Exam 10: Fostering Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom

Which of the following are NOT criteria for authentic learning tasks?

To be __________ means that a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively.

Being media literate means that students are acquiring literacy skills with a different platform of text. Which of the following is NOT an example of media literacy?

A __________ classroom culture is one that honors student voices and develops a community of learners.

__________ toward reading and writing refer to how the individual feels about reading and writing.

Which of the following is the continuum of skills that, when applied in a social context, enable a person to function effectively in the community?

While literacy covers many areas, what must literacy instruction in grades 4-8 focus on?

A reader who reads for his or her own pleasure is ____ motivated.

Teachers can begin to expand their concept of "text" to include not only print material, but also which of the following?

Real world classroom activities help student to demonstrate what people in the ____________ really do. They practice acting as these professionals do,

The term __________ has come to describe competence in creating messages using print, audio, video, and Internet sources.

Students suffering from __________ feel anxious and less than competent and need special accommodations for completing tasks; for example, being offered a choice of tasks, freedom to move in order to complete a task, or use of hands-on activities.

When students finds other reasons for not getting around to the work after several attempted starts, they are demonstrating __________.

Several studies demonstrate that the use of tangible incentives, such as prizes, under certain conditions can enhance __________ motivation.

In addition to developing positive attitudes and interests for reading and writing, literacy instruction in grades 4-8 also focuses on recognizing the value of literacy in our daily lives; in other words, __________ literacy experiences.

Research has shown that, for enhancing intrinsic motivation, the use of tangible incentives are __________.

__________ is generally defined as a teaching strategy that combines classroom curriculum with community service to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.

Participation in service-learning programs is linked with such results as __________.

The text states that which of the following is an effective environment for increasing student motivation?

All but one of the following is an example of an extrinsic reading incentive. Which one is NOT?