Question 1

Decisions related to planning and organizing a classroom for literacy instruction should:

Accepted Answer

A)  rest in the hands of the students. 
B)  be based on school and district requirements. 
C)  rest in the hands of the teacher. 
D)  involve students. 
A)  rest in the hands of the students. 
B)  be based on school and district requirements. 
C)  rest in the hands of the teacher. 
D)  involve students.

Question 2

Five considerations to meet the needs of all students include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  English Language Learner needs. 
B)  children with exceptionalities. 
C)  intervention. 
D)  double pacing. 
A)  English Language Learner needs. 
B)  children with exceptionalities. 
C)  intervention. 
D)  double pacing.

Question 3

Which of the following is nota valid purpose for having a teacher-student literacy conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  sharing and discussing a book 
B)  administering a spelling test 
C)  discussing student writing and asking probing questions 
D)  assessing student literacy progress 
A)  sharing and discussing a book 
B)  administering a spelling test 
C)  discussing student writing and asking probing questions 
D)  assessing student literacy progress

Question 4

List three classroom areas/centers and discuss why they are important for organizing and managing a comprehensive balanced literacy classroom.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The respons

Question 5

What must the teacher remember when planning instruction to insure that special needs students experience success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most classrooms will not include students with special needs. 
B)  Routines and flexible grouping are especially important. 
C)  Reading and writing instruction should be carried out when special needs students are out of the classroom with a special needs teacher. 
D)  The usual frameworks for reading and writing instruction will not work for them. 
A)  Most classrooms will not include students with special needs. 
B)  Routines and flexible grouping are especially important. 
C)  Reading and writing instruction should be carried out when special needs students are out of the classroom with a special needs teacher. 
D)  The usual frameworks for reading and writing instruction will not work for them.

Question 6

An often forgotten step in organizing for comprehensive balanced literacy instruction is:

Accepted Answer

A)  trying out the plan and revising as necessary. 
B)  grouping students using a framework. 
C)  including both reading and writing in a plan. 
D)  including spelling and grammar in a plan. 
A)  trying out the plan and revising as necessary. 
B)  grouping students using a framework. 
C)  including both reading and writing in a plan. 
D)  including spelling and grammar in a plan.

Question 7

Questions the teacher asks during a literacy conference should be:

Accepted Answer

A)  those that clearly have one right answer, to avoid ambiguity. 
B)  designed to test whether the student really read the book. 
C)  primarily for the purpose of assessing comprehension. 
D)  those that encourage students to think. 
A)  those that clearly have one right answer, to avoid ambiguity. 
B)  designed to test whether the student really read the book. 
C)  primarily for the purpose of assessing comprehension. 
D)  those that encourage students to think.

Question 8

Fast pacing of instruction is important:

Accepted Answer

A)  to keep all students interested and motivated. 
B)  to make the day go faster. 
C)  only for struggling readers. 
D)  because the school day is so full of required activities. 
A)  to keep all students interested and motivated. 
B)  to make the day go faster. 
C)  only for struggling readers. 
D)  because the school day is so full of required activities.

Question 9

How long should a literacy conference last?

Accepted Answer

A)  seldom more than 5 to 10 minutes 
B)  seldom less than 15 minutes 
C)  no more than 5 minutes 
D)  usually 15 to 20 minutes 
A)  seldom more than 5 to 10 minutes 
B)  seldom less than 15 minutes 
C)  no more than 5 minutes 
D)  usually 15 to 20 minutes

Question 10

Trying different organizational techniques rather than using the same one continually shows a teacher who is___________and considering student____________.

Accepted Answer

flexible,

Question 11

Which statement is not true of the guided reading with leveled books framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows all students to have instructional support with books appropriate to their reading level. 
B)  Students apply skills and strategies learned while reading the core book or anthology. 
C)  It allows each student to read orally daily. 
D)  It requires the availability of multiple copies of each leveled book. 
A)  It allows all students to have instructional support with books appropriate to their reading level. 
B)  Students apply skills and strategies learned while reading the core book or anthology. 
C)  It allows each student to read orally daily. 
D)  It requires the availability of multiple copies of each leveled book.

Decisions related to planning and organizing a classroom for literacy instruction should:

Five considerations to meet the needs of all students include all of the following except:

Which of the following is nota valid purpose for having a teacher-student literacy conference?

List three classroom areas/centers and discuss why they are important for organizing and managing a comprehensive balanced literacy classroom.

What must the teacher remember when planning instruction to insure that special needs students experience success?

An often forgotten step in organizing for comprehensive balanced literacy instruction is:

Questions the teacher asks during a literacy conference should be:

Fast pacing of instruction is important:

How long should a literacy conference last?

Trying different organizational techniques rather than using the same one continually shows a teacher who is_and considering student__.

Which statement is not true of the guided reading with leveled books framework?

What You Need to Know to Be an Effective Literacy Teacher

Frameworks for Effective Standards Based Literacy Lessons

Assessment and Evaluation That Informs Instruction

Prior Knowledge Activating and Developing Concepts and Vocabulary

How to Teach Strategies for Constructing Meaning

Beginning Literacy

Intermediate Grades and Middle School Decoding Vocabulary and Meaning

Responding and the Construction of Meaning

Writing and the Construction of Meaning

Helping Struggling Readers

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Exam 11: Developing a Management System for a Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Classroom

Decisions related to planning and organizing a classroom for literacy instruction should:

Five considerations to meet the needs of all students include all of the following except:

Which of the following is nota valid purpose for having a teacher-student literacy conference?

List three classroom areas/centers and discuss why they are important for organizing and managing a comprehensive balanced literacy classroom.

What must the teacher remember when planning instruction to insure that special needs students experience success?

An often forgotten step in organizing for comprehensive balanced literacy instruction is:

Questions the teacher asks during a literacy conference should be:

Fast pacing of instruction is important:

How long should a literacy conference last?

Trying different organizational techniques rather than using the same one continually shows a teacher who is___________and considering student____________.

Which statement is not true of the guided reading with leveled books framework?

What You Need to Know to Be an Effective Literacy Teacher

Frameworks for Effective Standards Based Literacy Lessons

Assessment and Evaluation That Informs Instruction

Prior Knowledge Activating and Developing Concepts and Vocabulary

How to Teach Strategies for Constructing Meaning

Beginning Literacy

Intermediate Grades and Middle School Decoding Vocabulary and Meaning

Responding and the Construction of Meaning

Writing and the Construction of Meaning

Helping Struggling Readers

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Trying different organizational techniques rather than using the same one continually shows a teacher who is_and considering student__.