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Which term relates to a students ability to use word meanings in both speaking and writing?
✔Correct Answer-expressive
In teaching the antonyms and synonyms of a word such as generosity, a teacher would be
emphasizing which aspect of language? ✔Correct Answer-semantics
Once students have learned to decode printed words, which strand of the Reading Rope model
(Scarborough, 2001) is the best single predictor of reading comprehension? ✔Correct Answer-
vocabulary
Which conclusion was documented by the Hart and Risley (1995) research team regarding the
relationship between home language exposure and later reading comprehension? ✔Correct
Answer-The number of words to which preschoolers are exposed predicts their vocabulary
knowledge at grade three
Which of these is the least effective way to foster implicit learning of the vocabulary students need
for classroom success? ✔Correct Answer-tv
Good reasons for teaching a few words explicitly and in-depth include all of the following except:
✔Correct Answer-Students only need to know a few words to understand most texts
Which of the following is the least effective activity when a new word meaning is being explicitly and
directly taught? ✔Correct Answer-Ask students if anyone knows what the word means.
What consideration might distinguish vocabulary instruction for English Learners (ELs) from the
vocabulary instruction of native English speakers? ✔Correct Answer-ELs may need more
multisensory supports to understand the meanings of words.
The principle of teaching word meanings in relation to other word meanings is best exemplified by
which activity? ✔Correct Answer-shades of meaning