LAE EXAM 2 | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027
3 advantages of Literature Based Reading - ANS ✔✔Def- an approach to teaching reading
through real books
1) Individualized
2) More student-centered differentiation
3) Authentic books help motivate students to read
3 Advantages of Basal Reading - ANS ✔✔Def - consists of a series of readers that are written at
successively more difficult levels
1) Convenient for new teachers
2) Skill Oriented
3) Contributes to equity
Name and briefly discuss three problems with literature selections found in basal readers - ANS
✔✔-Not a substitute for real books; a problem for intermediate grades who are on novel level
reading
- Denial of self-selection of a variety of books
- The focus on in-depth text analysis requires complex texts and novels which basal books are
not
List and explain five key elements of a literature-based reading classroom. - ANS ✔✔- Daily
reading aloud of good literature by the teacher
- Reading skills taught when needed and within meaningful contexts, never in isolation
- Quantities of good trade books in the classroom, selected to maintain specific interests and
approximate reading abilities of the students in the class
- Daily silent reading by students of self-selected books
2026/2027
3 advantages of Literature Based Reading - ANS ✔✔Def- an approach to teaching reading
through real books
1) Individualized
2) More student-centered differentiation
3) Authentic books help motivate students to read
3 Advantages of Basal Reading - ANS ✔✔Def - consists of a series of readers that are written at
successively more difficult levels
1) Convenient for new teachers
2) Skill Oriented
3) Contributes to equity
Name and briefly discuss three problems with literature selections found in basal readers - ANS
✔✔-Not a substitute for real books; a problem for intermediate grades who are on novel level
reading
- Denial of self-selection of a variety of books
- The focus on in-depth text analysis requires complex texts and novels which basal books are
not
List and explain five key elements of a literature-based reading classroom. - ANS ✔✔- Daily
reading aloud of good literature by the teacher
- Reading skills taught when needed and within meaningful contexts, never in isolation
- Quantities of good trade books in the classroom, selected to maintain specific interests and
approximate reading abilities of the students in the class
- Daily silent reading by students of self-selected books
