Deck 7: Written Language: Strategies and Techniques

Question 1

According to the Hayes-Flower Model, the process that is dedicated to generating ideas, organizing ideas, and setting goals is called:

A) planning.
B) translating.
C) reviewing.
D) editing.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

When students use known words to spell new words, they are said to be spelling by ____________________.

Answer 2

analogy

Question 3

A common sequence of steps in the process approach to writing is:

A) plan, draft, revise, edit and publish.
B) plan, draft, edit, revise and publish.
C) plan, draft, revise and edit.
D) plan, revise, draft, edit and publish.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves proofreading for grammatical and mechanical errors such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Question 5

The first major component of the Hayes-Flower Model is called the ____________________, and it explains outside influences on a student's writing including the social and physical environment.

Question 6

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves allowing others to see/read the product by making it public.

Question 7

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves selecting topics, choosing goals, identifying an audience, brainstorming ideas, and organizing ideas.

Question 8

In the process approach to writing, ____________________ involves crafting sentences and paragraphs from brainstormed ideas.

Question 9

The second major component of the Hayes-Flower Model is called the ____________________, and it explains internal influences on a student's writing including motivation, cognitive processes, working and long-term memory.

Question 10

If a teacher decides to provide cursive handwriting instruction, he or she should strongly consider using the ____________________ handwriting technique.

Question 11

When a student uses words to trigger ideas as he or she writes the paper, that student is using the ineffective writing strategy called:

A) trial and error strategy.
B) perfect-draft strategy.
C) words looking for ideas strategy.
D) waiting or inspiration strategy.

Question 12

For too long, writing was viewed as a ____________________ whereby the writer would transcribe thoughts to create an essay or paper.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a component of written language?

A) decoding
B) handwriting
C) spelling
D) composing

Question 14

Giving students too many spelling words may lower performance. For this reason, teachers need to be willing to adjust ____________________.

Question 15

When students with mild disabilities fail to monitor their own writing, they are said to have a problem with:

A) generating.
B) organizing.
C) planning.
D) revising.

Question 16

When a student writes a paper from start to finish making certain each sentence is perfect before moving on to the next, that student is using the ineffective writing strategy called:

A) trial and error strategy.
B) perfect-draft strategy.
C) words looking for ideas strategy.
D) waiting or inspiration strategy.

Question 17

According to the Hayes-Flower Model, the process of taking ideas and translating them into sentences and paragraphs is called:

A) planning.
B) translating.
C) reviewing.
D) editing.

Question 18

The Sentence Writing Strategy was developed to assist students in writing all but which one of the following?

A) interrogative sentences
B) simple sentences
C) compound sentences
D) complex sentences

Question 19

Regarding the speed and legibility of student handwriting, research has indicated that:

A) cursive is superior to manuscript.
B) manuscript is superior to cursive.
C) cursive and manuscript are comparable.
D) D'Nealian is superior to Zaner-Blosser.

Question 20

The percentage of students with mild disabilities that have handwriting difficulties is:

A) 10-20%.
B) 20-30%.
C) 30-40%.
D) 40-50%.

Question 21

At an IEP, you are asked if a student should be taught to write using cursive. What key questions should you ask yourself while trying to make a decision?

Question 22

Students with learning disabilities frequently employ ineffective strategies while writing. Name and explain three of these.

Question 23

Read each of the following sentences and determine if it is a simple, compound or complex sentence. - Jane hurried through the jungle. - She told cheetah to find Tarzan after she saw poachers in the area. - Tarzan swung on vines through the jungle, and he caught the poachers red handed.

Question 24

Create a seat-work activity for a student learning to write the lower case letter - a. This activity should include one section that uses faded cues and another that uses backward chaining.

Question 25

While designing your classroom's spelling program, what are key instructional principles that you would build into your program? Name and explain four of these.

Question 26

Specifically, what errors will students limit if they use the Error Monitoring Strategy?

Question 27

What are the stages of the writing approach? Briefly explain each stage.