Exam 10: Reading Comprehension

Circular story maps

Which one of the following describes how basic parts of a story are tied together to form a well-constructed story?

____________________ mean(s) that teachers model strategies step-by-step and explicitly demonstrate the process of thinking before, during, and after one reads.

Which of the following activities are least likely to reinforce story comprehension?

An English language learner struggles to understand informational texts in English, but can read them fluently in her primary language. Which of the following activities would the student be likely to benefit from most?

Mr. Sheperd uses think-alouds during a lesson on making predictions about texts. Think-alouds are an aspect of which of the following technique?

Metacognitive strategies help readers understand, respond to, question, and even challenge an author's ideas.

Which of the following is a reading skill or strategy that is NOT developed during a reciprocal teaching lesson?

Which strategy follows the learning principles of the "think-pair-share" strategy?

___________________ questions are best for Questioning the Author activities.

__________ help(s) specify parts of a story and how they tie together to form a well-constructed story.

To best help fifth graders draw inferences from a non-fiction text a teacher can ask students to complete which of the following statements?

Explain how teachers can use the Web and other new literacies to enhance reading comprehension.

Ms. Smith realizes that her students do not have many strategies for interacting with text as they read. In a conversational essay, explain three strategies to Ms. Smith that can effectively be used to encourage students with text.

A(n) ________ is a way of identifying major structural elements, both explicit and implicit, underlying a story to be taught in class.

Textually implicit questions are

Which of the following steps is NOT necessary for QtA lessons?

When students use a graphic aid to organize their thoughts about both sides of a controversial issue, they are most likely using

The authors of the textbook discuss the importance of encouraging students to relate what they are reading to their own experiences to help foster better comprehension. Making text connections is an explicit way to teach and model this for children. Explain the three ways to make text connections.

Ms. Callaghan gave her students pictures of a story and asked them to sequence the pictures in the same order in which the events occurred in the story. Ms. Callaghan is using