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According to the findings in the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-
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Minority Children and Youth, which of the following curricular adjustments would most effectively sup
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port the literacy development of English learners with respect to text comprehension?
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A) Integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
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B) Changing the primary focus of early literacy instruction to comprehension skills
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C) Increasing the level of intensity in beginning decoding and spelling instruction
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D) Using multimodal techniques to teach emergent literacy skills -
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(correct answers)A) Integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
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Which of the following actions by elementary school teachers in the early grades would best demonstr
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ate understanding that decoding and encoding are reciprocal skills that develop synchronously during t
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he early stages of reading development?
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have been explicitly taught during phonics instruction.
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B) Having students regularly use think-
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e their reading.
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C) Questioning students frequently about their oral reading to determine if they understand the meani
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ng of vocabulary words that they can read aloud accurately.
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cher transcribes and displays the stories in writing. - (correct answers)NOT D
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A teacher would like to help students identify their literacy skills and strengths as part of an assets-
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based approach to literacy instruction. Which of the following teacher actions is consistent with this ty
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pe of approach?
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ding during designated, in-
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school silent reading periods and holding them accountable for comprehension.
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B) Providing students with explicit feedback about what they already know and are able to do well and
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helping them use this information to establish realistic yet challenging learning goals.
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ssessments to make grouping decisions and keeping groups together until students demonstrate progr
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ess.
D) Prioritizing for intervention students' areas of greatest needs in literacy and collaborating -
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A school district in Texas has adopted the MTSS model of instruction in their K-
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3 literacy program, which includes a core reading program (Tier 1), supplemental instruction (Tier 2), a
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nd intensive instruction (Tier 3). Instructional grouping in Tier 2 is restricted to five or fewer students.
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This limitation enhances the effectiveness of literacy instruction for the students primarily by:
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A) allowing student to work in a setting that supports their preferred learning style.
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B) providing students with a learning environment that promotes their self-
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C) allowing students to receive instruction at a slower pace, focused on foundational literacy skills.
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D) providing students with increased opportunities to practice developing skills with teacher feedback.
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A 2nd grade student has been identified with dysgraphia but does not have difficulty with decoding or
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encoding. Which of the following approaches to instruction would be most effective in promoting the s
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tudent's development with respect to the identified area of need?
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A) Arranging for the student to have more time for written tasks, such as formal assignments and test,
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and assigning a note-taking buddy to assist the student in filling in gaps in the student's work.
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text software for all writing tasks to eliminate the need for the student to learn writing and to allow th
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e student to focus exclusively on conveying ideas.
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C) Providing the student with explicit instruction in letter formation and frequent, short guided practic
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e sessions to build the student's handwriting fluency and automaticity in letter memory and formation.
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D) Providing the student with explicit instructi - (correct answers)NOT A
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Students in a 3rd grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As t
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he culminating project, students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic
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eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic The st
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udents in each group generate questions to focus their research, read a variety of texts to gather infor
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mation related to their questions, and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questi
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ons. The teacher's role is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital info
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rmational texts related to their chosen topic, modeling norms for equitable discussions, and monitorin
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g each group's task progress to ensure group members stay focused.
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In which of the following ways can the teacher best foster the students' feelings of self-feelings of self-
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efficacy as readers in the cont -
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(correct answers)B) By providing students with a rubric with which they can self evaluate their text an
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alysis.
Students in a 3rd grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As t
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he culminating project, students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic
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eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic The st
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udents in each group generate questions to focus their research, read a variety of texts to gather infor
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mation related to their questions, and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questi
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ons. The teacher's role is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital info
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rmational texts related to their chosen topic, modeling norms for equitable discussions, and monitorin
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g each group's task progress to ensure group members stay focused.
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According to the findings in the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-
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Minority Children and Youth, which of the following curricular adjustments would most effectively sup
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port the literacy development of English learners with respect to text comprehension?
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A) Integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
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B) Changing the primary focus of early literacy instruction to comprehension skills
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C) Increasing the level of intensity in beginning decoding and spelling instruction
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D) Using multimodal techniques to teach emergent literacy skills -
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(correct answers)A) Integrating comprehensive oral language instruction with literacy instruction
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Which of the following actions by elementary school teachers in the early grades would best demonstr
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ate understanding that decoding and encoding are reciprocal skills that develop synchronously during t
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he early stages of reading development?
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A) Creating regular opportunities for students to apply new syllable patterns in their daily writing that
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have been explicitly taught during phonics instruction.
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B) Having students regularly use think-
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aloud when they encounter an unfamiliar word in print to reinforce their use metacognition to improv
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e their reading.
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C) Questioning students frequently about their oral reading to determine if they understand the meani
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ng of vocabulary words that they can read aloud accurately.
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D) Engaging students in frequent opportunities to discuss personal or shared experiences while the tea
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cher transcribes and displays the stories in writing. - (correct answers)NOT D
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A teacher would like to help students identify their literacy skills and strengths as part of an assets-
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based approach to literacy instruction. Which of the following teacher actions is consistent with this ty
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pe of approach?
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ding during designated, in-
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school silent reading periods and holding them accountable for comprehension.
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B) Providing students with explicit feedback about what they already know and are able to do well and
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helping them use this information to establish realistic yet challenging learning goals.
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C) Using direct observations of students' learning challenges as well as the results of multiple literacy a
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ssessments to make grouping decisions and keeping groups together until students demonstrate progr
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ess.
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ble to do well and helping them use this information to establish realistic yet challenging learning goals
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.
A school district in Texas has adopted the MTSS model of instruction in their K-
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3 literacy program, which includes a core reading program (Tier 1), supplemental instruction (Tier 2), a
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nd intensive instruction (Tier 3). Instructional grouping in Tier 2 is restricted to five or fewer students.
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This limitation enhances the effectiveness of literacy instruction for the students primarily by:
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A) allowing student to work in a setting that supports their preferred learning style.
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B) providing students with a learning environment that promotes their self-
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concept as successful readers. gh gh gh
C) allowing students to receive instruction at a slower pace, focused on foundational literacy skills.
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D) providing students with increased opportunities to practice developing skills with teacher feedback.
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A 2nd grade student has been identified with dysgraphia but does not have difficulty with decoding or
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encoding. Which of the following approaches to instruction would be most effective in promoting the s
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tudent's development with respect to the identified area of need?
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A) Arranging for the student to have more time for written tasks, such as formal assignments and test,
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and assigning a note-taking buddy to assist the student in filling in gaps in the student's work.
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, B) Arranging for the student to use speech-to-
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text software for all writing tasks to eliminate the need for the student to learn writing and to allow th
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e student to focus exclusively on conveying ideas.
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C) Providing the student with explicit instruction in letter formation and frequent, short guided practic
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e sessions to build the student's handwriting fluency and automaticity in letter memory and formation.
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D) Providing the student with explicit instructi - (correct answers)NOT A
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C) dipthong ~ pOWer
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D) trigraph ~ SCRap - (correct answers)C) dipthong ~ pOWer
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Students in a 3rd grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As t
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he culminating project, students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic
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eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic The st
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udents in each group generate questions to focus their research, read a variety of texts to gather infor
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mation related to their questions, and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questi
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ons. The teacher's role is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital info
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rmational texts related to their chosen topic, modeling norms for equitable discussions, and monitorin
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g each group's task progress to ensure group members stay focused.
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In which of the following ways can the teacher best foster the students' feelings of self-feelings of self-
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efficacy as readers in the cont -
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(correct answers)B) By providing students with a rubric with which they can self evaluate their text an
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alysis.
Students in a 3rd grade class have been studying ways in which Earth's surface is always changing. As t
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he culminating project, students choose a topic that they would like to learn more about (e.g. volcanic
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eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods) and establish a research group focused on that topic The st
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udents in each group generate questions to focus their research, read a variety of texts to gather infor
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mation related to their questions, and engage in focused discussions of the texts based on their questi
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ons. The teacher's role is to support the groups by helping them gather a range of print and digital info
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rmational texts related to their chosen topic, modeling norms for equitable discussions, and monitorin
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g each group's task progress to ensure group members stay focused.
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