Question 1

The writing process involves two processes, text generation and:

Accepted Answer

A)  transcription. 
B)  dictation. 
C)  spelling. 
D)  handwriting. 
A)  transcription. 
B)  dictation. 
C)  spelling. 
D)  handwriting. A

Question 2

Why may problems in listening, speaking, or reading be reflected and perhaps magnified in the area of writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because students with disabilities will be able to write to their teachers explaining their problems. 
B)  Writers must draw on previous linguistic experiences in order to communicate effectively. 
C)  Because it involves the generation of text. 
D)  Writing must be involved as both a process and a product and persons with disabilities are unable to understand and apply this, making their difficulties more apparent. 
A)  Because students with disabilities will be able to write to their teachers explaining their problems. 
B)  Writers must draw on previous linguistic experiences in order to communicate effectively. 
C)  Because it involves the generation of text. 
D)  Writing must be involved as both a process and a product and persons with disabilities are unable to understand and apply this, making their difficulties more apparent. B

Question 3

Why is the teaching of writing to students with disabilities important?

Accepted Answer

Teaching of writing is important to students with disabilities as research has shown that their writing reflected fewer ideas, typically were more poorly organized, and generally were of lower overall quality. Therefore, they have to be taught skills so that they become better writers. Also, many students with disabilities now spend the majority of their day in the general education classroom. As a result, they receive standards-based education and are included in school-wide assessments. Writing instruction becomes important to help students acquire skills to meet standards. Finally, teaching of writing is important because it is a skill required beyond school and will be required to be successful in the workplace.

Question 4

Which of the following is considered handwriting prerequisite by Polloway, Patton, Serna, and Bailey?

Accepted Answer

A)  High levels of vocabulary 
B)  Good spelling skills 
C)  Fluency and speed of penmanship 
D)  Visual acuity and its coordination with motor movements 
A)  High levels of vocabulary 
B)  Good spelling skills 
C)  Fluency and speed of penmanship 
D)  Visual acuity and its coordination with motor movements

Question 5

What focus should handwriting instructional programs avoid stressing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speed of writing for students with disabilities. 
B)  Perfect reproduction of recognized standards. 
C)  Well-developed and edited pieces of writing. 
D)  Long pieces of written expression. 
A)  Speed of writing for students with disabilities. 
B)  Perfect reproduction of recognized standards. 
C)  Well-developed and edited pieces of writing. 
D)  Long pieces of written expression.

Question 6

What can make instruction of writing more motivating to students and increases the quality of work produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linking content from other subjects into written areas. 
B)  Making tasks meaningful by providing students with topics of personal interest. 
C)  Lower standards and shortening the length of assignments. 
D)  Maximizing teacher involvement. 
A)  Linking content from other subjects into written areas. 
B)  Making tasks meaningful by providing students with topics of personal interest. 
C)  Lower standards and shortening the length of assignments. 
D)  Maximizing teacher involvement.

Question 7

Why is informal assessment more prominently used in all areas of writing than any other form of assessment?

Accepted Answer

Informal assessments are more primarily

Question 8

The writing process is composed of three distinct stages. Identify and explain these stages and suggest teaching methods that are useful at each stage.

Accepted Answer

The Writing Process
(i) Prewriting consi

Question 9

According to the text, what forms the nucleus of structural work with students and the basis for teaching about appropriate syntax?

Accepted Answer

A)  Letters 
B)  Words 
C)  Sentences 
D)  Paragraphs 
A)  Letters 
B)  Words 
C)  Sentences 
D)  Paragraphs

Question 10

Which method assists students in building paragraphs?

Accepted Answer

A)  COPS 
B)  Copy-Cover-Compare 
C)  REVISE 
D)  RAP 
A)  COPS 
B)  Copy-Cover-Compare 
C)  REVISE 
D)  RAP

Question 11

For older students who have experienced limited prior success with writing, it is important to focus on what aspect of the writing process first:

Accepted Answer

A)  spelling and punctuation. 
B)  ideation. 
C)  sentences that are complete and varied. 
D)  appropriate vocabulary. 
A)  spelling and punctuation. 
B)  ideation. 
C)  sentences that are complete and varied. 
D)  appropriate vocabulary.

Question 12

Provide an argument for "handwriting instruction is paramount in the twenty-first century."

Accepted Answer

Handwriting instruction is paramount in

Question 13

Which method of instruction corresponds more to the secretarial role of writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Write-teach approach 
B)  Strategy training 
C)  Process approach to writing 
D)  Teach-write approach 
A)  Write-teach approach 
B)  Strategy training 
C)  Process approach to writing 
D)  Teach-write approach

Question 14

Why have some educators questioned the necessity of teaching and assessing handwriting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technological developments remove the need for it. 
B)  It causes so many difficulties for students with disabilities that teachers want to spend instructional time on other, more worthwhile areas. 
C)  Empirically based research has found that it is an underused skill and therefore unnecessary. 
D)  Simply because students dislike the skill so much. 
A)  Technological developments remove the need for it. 
B)  It causes so many difficulties for students with disabilities that teachers want to spend instructional time on other, more worthwhile areas. 
C)  Empirically based research has found that it is an underused skill and therefore unnecessary. 
D)  Simply because students dislike the skill so much.

Question 15

Exemplary practices in successful writing programs include three of the following. Select the one that is not an exemplary process:

Accepted Answer

A)  regular teacher-student conferences, overt teacher modeling, and follow-up instruction to ensure mastery. 
B)  a daily, predictable writing routine. 
C)  effective initial instruction maintains skills such as spelling. 
D)  cooperative settings where peers provide feedback and assistance on individual's work. 
A)  regular teacher-student conferences, overt teacher modeling, and follow-up instruction to ensure mastery. 
B)  a daily, predictable writing routine. 
C)  effective initial instruction maintains skills such as spelling. 
D)  cooperative settings where peers provide feedback and assistance on individual's work.

Question 16

Which of the following strategies is the most comprehensive and effective in the post writing stage of written expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  COPS 
B)  W-W-W, What-2, How-2 
C)  RAP 
D)  REVISE 
A)  COPS 
B)  W-W-W, What-2, How-2 
C)  RAP 
D)  REVISE

Question 17

Allowing students to be able to express themselves initially in writing without having to be concerned with spelling accuracy is a principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  invented spellings. 
B)  written expression. 
C)  discovery learning. 
D)  strategy training. 
A)  invented spellings. 
B)  written expression. 
C)  discovery learning. 
D)  strategy training.

Question 18

The W-W-W, What-2, How-2 mnemonic is used to teach which aspect of writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Story writing 
B)  Spelling 
C)  Paragraph development 
D)  Sentence development 
A)  Story writing 
B)  Spelling 
C)  Paragraph development 
D)  Sentence development

Question 19

Which form of spelling assessment can most effectively complement data from standardized tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informal observations 
B)  Anecdotal reports 
C)  Diagnostic word surveys 
D)  Error analysis 
A)  Informal observations 
B)  Anecdotal reports 
C)  Diagnostic word surveys 
D)  Error analysis

Question 20

Which of the following approaches is best suited to developing vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language experience approach (LE
A)  
B)  Sentence combining 
C)  RAP 
D)  Whole language approach 
A)  Language experience approach (LE
A)  
B)  Sentence combining 
C)  RAP 
D)  Whole language approach

The writing process involves two processes, text generation and:

Why may problems in listening, speaking, or reading be reflected and perhaps magnified in the area of writing?

Why is the teaching of writing to students with disabilities important?

Which of the following is considered handwriting prerequisite by Polloway, Patton, Serna, and Bailey?

What focus should handwriting instructional programs avoid stressing?

What can make instruction of writing more motivating to students and increases the quality of work produced?

Why is informal assessment more prominently used in all areas of writing than any other form of assessment?

The writing process is composed of three distinct stages. Identify and explain these stages and suggest teaching methods that are useful at each stage.

According to the text, what forms the nucleus of structural work with students and the basis for teaching about appropriate syntax?

Which method assists students in building paragraphs?

For older students who have experienced limited prior success with writing, it is important to focus on what aspect of the writing process first:

Provide an argument for "handwriting instruction is paramount in the twenty-first century."

Which method of instruction corresponds more to the secretarial role of writing?

Why have some educators questioned the necessity of teaching and assessing handwriting?

Exemplary practices in successful writing programs include three of the following. Select the one that is not an exemplary process:

Which of the following strategies is the most comprehensive and effective in the post writing stage of written expression?

Allowing students to be able to express themselves initially in writing without having to be concerned with spelling accuracy is a principle of:

The W-W-W, What-2, How-2 mnemonic is used to teach which aspect of writing?

Which form of spelling assessment can most effectively complement data from standardized tests?

Which of the following approaches is best suited to developing vocabulary?

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Exam 8: Written Language

The writing process involves two processes, text generation and:

Why may problems in listening, speaking, or reading be reflected and perhaps magnified in the area of writing?

Why is the teaching of writing to students with disabilities important?

Which of the following is considered handwriting prerequisite by Polloway, Patton, Serna, and Bailey?

What focus should handwriting instructional programs avoid stressing?

What can make instruction of writing more motivating to students and increases the quality of work produced?

Why is informal assessment more prominently used in all areas of writing than any other form of assessment?

The writing process is composed of three distinct stages. Identify and explain these stages and suggest teaching methods that are useful at each stage.

According to the text, what forms the nucleus of structural work with students and the basis for teaching about appropriate syntax?

Which method assists students in building paragraphs?

For older students who have experienced limited prior success with writing, it is important to focus on what aspect of the writing process first:

Provide an argument for "handwriting instruction is paramount in the twenty-first century."

Which method of instruction corresponds more to the secretarial role of writing?

Why have some educators questioned the necessity of teaching and assessing handwriting?

Exemplary practices in successful writing programs include three of the following. Select the one that is not an exemplary process:

Which of the following strategies is the most comprehensive and effective in the post writing stage of written expression?

Allowing students to be able to express themselves initially in writing without having to be concerned with spelling accuracy is a principle of:

The W-W-W, What-2, How-2 mnemonic is used to teach which aspect of writing?

Which form of spelling assessment can most effectively complement data from standardized tests?

Which of the following approaches is best suited to developing vocabulary?

Special Education: an Introduction to Teaching Students With Special Needs 1

Foundations of Effective Instruction

Teaching and Differentiating Instruction in a Multi-Tiered System of Education

Strategies for Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support

Spoken Language

Reading: Word Recognition

Reading: Comprehension

Mathematics Instruction

Social Studies

Science

Study Skills

Social Competence and Self-Determination Skills

Applied Academics

Career Development and Transition Across School Levels

Filters