ICLA STANDARD 2 STUDY GUIDE
1. comprehension: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge
acquired as a result)
2. Idaho content standards for English Language arts: Idaho's Standards for English Lan-
guage Arts prioritize the following content:
• Foundational Reading Skills
• Building Knowledge
• Comprehending Grade-Level Complex Texts
• Valuing Text Evidence
The ELA standards are organized into seven strands:
• Foundational Reading Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary Development
• Research
• Writing
• Oral and Digital Communications
• Grammar and Conventions
3. Readability levels: Independent Level - The level of reading material that a student can read independently
with high comprehension and accuracy.
Instructional Level - The level of reading material that a student can read and comprehend with the support and
instruction.
Frustration Level - The level of reading material that is too diflcult for a
student to read successfully with adequate comprehension and
accuracy.
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,4. comprehension strategies: specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predict-
ing and gaining word meanings from context
5. Interactive Read-Aloud: An instructional context in which the teacher reads a text with the students, typi-
cally whole-group. Best practices suggest the teacher preview the book, provide an introduction, read with expression,
discuss in a lively manner,
and encourage children's participation and responses
6. context: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the social or cultural
situation situation in which a spoken or written message occurs
7. schema: an internal representation of the world; how the mind categorizes incoming stimuli
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, 8. schemata: plural of schema; more than one cognitive structure stored in memory
9. metacognition: awareness and knowledge of one's mental processes such that one can monitor, regulate,
and direct them to a desired end; thinking about one's thinking
10. brainstorming: coming up with as many solutions to a problem as possible in a short period of time with
no censoring of ideas
11. readability: the ease with which words, phrases or blocks of text can be read
12. Text complexity: A way to determine comprehension demands of a book or other text using reader and
text factors.
13. connotative meaning: the meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or
phrase; attective meaning;emotive meaning
14. denotative meaning: the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase; referential meaning; cognitive
meaning
15. figurative language: Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons
between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
16. expository text: text written to explain and convey information, informational writing
17. nonfiction: a type of literature that tells about real-life people, places, events, things, etc.
18. discussion web: uses a think-pair-share discussion cycle in paired, small-group, and large-group situations;
all students are encourage to examine multiple points of view. Provides students with a graphic aid to help them clarify
their thinking by eliminating inconsistencies and contradictions in their thought processes (Elliott, 2000).
19. semantic feature analysis: Vocabulary strategy used to compare the attributes of related concepts
20. previewing text: Using strategies to set a purpose for reading through questions, picture walks, and
anticipating what you will read.
21. narrative text structure: usually stated as sequential string of details about characters, their problems,
solutions that require a central theme.
22. fiction or fiction narrative: imaginary stories with made up people, places and events
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1. comprehension: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge
acquired as a result)
2. Idaho content standards for English Language arts: Idaho's Standards for English Lan-
guage Arts prioritize the following content:
• Foundational Reading Skills
• Building Knowledge
• Comprehending Grade-Level Complex Texts
• Valuing Text Evidence
The ELA standards are organized into seven strands:
• Foundational Reading Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary Development
• Research
• Writing
• Oral and Digital Communications
• Grammar and Conventions
3. Readability levels: Independent Level - The level of reading material that a student can read independently
with high comprehension and accuracy.
Instructional Level - The level of reading material that a student can read and comprehend with the support and
instruction.
Frustration Level - The level of reading material that is too diflcult for a
student to read successfully with adequate comprehension and
accuracy.
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,4. comprehension strategies: specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predict-
ing and gaining word meanings from context
5. Interactive Read-Aloud: An instructional context in which the teacher reads a text with the students, typi-
cally whole-group. Best practices suggest the teacher preview the book, provide an introduction, read with expression,
discuss in a lively manner,
and encourage children's participation and responses
6. context: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the social or cultural
situation situation in which a spoken or written message occurs
7. schema: an internal representation of the world; how the mind categorizes incoming stimuli
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, 8. schemata: plural of schema; more than one cognitive structure stored in memory
9. metacognition: awareness and knowledge of one's mental processes such that one can monitor, regulate,
and direct them to a desired end; thinking about one's thinking
10. brainstorming: coming up with as many solutions to a problem as possible in a short period of time with
no censoring of ideas
11. readability: the ease with which words, phrases or blocks of text can be read
12. Text complexity: A way to determine comprehension demands of a book or other text using reader and
text factors.
13. connotative meaning: the meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or
phrase; attective meaning;emotive meaning
14. denotative meaning: the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase; referential meaning; cognitive
meaning
15. figurative language: Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons
between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
16. expository text: text written to explain and convey information, informational writing
17. nonfiction: a type of literature that tells about real-life people, places, events, things, etc.
18. discussion web: uses a think-pair-share discussion cycle in paired, small-group, and large-group situations;
all students are encourage to examine multiple points of view. Provides students with a graphic aid to help them clarify
their thinking by eliminating inconsistencies and contradictions in their thought processes (Elliott, 2000).
19. semantic feature analysis: Vocabulary strategy used to compare the attributes of related concepts
20. previewing text: Using strategies to set a purpose for reading through questions, picture walks, and
anticipating what you will read.
21. narrative text structure: usually stated as sequential string of details about characters, their problems,
solutions that require a central theme.
22. fiction or fiction narrative: imaginary stories with made up people, places and events
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