ECE 108 Exam 3 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
This version of a children's book provides an opportunity Big Books
for all children in the group to actively engage in learning
about concepts about books, print, and the meaning of
text.
Which term describes the ability to read or listen to and comprehension
understand text?
Which of the following characteristics will help determine a. their familiarity with the topic in the text
how well a student will comprehend text? b. the quality of the writing
c. how interesting the topic is to the listener or reader
d. all of the above
Teaching comprehension strategies has been found most direct explanation, modeling, guided practice, independent application, and
effective when using the following sequence of steps: reflection
According to the text, which graphic organizer is used KWL
mostly with expository text in which students use prior
knowledge to determine what they want to know after
reading?
In this strategy, students are formed into groups to literature circles
discuss the books. Each student is assigned a particular
role in the group to help keep them focused on the book
and the task.
Miss Barron is talking to you about her second-grade Students need to recognize words automatically and become fluent readers so
struggling readers. She tells you they are not fluent but they can focus their attention on meaning.
she is not worried as long as they can eventually sound
out all the words. Given what you know about the
relationship between fluency and comprehension, how
would you respond?
Reading comprehension is an active process where a. Implement the shared book experience where you can model fluency and help
readers use multiple strategies to construct meaning of students develop listening skills.
text. Therefore, which of the following is an effective way b. Promote active discussions after reading aloud by creating questions that have
to teach comprehension strategies? more than one correct answer.
c. Help students learn how to retell and give them practice in retelling a variety of
texts.
d. All of the above
, Of the following, which response best describes a. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader constructs meaning
comprehension? based on his or her prior knowledge.
b. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader carefully decodes all the
words on the page.
c. Comprehension should not be taught in early childhood classrooms as the
focus should be more on decoding.
d. Comprehension should be taught in early childhood classrooms by having
students answer a series of comprehension question after everything they read.
Think about the relationship between reading and writing. a. Children work with sounds of letters and identification of letters.
How does writing help reading? b. Children learn to create coherent sentences.
c. Children learn about text structure.
d. All of the above
A twenty-two-month-old scribbles with a crayon on a a. Urge the child to draw something particular.
piece of paper and brings it to her childcare teacher. Of b. Express genuine encouragement by saying, "Tell me about your picture."
the following, which describes the best response from c. Respond, "What a nice picture."
the teacher? d. Ask the child to tell her what the picture is.
When children create their own spellings for words, they a. conventional spelling
are using which of the following? b. invented spelling
c. phonemic spelling
d. unique spelling
Which of the following is a period of time set aside for a. guided instruction
writing instruction, in which the teacher provides a mini- b. writing center
lesson that models a writing skill, a time for independent c. writing workshop
writing, and a time for students to share their work with d. independent writing
each other?
In this strategy, writing is a joint effort as the teacher and interactive writing
the children create writing together. The teacher guides
the lesson and writes on large chart paper in a whole-
group or small-group setting.
This type of journal writing is similar to a conversation in dialogue journals
which students are able to write about any topic and
share their writing with teachers or peers.
The process approach to writing helps children realize prewriting, drafting, conferencing, revision, and editing
that writing involves thinking, organizing, and rewriting
before a piece is complete. Typical steps in this approach
include which of the following?
When should teachers begin to help students transition when students are comfortable writing and do so freely in their own style
from invented spelling and punctuation to conventional
forms?
This version of a children's book provides an opportunity Big Books
for all children in the group to actively engage in learning
about concepts about books, print, and the meaning of
text.
Which term describes the ability to read or listen to and comprehension
understand text?
Which of the following characteristics will help determine a. their familiarity with the topic in the text
how well a student will comprehend text? b. the quality of the writing
c. how interesting the topic is to the listener or reader
d. all of the above
Teaching comprehension strategies has been found most direct explanation, modeling, guided practice, independent application, and
effective when using the following sequence of steps: reflection
According to the text, which graphic organizer is used KWL
mostly with expository text in which students use prior
knowledge to determine what they want to know after
reading?
In this strategy, students are formed into groups to literature circles
discuss the books. Each student is assigned a particular
role in the group to help keep them focused on the book
and the task.
Miss Barron is talking to you about her second-grade Students need to recognize words automatically and become fluent readers so
struggling readers. She tells you they are not fluent but they can focus their attention on meaning.
she is not worried as long as they can eventually sound
out all the words. Given what you know about the
relationship between fluency and comprehension, how
would you respond?
Reading comprehension is an active process where a. Implement the shared book experience where you can model fluency and help
readers use multiple strategies to construct meaning of students develop listening skills.
text. Therefore, which of the following is an effective way b. Promote active discussions after reading aloud by creating questions that have
to teach comprehension strategies? more than one correct answer.
c. Help students learn how to retell and give them practice in retelling a variety of
texts.
d. All of the above
, Of the following, which response best describes a. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader constructs meaning
comprehension? based on his or her prior knowledge.
b. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader carefully decodes all the
words on the page.
c. Comprehension should not be taught in early childhood classrooms as the
focus should be more on decoding.
d. Comprehension should be taught in early childhood classrooms by having
students answer a series of comprehension question after everything they read.
Think about the relationship between reading and writing. a. Children work with sounds of letters and identification of letters.
How does writing help reading? b. Children learn to create coherent sentences.
c. Children learn about text structure.
d. All of the above
A twenty-two-month-old scribbles with a crayon on a a. Urge the child to draw something particular.
piece of paper and brings it to her childcare teacher. Of b. Express genuine encouragement by saying, "Tell me about your picture."
the following, which describes the best response from c. Respond, "What a nice picture."
the teacher? d. Ask the child to tell her what the picture is.
When children create their own spellings for words, they a. conventional spelling
are using which of the following? b. invented spelling
c. phonemic spelling
d. unique spelling
Which of the following is a period of time set aside for a. guided instruction
writing instruction, in which the teacher provides a mini- b. writing center
lesson that models a writing skill, a time for independent c. writing workshop
writing, and a time for students to share their work with d. independent writing
each other?
In this strategy, writing is a joint effort as the teacher and interactive writing
the children create writing together. The teacher guides
the lesson and writes on large chart paper in a whole-
group or small-group setting.
This type of journal writing is similar to a conversation in dialogue journals
which students are able to write about any topic and
share their writing with teachers or peers.
The process approach to writing helps children realize prewriting, drafting, conferencing, revision, and editing
that writing involves thinking, organizing, and rewriting
before a piece is complete. Typical steps in this approach
include which of the following?
When should teachers begin to help students transition when students are comfortable writing and do so freely in their own style
from invented spelling and punctuation to conventional
forms?
