A) view reading as a decoding process B) monitor their understanding C) are reluctant to use comprehension strategies D) rely on teachers to select reading materials A) view reading as a decoding process B) monitor their understanding C) are reluctant to use comprehension strategies D) rely on teachers to select reading materials

Exam 8: Promoting Comprehension: Reader Factors

Comprehension is dependent upon three prerequisites-background knowledge, vocabulary, and fluency. For each of those terms, write one to three sentences to explain how it contributes to comprehension.

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• Background Knowledge - Having adequate background knowledge is a prerequisite for comprehension because world knowledge and literacy knowledge provide a bridge to a new text. When students don't have adequate background knowledge, the topic of a text is unfamiliar and many words are new. Students are likely to find the text very challenging and it is unlikely that they will be successful.
• Vocabulary - Students' knowledge of words plays a tremendous role in comprehension because it is difficult to comprehend a text that is filled with unknown words.
• Fluency - Because fluent readers recognize most words automatically, their cognitive resources are not consumed by decoding unfamiliar words and they can devote their attention to comprehension.

Because the Common Core State Standards encourage students to read challenging fiction and nonfiction, teachers have placed greater emphasis upon:

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Effective literacy teachers encourage students to make predictions:

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Of the following, the instructional procedure which offers students the most opportunities to make choices is:

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Fluent readers tend to have better comprehension primarily because they:

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Teachers can help their students become more fluent readers by providing:

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Question 6

A group of fifth grade students in Alaska wanted to read the novel Hoot which is set in Florida. Because their teacher suspected that they didn't have the background knowledge necessary for comprehension, she correctly decided to:

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Research suggests that comprehension results when there is successful interaction of:

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Question 8

Capable readers:

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Question 9

When Alana, an English Language Learner, read the sentence, "Blow out your birthday candles," she became confused because she had never had a birthday cake. A lack of background knowledge that affects comprehension can be categorized as a:

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Capable readers usually:

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Question 11

Comprehension is a complicated process which begins:

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Question 12

As she was reading the novel Charlotte's Web, Helen thought about the farm on which she lived and the baby pig she received on her birthday. In this situation, Helen made a:

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Question 13

Describe three steps teachers can take to motivate reluctant readers to read.

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Question 14

Questions arise as readers engage with a text. Research suggests that comprehension improves most significantly when:

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Of the following, the best way to help students refine their comprehension is to engage them in:

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The best way to help students apply comprehension strategies is to provide time for them to:

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Capable writers usually:

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In a close reading activity, a teacher will most likely use:

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Teachers can best model comprehension strategies by:

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Comprehension is dependent upon three prerequisites-background knowledge, vocabulary, and fluency. For each of those terms, write one to three sentences to explain how it contributes to comprehension.

Because the Common Core State Standards encourage students to read challenging fiction and nonfiction, teachers have placed greater emphasis upon:

Effective literacy teachers encourage students to make predictions:

Of the following, the instructional procedure which offers students the most opportunities to make choices is:

Fluent readers tend to have better comprehension primarily because they:

Teachers can help their students become more fluent readers by providing:

A group of fifth grade students in Alaska wanted to read the novel Hoot which is set in Florida. Because their teacher suspected that they didn't have the background knowledge necessary for comprehension, she correctly decided to:

Research suggests that comprehension results when there is successful interaction of:

Capable readers:

When Alana, an English Language Learner, read the sentence, "Blow out your birthday candles," she became confused because she had never had a birthday cake. A lack of background knowledge that affects comprehension can be categorized as a:

Capable readers usually:

Comprehension is a complicated process which begins:

As she was reading the novel Charlotte's Web, Helen thought about the farm on which she lived and the baby pig she received on her birthday. In this situation, Helen made a:

Describe three steps teachers can take to motivate reluctant readers to read.

Questions arise as readers engage with a text. Research suggests that comprehension improves most significantly when:

Of the following, the best way to help students refine their comprehension is to engage them in:

The best way to help students apply comprehension strategies is to provide time for them to:

Capable writers usually:

In a close reading activity, a teacher will most likely use:

Teachers can best model comprehension strategies by:

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