science of teaching reading- certifyteacher
prep Exam Q’s and A’s
Mr. Lathan's fourth-grade social studies students are engaged in the
following activity:
Each student is assigned a reading buddy.
Each buddy reads a section from the social studies text aloud while the other
listens.
After the reader finishes the listener asks questions focused on the reading
which both then discuss.
After the discussion the listener briefly summarizes, out loud, what the
section was about.
In order to best improve his students' speaking ability, Mr. Lathan should
implement which additional activity? - -partners take turns describing to
each other what they have learned from their reading and their discussion of
the text
- Mr. Lathan's fourth-grade social studies students are engaged in the
following activity:
Each student is assigned a reading buddy.
Each buddy reads a section from the social studies text aloud while the other
listens.
After the reader finishes the listener asks questions focused on the reading
which both then discuss.
After the discussion the listener briefly summarizes, out loud, what the
section was about.
how would this acitivity tend to improve students' comprehension skills? - -it
would improve students' engagement with the text and increase their
comprehension
- which of the following describes a phoneme? - -the smallest linguistic unit
that has a meaning or grammatical function
- the book corduroy by dan freeman is an example of a book that is ideal for
which grade- level student? - -kindergarten
- sandy's parents want to be more informed on sandy's assignments,
grades, behavior, and overall expectations in the classroom. what would be
the most effective method for the teacher to communicate that information
to the parents on a regular basis? - -schedule in class conferences
, - at the beginning of the tear, a kindergarten teacher notices most students
in the class lack an understanding of ways oral language connects to print.
which of the following activities will best help students understand this
connection? - -using the language experience apporach
- the following is an example of a behavior from a prekindergarten student
(around 48 months of age):
the child relates experiences from a field trip, using specific words to
describe what she saw and did, such as naming the tolls the firefighter uses.
select from the following examples of instructional strategies that accurately
supports the above behavior. - -the teacher provides and reads to children a
variety of concept- related books
- which of the following examples would help a student have the best
learning gains in vocabulary - -repeated exposure of vocabulary words in
authentic contexts
- mrs. sawnson is attempting to help students select books they can read on
their own. as part of this process, she must determine each student's
independent reading level. in order to accomplish this task effectively, mrs.
sawnson should select boooks in which students - -have 5 words or less
word recognition errors per 100 words of text
- mrs. sawnson is attempting to help students select books they can read on
their own. as part of this process, she must determine each student's
independent reading level. in order to determine her student's independent
reading level, mrs. swanson's best approach would be to - -administer an
informal reading inventory to each student
- which of the following steps is the least beneficial for helping english
learners prepare to take a standardized test? - -spend the majority of class
time on practice tests
- an elementary school teacher uses running records as an assessment to
help her determine students' instructional reading level and use of reading
strategies. which of the following best describes the timing of when a
teacher should use running records? - -running records should be taken on
an ongoing basis throughout the year
- a second grade student reads slowly and has trouble decoding words like
also and over. the student most likely - -needs practice on sight words
- a reading specialist teacher helps third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers
use benchmarks and STAAR results to progress- monitor student learning.
prep Exam Q’s and A’s
Mr. Lathan's fourth-grade social studies students are engaged in the
following activity:
Each student is assigned a reading buddy.
Each buddy reads a section from the social studies text aloud while the other
listens.
After the reader finishes the listener asks questions focused on the reading
which both then discuss.
After the discussion the listener briefly summarizes, out loud, what the
section was about.
In order to best improve his students' speaking ability, Mr. Lathan should
implement which additional activity? - -partners take turns describing to
each other what they have learned from their reading and their discussion of
the text
- Mr. Lathan's fourth-grade social studies students are engaged in the
following activity:
Each student is assigned a reading buddy.
Each buddy reads a section from the social studies text aloud while the other
listens.
After the reader finishes the listener asks questions focused on the reading
which both then discuss.
After the discussion the listener briefly summarizes, out loud, what the
section was about.
how would this acitivity tend to improve students' comprehension skills? - -it
would improve students' engagement with the text and increase their
comprehension
- which of the following describes a phoneme? - -the smallest linguistic unit
that has a meaning or grammatical function
- the book corduroy by dan freeman is an example of a book that is ideal for
which grade- level student? - -kindergarten
- sandy's parents want to be more informed on sandy's assignments,
grades, behavior, and overall expectations in the classroom. what would be
the most effective method for the teacher to communicate that information
to the parents on a regular basis? - -schedule in class conferences
, - at the beginning of the tear, a kindergarten teacher notices most students
in the class lack an understanding of ways oral language connects to print.
which of the following activities will best help students understand this
connection? - -using the language experience apporach
- the following is an example of a behavior from a prekindergarten student
(around 48 months of age):
the child relates experiences from a field trip, using specific words to
describe what she saw and did, such as naming the tolls the firefighter uses.
select from the following examples of instructional strategies that accurately
supports the above behavior. - -the teacher provides and reads to children a
variety of concept- related books
- which of the following examples would help a student have the best
learning gains in vocabulary - -repeated exposure of vocabulary words in
authentic contexts
- mrs. sawnson is attempting to help students select books they can read on
their own. as part of this process, she must determine each student's
independent reading level. in order to accomplish this task effectively, mrs.
sawnson should select boooks in which students - -have 5 words or less
word recognition errors per 100 words of text
- mrs. sawnson is attempting to help students select books they can read on
their own. as part of this process, she must determine each student's
independent reading level. in order to determine her student's independent
reading level, mrs. swanson's best approach would be to - -administer an
informal reading inventory to each student
- which of the following steps is the least beneficial for helping english
learners prepare to take a standardized test? - -spend the majority of class
time on practice tests
- an elementary school teacher uses running records as an assessment to
help her determine students' instructional reading level and use of reading
strategies. which of the following best describes the timing of when a
teacher should use running records? - -running records should be taken on
an ongoing basis throughout the year
- a second grade student reads slowly and has trouble decoding words like
also and over. the student most likely - -needs practice on sight words
- a reading specialist teacher helps third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers
use benchmarks and STAAR results to progress- monitor student learning.
