Deck 1: A Comprehensive Literacy Program for Grades 4-8

Question 1

The definition of literacy has grown and expanded. Students must now be able to navigate what types of text?

A) In print
B) In technological realms
C) Both
D) Neither

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of a constructivist model of learning?

A) Reading, writing, and thinking enjoy a reciprocal relationship
B) Explicit instruction and systematic teaching
C) An active building of one's own understanding in all literacy activities
D) A "thought-getting process."

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A balanced and comprehensive approach to literacy in grades 4-8 includes which of the following?

A) Quality literature with personal response and analysis
B) Instruction in word identification, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies
C) Development of oral and written language and visual learning
D) All of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is a major difference between primary and intermediate/middle grades literacy instruction?

A) Early literacy instruction has its major focus on learning to read; middle grades instruction is mainly on reading to learn
B) Early literacy instruction is explicit; middle grades instruction is implicit
C) Early literacy instruction uses oral reading; middle grades literacy instruction uses only silent reading
D) Early literacy instruction is teacher-based; middle grades instruction is student-based.

Question 5

Why are explanations and examples helpful to students in the middle grades?

A) They are often less time consuming than other techniques.
B) They show the learner how to decode more fluently.
C) They provide a social aspect to direct instruction.
D) They show how proficient readers construct text in order to comprehend written material.

Question 6

What are some ways in which teachers can model comprehension strategies?

A) Writer's workshop
B) Guided reading procedure
C) Minilessons
D) All of the above.

Question 7

Rather than assigning texts to students or writing prompts and expecting students to know what to do with them, it is essential to teach students which of the following skills and strategies?

A) Isolated skills that have been modeled and explained
B) Strategies that will allow them to become independent readers and writers
C) Skills that will allow them to engage in discussion to foster critical thinking
D) All of the above

Question 8

How can students best practice literacy skills in a social setting?

A) Ask them to talk about what they are reading and writing.
B) Have them write about what they read.
C) Place students who are not proficient in English in a group by themselves.
D) Give students worksheets that promote skill building and check their answers.

Question 9

Students are no longer restricted to reading text from beginning to end. Instead, they may read text in which of the following ways?

A) Linearly
B) In layers, or nonlinearly
C) Out loud
D) None of the above

Question 10

What is the major way a balanced and comprehensive approach to literacy differs from a more traditional approach?

A) In its view of the importance of phonics
B) In its view of who holds the responsibility for meaning-making from text
C) In its view of what constitutes quality literature
D) In its view of which skills should be taught

Question 11

__________ is a continuum of skills-including reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, visually representing, and critical thinking-to be applied in a social context to enable a person to function effectively in his or her group or community.

Question 12

A belief that students must actively build their own understandings of all reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities is at the heart of the __________.

Question 13

Students are using a __________ when they put all their global decoding and comprehension skills together to think about a text.

Question 14

When students are engaged in reading and predicting what they think will happen next, they are engaged in a __________.

Question 15

When students compare their knowledge with new knowledge provided by an author in a text, they are engaged in __________.

Question 16

When students have a purpose for reading in mind and use an appropriate strategy for that purpose, they are using a __________.

Question 17

__________ involves a complex set of ongoing attitudes and activities that occur in the classroom environment, leading to the creation of a community of learners.

Question 18

A model of instruction that focuses primarily on the teacher's direct imparting of knowledge through explicit instruction is called the __________.

Question 19

A focus on negotiating with students about their individual thoughts and ideas about what they are reading and writing is called the __________.

Question 20

__________ must never be merely tolerated but actively celebrated by the teacher as well as the students.