well answered and elaborated
Once students decode well, which statement describes the relationship
between vocabulary and reading comprehension?
Vocabulary is the best single predictor of reading comprehension.
In teaching the word invisible, the teacher broke it into the parts in - vis - ible
and talked about the meanings of the parts. Which aspect of language was
emphasized?
Morphology
According to research on differences in word growth, which of the following is
NOT true?
The gap in word knowledge automatically decreases by the end of grade 2.
Which of the following is least likely to narrow the vocabulary gap for
students who know fewer word meanings when beginning school?
watching children's television programs
To introduce a Tier 2 vocabulary word explicitly and systematically before
reading, which of these strategies would be the least effective?
asking students to write the word 10 times until they can spell it
Students must learn the meanings of several thousand new words every year if
they are going to meet grade-level expectations for vocabulary growth. About
how many of those word meanings should teachers aim to teach explicitly and
thoroughly per week?
, 10-12
When a student is an accurate but slow reader, which of the following
practices is most effective?
Focus instruction on foundational reading skills that address multiple aspects of
language.
In what way should the vocabulary instruction of English Learners (ELs) be
distinguished from the vocabulary instruction of native English speakers?
They may need to learn the meanings of the Tier 1 words in a passage
To select the best vocabulary words to teach before reading a text, the teacher
should prioritize which types of words?
words that are central to understanding key meanings in the passage
A primary-grade teacher who wants to implement research-based vocabulary
instruction should try to emphasize:
word relationships, including antonyms, synonyms, categories, and semantic
families.
Good readers will stop and reread a portion of the text for clarification if they
don't understand it. This behavior demonstrates:
cognitive flexibility and metacognition.
When students read about a topic for which they already have well-developed
background knowledge, they are more likely than uninformed students to:
acquire new knowledge faster from the text.