Question 1

Which statement best describes the "Introducing the Text" part of a literacy lesson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Key vocabulary is taught and students set purposes for reading. 
B)  Background knowledge is activated and the teacher gives the students purposes for reading. 
C)  The teacher provides background knowledge and gives the students purposes for reading. 
D)  Background knowledge, including key vocabulary, is activated, assessed, and developed, and students set purposes for reading. 
A)  Key vocabulary is taught and students set purposes for reading. 
B)  Background knowledge is activated and the teacher gives the students purposes for reading. 
C)  The teacher provides background knowledge and gives the students purposes for reading. 
D)  Background knowledge, including key vocabulary, is activated, assessed, and developed, and students set purposes for reading.

Question 2

Which of the following sequences of writing modes reflects decreasing teacher support and increasing student independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  shared writing, guided writing, write-aloud, collaborative/cooperative writing, independent writing 
B)  guided writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, write-aloud, shared writing, independent writing 
C)  write-aloud, shared writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, guided writing, independent writing 
D)  write-aloud, shared writing, guided writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, independent writing 
A)  shared writing, guided writing, write-aloud, collaborative/cooperative writing, independent writing 
B)  guided writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, write-aloud, shared writing, independent writing 
C)  write-aloud, shared writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, guided writing, independent writing 
D)  write-aloud, shared writing, guided writing, collaborative/cooperative writing, independent writing

Question 3

Which type of text is particularly appropriate as students first begin to acquire decoding skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  wordless books 
B)  authentic literature 
C)  predictable text 
D)  created text 
A)  wordless books 
B)  authentic literature 
C)  predictable text 
D)  created text

Question 4

What are the three components of a guided listening lesson?

Accepted Answer

A)  introduce the text, listen and respond to the text, extend the text 
B)  introduce the text, listen to and extend the text, apply the text 
C)  listen to the text, respond to the text, extend the text 
D)  introduce the text, read the text, extend the text 
A)  introduce the text, listen and respond to the text, extend the text 
B)  introduce the text, listen to and extend the text, apply the text 
C)  listen to the text, respond to the text, extend the text 
D)  introduce the text, read the text, extend the text

Question 5

After a minilesson, students should be able to:

Accepted Answer

A)  pass a test with 80% accuracy. 
B)  complete a skills page in their practice book. 
C)  demonstrate new learning. 
D)  read fluently. 
A)  pass a test with 80% accuracy. 
B)  complete a skills page in their practice book. 
C)  demonstrate new learning. 
D)  read fluently.

Question 6

What term is defined as the ability to read words quickly and accurately?

Accepted Answer

A)  automaticity 
B)  readability 
C)  authenticity 
D)  decodability 
A)  automaticity 
B)  readability 
C)  authenticity 
D)  decodability

Question 7

Which statement is not true of minilessons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They focus on a skill/strategy. 
B)  They focus on a standard. 
C)  They are based on student needs. 
D)  They are 30-40 minutes in duration. 
A)  They focus on a skill/strategy. 
B)  They focus on a standard. 
C)  They are based on student needs. 
D)  They are 30-40 minutes in duration.

Question 8

Name the modes of reading. Explain when you would use each and how you would select which mode to use for which kind of instruction.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The respons

Which statement best describes the "Introducing the Text" part of a literacy lesson?

Which of the following sequences of writing modes reflects decreasing teacher support and increasing student independence?

Which type of text is particularly appropriate as students first begin to acquire decoding skills?

What are the three components of a guided listening lesson?

After a minilesson, students should be able to:

What term is defined as the ability to read words quickly and accurately?

Which statement is not true of minilessons?

Name the modes of reading. Explain when you would use each and how you would select which mode to use for which kind of instruction.

What You Need to Know to Be an Effective Literacy Teacher

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

Developing a Management System for a Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Classroom

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Exam 2: Frameworks for Effective Standards Based Literacy Lessons

Which statement best describes the "Introducing the Text" part of a literacy lesson?

Which of the following sequences of writing modes reflects decreasing teacher support and increasing student independence?

Which type of text is particularly appropriate as students first begin to acquire decoding skills?

What are the three components of a guided listening lesson?

After a minilesson, students should be able to:

What term is defined as the ability to read words quickly and accurately?

Which statement is not true of minilessons?

Name the modes of reading. Explain when you would use each and how you would select which mode to use for which kind of instruction.

What You Need to Know to Be an Effective Literacy Teacher

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

Developing a Management System for a Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Classroom

Filters