ICLA Standard IV questions and answers well illustrated.

ICLA Standard IV questions and answers well illustrated. Writing - correct process of encoding into syntactic (grammatical) structures an organized set of ideas which are semantically (meaning) related Writing Process - correct of steps in creating a piece of writing: prewriting, writing/drafting, revising, editing, publishing Prewriting - correct answers.First step in the writing process; the writer generates ideas Drafting - correct answers.To draw the outlines or plan of; sketch; emphasize content rather than mechanics Revising - correct answers.3rd stage of the writing process- refining/changing ideas or concepts in the text. Editing - correct writing stage in which you polish your writing, fixing errors in grammar, spelling, and mechanics Publishing - correct answers.5th stage of the writing process- making the text ready to share with an audience. Rubric - correct g scales that express criteria for assessing essay or portfolio content Journaling - correct answers.The process of writing out thoughts and emotions on a regular basis. Writing without worrying about format or research. This helps with writing fluency. Narrative writing - correct answers.Writing that tells a story by describing an experience, event or sequence of events. Expository writing - correct ng that explains or informs Persuasive writing - correct ng that attempts to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular opinion or course of action Descriptive writing - correct ng that paints a picture of a person, place, thing, or idea using details related to the five senses Argumentative Writing - correct answers.Writing that supports a position on or a claim about a particular topic through the use of logic, reasons, and evidence, often acknowledging and/or developing a counterclaim. It may have many purposes: to change the reader's point of view, to establish a call to action, or to get the reader to accept the writer's position or claim. It is a reasoned, logical way of showing that the writer's position is valid. Writing Workshop - correct answers.A framework or model for teaching writing that includes a mini-lesson designed to improve specific skills, a writing time when students are engaged in authentic writing, a conference time when students meet with the teacher individually and a sharing time when students read or listen to the sharing of a student's written selection Guided Writing - correct answers.An instructional framework in which teachers guide students as they write. Students are taught writing strategies in small groups in which all members are at the same stage of writing development. Scaffolding - correct answers.Adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's current level of performance Formative Assessment - correct answers.Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching Summative Assessment - correct ation of student learning at the end of an instructional unit Six-Trait Writing - correct answers.An approach for developing writing skills that looks at six (plus one; presentation) different aspects of writing to help children understand and develop writing kills beyond simple mechanics. The six traits are: content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Content - correct answers.Also known as ideas, this is the main message of writing; Develop a single topic to convey a clear message. The quality of having something to say and saying it clearly to the reader. This includes researching a topic, having an original point of view, and providing details. Organization - correct internal structure of the piece (of writing); Reveal ideas in a logical order, including a beginning, middle, and end. This may also include supporting main ideas with details, sticking to the topic, and making clear transitions from one point to another. Voice - correct answers.A writers distinctive use of language; the words or ways that a writer expresses ideas. This is what makes the writer's style singular, as his or her feelings and convictions come out through the words. Word choice - correct tively express ideas; Use the right word in the right place to convey just the right meaning. The quality of showing the writer's meaning with precise words and specific details , and using fresh ways of expressing ideas, while avoiding cliches. Sentence fluency - correct rhythm and flow of the language; Improve the readability of a piece with complete thoughts and sentence variety. A reader can easily read the work aloud. There are a sufficient number of sentences to convey the meaning, and the sentences are varied in their length and form. Conventions - correct mechanical correctness of the piece—spelling, grammar and usage; Make writing more correct by following the rules of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Presentation - correct the writing actually looks on the page; the overall visual appeal and look of the product Analytic assessment - correct assessment that provides meaningful feedback; shared understanding of good writing; it enhances instruction Reciprocal relationship - correct g meaningful connections reading, writing, speaking, and listening to support a range or writers; this is especially helpful for English learners or struggling learners. Use mentor texts, modeling, scaffolding techniques, i.e. sentence frames, word banks Encoding - correct process of using letter/sound knowledge to write Decoding - correct process of reading words in text. When a child reads the words 'The ball is big,' for example, it is necessary to understand what the letters are, the sounds made by each letter and how they blend together to create words Differentiation - correct the needs of all learners from struggling readers to gifted and talented students; enable students of all ability levels to experience success with reading and writing; use a variety of instructional strategies, or deliver lessons at varying levels of difficulty based on the ability of each student Similarities between reading and writing - correct answers.Use the same cognitive processes: Gathering ideas, Questioning, Hypothesizing; Use the same cognitive systems: Semantic (meaning), Syntactic (grammar), Graphophonic (alphabetic), Pragmatic (social use of language, e.g. idioms) Goals and skills of reading and writing are similar - correct answers.1) read/write words without conscious awareness; 2) read/write words without focusing on every letter; 3) connect unknown words to known words; 4) focus on chunks of words; 5) use root words for determining meaning; 6) connect spelling with meaning; and 7) focus on communicating meaning Readers (vs. writers) - correct receive messages, need to be able to understand what others have written, and decode words