correctly, and she used other marks to indicate
substitutions, repetitions, and omissions. This teacher conducted a - ANS running record.
Of the following, the best way to help students review their progress and set goals would be to -
ANS conduct individual portfolio review conferences
A teacher plans to use a rubric to assess the writing of students who are English Learners. For
these beginning writers, the first priority is - ANS fluency
Which of the following scenarios is not a means of using a rubric to promote metacognition? -
ANS A grade is awarded based on a scale that links to the points awarded from the various
categories on a rubric
High-stakes tests often report students' scores as - ANS Lexile Scores
A kindergarten teacher noticed that one of his students did not have a print-rich environment at
home. Of the following, the best way to provide literacy experiences for this student would be
to - ANS encourage the student to use writing centers in the classroom
Caregivers of young children help them develop concepts of writing language by doing all of the
following except - ANS wait to include literacy experiences in children's daily lives until they
are preschool age
Initial reading experiences often entail interactions with environmental print that are
characterized as - ANS context dependent
The first-grade students in Kathy Smyth's class are motivated to spell words conventionally, but
they still have trouble spelling some high-frequency words. Of the following, the most effective
way to help these students spell the words they need in their writing would be to - ANS post
high-frequency words on a classroom word wal
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