CS 302 midterm UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Reading is said to be a(n) ____________________ process between the reader and the text. -
CORRECT ANSWER - interactive
A good definition of reading is : - CORRECT ANSWER - reconstructing , interpreting,
and evaluating the message of printed material by using knowledge gained from life experience.
One cannot ignore the cognitive development theories of stage development proposed by
___________________ and the zone of proximal development postulated by
_______________when looking at the theoretical underpinnings of literacy instruction.
Group of answer choices - CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget, Vygotsky
What is oral reading fluency ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reading with expression and
accuracy
The three major cueing systems used by readers are : - CORRECT ANSWER -
graphophonemic, semantic, and syntactic.
Which characteristic is an identifiable characteristic of a successful classroom community ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Respect
Which characteristic is an identifiable characteristic of a successful classroom community ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the language of school instruction
The four vocabularies we develop in the reading process are : - CORRECT ANSWER -
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
The steps we take in the reading process are : - CORRECT ANSWER - pre-reading,
reading, and post-reading.
, What type of instruction is most effective for developing students' vocabulary ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Direct, systematic, explicit, teacher-led instruction
Schemata are : - CORRECT ANSWER - organized mental networks of background
knowledge stored in long-term memory.
Why is it important to activate schemata before reading ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Authors don 't explicitly state all of the information that they are trying to convey, thus requiring
students to make inferences based on their knowledge.
What do we mean when refer to CORE BOOKS? - CORRECT ANSWER - They are a
carefully-chosen texts which support children learning to read in their development as readers.
Metacognition is : - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking about your own thinking as a self-
regulated reader.
Which item is most correct? Adjusting instruction to meet student needs involves differentiating
instruction, which includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Differentiating product, content, and
process
A balanced literacy approach includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - reading, writing, and
spelling.
_________________ , or structural analysis , is a vital decoding strategy which breaks words
down into roots, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Word work
A large part of good classroom management is a teacher who is highly _____________ and
makes use of predictable _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER - organized , routines
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Reading is said to be a(n) ____________________ process between the reader and the text. -
CORRECT ANSWER - interactive
A good definition of reading is : - CORRECT ANSWER - reconstructing , interpreting,
and evaluating the message of printed material by using knowledge gained from life experience.
One cannot ignore the cognitive development theories of stage development proposed by
___________________ and the zone of proximal development postulated by
_______________when looking at the theoretical underpinnings of literacy instruction.
Group of answer choices - CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget, Vygotsky
What is oral reading fluency ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reading with expression and
accuracy
The three major cueing systems used by readers are : - CORRECT ANSWER -
graphophonemic, semantic, and syntactic.
Which characteristic is an identifiable characteristic of a successful classroom community ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Respect
Which characteristic is an identifiable characteristic of a successful classroom community ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the language of school instruction
The four vocabularies we develop in the reading process are : - CORRECT ANSWER -
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
The steps we take in the reading process are : - CORRECT ANSWER - pre-reading,
reading, and post-reading.
, What type of instruction is most effective for developing students' vocabulary ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Direct, systematic, explicit, teacher-led instruction
Schemata are : - CORRECT ANSWER - organized mental networks of background
knowledge stored in long-term memory.
Why is it important to activate schemata before reading ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Authors don 't explicitly state all of the information that they are trying to convey, thus requiring
students to make inferences based on their knowledge.
What do we mean when refer to CORE BOOKS? - CORRECT ANSWER - They are a
carefully-chosen texts which support children learning to read in their development as readers.
Metacognition is : - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking about your own thinking as a self-
regulated reader.
Which item is most correct? Adjusting instruction to meet student needs involves differentiating
instruction, which includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Differentiating product, content, and
process
A balanced literacy approach includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - reading, writing, and
spelling.
_________________ , or structural analysis , is a vital decoding strategy which breaks words
down into roots, prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Word work
A large part of good classroom management is a teacher who is highly _____________ and
makes use of predictable _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER - organized , routines
