Exam 2: The Reading and Writing Processes

Students focus upon mechanics such as capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when they reach the stage of the writing process known as:

Sixth grade teacher Kate Brenna finds that the struggling readers in her class don't understand the ways in which more capable readers apply reading strategies. The principal wisely advised that the best way to help the students become more thoughtful, strategic readers would be for the teacher to:

Shared reading differs from reading aloud to students primarily because during shared reading:

Although the teacher felt that Susan would enjoy discussing the novel, Esperanza Rising, with her classmates, the student was not able to read that chapter book independently. What steps could the teacher take to enable Susan to enjoy this novel with her classmates?

When her students are engaged in the prewriting stage, fifth grade teacher Betty McIntyre encourages them to draw because drawing often:

Fluency is an essential component of reading because fluent readers:

As he planned a unit on farm animals, a first grade teacher selected books and planned writing projects. Of the following, the best way to prepare students to write about farm animals would be to:

The most authentic type of reading is:

Of the following, the best way to help students understand and use comprehension strategies is for teachers to:

Every day first grade teacher Kelly Blume works with a small group of students who are reading at the same level. She selects a book at their instructional level and helps the children apply strategies as they read. This teacher is using the instructional technique known as:

When a parent asked why the teacher conducted daily read alouds in a fourth grade classroom, the principal responded that reading aloud is beneficial for students of all ages. What are the benefits of reading aloud to older students?

Research has indicated that when students compose using laptop computers rather than paper and pencil they tend to:

Six-year-old Danny proudly read a list of words with no hesitation. Danny's automatic response indicated that in this situation, he was most likely using a:

Research suggests that students' reading and writing ability shows the most improvement when:

A group of second grade students have been engaged in the writing process and they have reached the publishing stage. List three ways in which students could share their writing with a larger audience.

When students engage in grand conversations, the teacher should:

Literacy professionals use the term text to refer:

A new teacher attended a workshop on the writing process in which she was correctly told that:

During guided reading, students should read books at their:

When students who are English learners are assigned a writing task, it is most helpful for teachers to begin by: