Deck 7: English-Language Literacy Development

Question 1

What is transformative literacy?

A) another phrase to describe digital literacies
B) activities that can be extended to the home and community
C) knowledge, skills, and values to effect action
D) grammar-based pedagogy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is "the integrated approach" to English-language literacy development?

A) Reading and writing is combined with digital learning; students learn to use online tools as they learn how to read and write.
B) Reading is combined with writing in various forms of media, including traditional and digital forms.
C) Writing is combined with translanguaging; students learn to write using both languages.
D) Speaking and listening is combined with reading and writing; content instructors
E) include teaching of English with subject matter instruction.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

It is important for students to learn how to read in their first language before English because:

A) studies have shown children's native-language proficiency to be a strong predictor of progress in English.
B) personal factors affecting second-language acquisition can be resolved during the period of acquiring the first language.
C) students need to be literate in at least one language before they can be taught.
D) student need to be taught the structure of language using the first language for the complexities of grammar and syntax to be understandable.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is a positive transfer from first- to second-language acquisition?

A) phonemic awareness
B) pronunciation
C) the internet
D) school rules

Question 5

How can a teacher educate students who are at different levels of English-language proficiency in one classroom?

A) separate each level into individual classes
B) spend extra time with some students
C) use differentiated instruction
D) teach to the middle

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about ELD standards?

A) Most states do not have official ELD standards.
B) ELD subskills that students learn become progressively more challenging.
C) ELA standards should be followed first; ELD standards second.
D) ELA and ELD standards are generally taught simultaneously.

Question 7

Which of the following skills is the most useful for emergent readers?

A) punctuation practice
B) writing blog posts
C) practicing editing
D) knowing sight words

Question 8

Which of the following is true about teaching with phonics?

A) It is an outdated model that ELD teachers should avoid.
B) It should be taught embedded in a total reading/language arts program.
C) It should be avoided whenever possible, except with very young learners.
D) It is a model that has proved to be the most efficient way of learning to read.

Question 9

Which reading strategy is appropriate to teach students at the beginning levels of SLA?

A) predicting
B) outlining
C) inferring
D) idioms

Question 10

Which of the following is the best example of a pre-reading activity?

A) Poetry Night
B) rewriting parts of text
C) brainstorming
D) story mapping

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of a during-reading activity?

A) field trip
B) writing a play
C) read aloud
D) watching a film

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of an after-reading activity?

A) writing a letter to an author
B) using a graphic organizer
C) completing a story map
D) looking at visual aids

Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of using critical thinking in reading?

A) rewriting a passage
B) writing a character diary
C) generating an alternative ending
D) separating fact from fiction

Question 14

What is the language experience approach (LEA)?

A) students read aloud to each other and summarize what they have learned
B) student retells a story; teacher writes it down and reads it back to student
C) students participate in before-, during-, and after-reading activities
D) students write their own versions of the texts and share it with others

Question 15

Which of the following is a reading intervention method?

A) interactive read-aloud
B) systematic vocabulary development
C) the analytic method
D) response to instruction

Question 16

Which of the following is a common strategy for students using translanguaging while writing?

A) using L1 to sequence a story
B) using L1 to paraphrase
C) using L1 to summarize
D) using L1 to express emotions

Question 17

At which point in the writing process should students focus on ideas rather than accuracy?

A) drafting
B) editing
C) publishing
D) peer response

Question 18

What is the best solution to the problem of plagiarism in ESL writing?

A) allowing the use of textual borrowing in the beginning and intermediate levels of writing and disallowing at the advanced levels
B) requiring students to turn in writing to online plagiarism-detection tools to dissuade the use of plagiarism
C) giving feedback at various stages of writing and offering guidelines in textual borrowing strategies
D) giving students the responsibility of checking each other's papers for plagiarism using peer response worksheets

Question 19

What is explicit instruction?

A) grammar-translation pedagogy with rote learning and memorization
B) direct instruction with teacher-controlled goals, activities, and assessment
C) standards-based instruction with curriculum controlled by local and state governments
D) content-based instruction with collaboration between content and ELD teachers

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of implicit teaching of grammar?

A) online grammar games where students compete against each other
B) student speaks; the teacher says the phrase back to the student with correct grammar
C) formative assessment given during the grammar-learning process
D) function-based lesson where new grammar is applied in context

Question 21

Grammar is taught explicitly with:

A) grammar books and direct instruction
B) authentic texts
C) literature with the target grammar
D) communicative activities

Question 22

Which of the following accurately describes feedback that should be given to highly anxious students?

A) corrective feedback only
B) positive feedback only
C) positive and corrective feedback
D) focus on either fluency or accuracy

Question 23

What is the focus-on-form approach?

A) teachers assess only the final product
B) a combination of explicit and implicit teaching
C) students focus on fluency rather than accuracy
D) students write for community-based audiences

Question 24

What is the ideal type of collaboration between content teachers and ELD teachers?

A) Content teachers teach content first; ELD teachers support content teachers.
B) ELD teachers teach language first; content teachers support ELD teachers.
C) ELD teachers provide language support with feedback from content teachers.
D) Both types of classes have language and content objectives.

Question 25

Which of the following is the best example of a way that digital literacy differs from traditional literacy?

A) The audience is vast with digital literacy.
B) Writers for the digital world write quickly.
C) Readers in the digital world decode words.
D) Traditional literacy is more focused on content; digital literacy is focused on form.

Question 26

Describe writing processes, with at least one specific example from at least three different stages of writing.

Question 27

Describe reading processes, with at least three activities for each of the three stages of reading.