Question 1

Research suggests that a student's motivation to read increases when:

Accepted Answer

A)  he is punished if he doesn't read 
B)  the teacher selects the books for literature circles 
C)  the classroom has a competitive atmosphere 
D)  the classroom has a collaborative atmosphere 
A)  he is punished if he doesn't read 
B)  the teacher selects the books for literature circles 
C)  the classroom has a competitive atmosphere 
D)  the classroom has a collaborative atmosphere

Question 2

When students reflect upon their thinking, they engage in a type of behavior known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  scaffolding 
C)  metacognition 
D)  prosody 
A)  semantics 
B)  scaffolding 
C)  metacognition 
D)  prosody

Question 3

List three ways in which teachers can assess comprehension.

Accepted Answer

The traditional way to check students' c

Question 4

To monitor comprehension, a teacher asked his students to supply the missing words in the following passage: Today is Kyle's birthday. His father will bake a ________. Kyle's friends will come to his _______. That type of assessment is known as a (n):

Accepted Answer

A)  informal reading inventory 
B)  cloze procedure 
C)  retelling 
D)  DRA 
A)  informal reading inventory 
B)  cloze procedure 
C)  retelling 
D)  DRA

Question 5

A group of athletic fifth grade students read and discussed the novel, Travel Team, a story about neighborhood basketball teams. Their teacher correctly realized that her students almost seemed to comprehend the novel better than she did primarily because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  played on basketball teams and had the background knowledge and vocabulary 
B)  were able to apply phonics generalizations as they read 
C)  did not have a genuine interest in the story 
D)  were able to discuss the novel with their parents 
A)  played on basketball teams and had the background knowledge and vocabulary 
B)  were able to apply phonics generalizations as they read 
C)  did not have a genuine interest in the story 
D)  were able to discuss the novel with their parents

Question 6

Students use the evaluating strategy:

Accepted Answer

A)  only when they have finished reading a text 
B)  only when they are selecting a text to read 
C)  throughout the reading process 
D)  when they meet with the teacher 
A)  only when they have finished reading a text 
B)  only when they are selecting a text to read 
C)  throughout the reading process 
D)  when they meet with the teacher

Question 7

Of the following, the instructional material that would best help students summarize a text is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Elkonin Box 
B)  word chain 
C)  graphic organizer 
D)  miscue analysis 
A)  Elkonin Box 
B)  word chain 
C)  graphic organizer 
D)  miscue analysis

Question 8

When discussing a text, Frank stated the main idea but did not add his personal thoughts. Frank's comprehension appeared to be at the:

Accepted Answer

A)  literal level 
B)  inferential level 
C)  critical level 
D)  evaluative level 
A)  literal level 
B)  inferential level 
C)  critical level 
D)  evaluative level

Research suggests that a student's motivation to read increases when:

When students reflect upon their thinking, they engage in a type of behavior known as:

List three ways in which teachers can assess comprehension.

To monitor comprehension, a teacher asked his students to supply the missing words in the following passage: Today is Kyle's birthday. His father will bake a __. Kyle's friends will come to his _. That type of assessment is known as a (n):

A group of athletic fifth grade students read and discussed the novel, Travel Team, a story about neighborhood basketball teams. Their teacher correctly realized that her students almost seemed to comprehend the novel better than she did primarily because they:

Students use the evaluating strategy:

Of the following, the instructional material that would best help students summarize a text is a(n):

When discussing a text, Frank stated the main idea but did not add his personal thoughts. Frank's comprehension appeared to be at the:

Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher

The Reading and Writing Processes

Assessing Students Literacy Development

The Youngest Readers and Writers

Cracking the Alphabetic Code

Developing Fluent Readers and Writers

Expanding Academic Vocabulary

Promoting Comprehension: Text Factors

Organizing for Instruction

Differentiating for Success

Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

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Exam 8: Promoting Comprehension: Reader Factors

Research suggests that a student's motivation to read increases when:

When students reflect upon their thinking, they engage in a type of behavior known as:

List three ways in which teachers can assess comprehension.

To monitor comprehension, a teacher asked his students to supply the missing words in the following passage: Today is Kyle's birthday. His father will bake a ________. Kyle's friends will come to his _______. That type of assessment is known as a (n):

A group of athletic fifth grade students read and discussed the novel, Travel Team, a story about neighborhood basketball teams. Their teacher correctly realized that her students almost seemed to comprehend the novel better than she did primarily because they:

Students use the evaluating strategy:

Of the following, the instructional material that would best help students summarize a text is a(n):

When discussing a text, Frank stated the main idea but did not add his personal thoughts. Frank's comprehension appeared to be at the:

Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher

The Reading and Writing Processes

Assessing Students Literacy Development

The Youngest Readers and Writers

Cracking the Alphabetic Code

Developing Fluent Readers and Writers

Expanding Academic Vocabulary

Promoting Comprehension: Text Factors

Organizing for Instruction

Differentiating for Success

Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

Filters

To monitor comprehension, a teacher asked his students to supply the missing words in the following passage: Today is Kyle's birthday. His father will bake a __. Kyle's friends will come to his _. That type of assessment is known as a (n):