Deck 1: Presentations for Creative Literacy in Action Birth Through Age Nine

Question 1

Describe​ key differences between insertion, multidisciplinary instruction, and interdisciplinary instruction, giving clear examples of each approach. Make a well-reasoned claim about which approach is preferable for the holistic literacy learning of children.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Describe why it is important to provide students with regular opportunities for artistic expression. Explain three specific ways that you can offer students artistic opportunities that will support their holistic literacy learning. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Answer 2

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Question 3

The​ F.R.I.E.N.D.S. model of vocabulary teaching stands for what seven concepts?

Answer 3

Foster​ conversations, robust instruction, interactive reading, engaging and literacy-rich environment, numerous opportunities to practice, direct instruction,sophisticated words

Question 4

Describe the role of multicultural education in the literacy learning of young children. Explain two specific ways that you can offer students opportunities to meet the goals of multicultural education. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Question 5

Describe​ three of the most important considerations that teachers must bring to the literacy teaching of students with special needs, including students who have been labeled gifted and talented. Explain two specific ways that you can offer students opportunities to meet ambitious learning goals.

Question 6

Explain​ in detail why it is important for teachers and parents to partner in a child's holistic literacy learning. Then, describe at least three specific strategies that you, as a teacher, can use to build positive, productive relationships with families.

Question 7

Explain the primary benefits of a) project-based learning and b) literacy centers for advancing students' holistic literacy learning. Then, describe how the two approaches can be used together in your classroom.​

Question 8

Describe the four levels of thinking, including specific characteristics of each. Explain how you can promote students' development of the four levels of thinking, with an emphasis on the most advanced level. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Question 9

Explain the relationship between the model of art criticism and the writing process. Describe how you can incorporate the interpretation and evaluation of art into your writing instruction and the benefits of doing so. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Question 10

Describe a skilled reader. What does the reader know? What does the reader do when reading an unfamiliar text?​

Question 11

Describe expectations for your students' comprehension. Then, describe two specific ways that you can support students' comprehension in your classroom. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Question 12

Describe the role that vocabulary learning plays in the literacy development of young children. Name two ways of assessing students' vocabulary and the type of information each assessment offers a classroom teacher.​

Question 13

Describe at least four central principles of effective vocabulary instruction. Explain at least two ways that you can support students' vocabulary learning in your classroom, along with additional considerations you would bring to vocabulary teaching for English language learners.​

Question 14

Describe​ the differences between top-down reading models, bottom-up reading models, and comprehensive reading models. Describe which approach is preferable. Be sure to give specific reasons to support your claim.

Question 15

Describe the conditions of learning necessary for early literacy learning. Offer at least two specific ways that you can support students' literacy learning in your classroom and how these approaches would support students' holistic literacy development. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.​

Question 16

Describe the relationship between students' speaking and listening and their reading and writing development. Then, offer at least two specific ways that you can support students' speaking and listening in your classroom and how these approaches would support students' holistic literacy development. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.

Question 17

Describe​ the interactive assessment cycle. Then, describe a range of literacy assessment strategies and practices you can use to assess one child's literacy development over time. Finally, describe how the results at each stage would inform your instructional decision- making.

Question 18

Compare and contrast emergent literacy and scientifically based reading research. Then, describe how both theories may be incorporated into early literacy curriculum and instruction.​

Question 19

You are preparing to teach a class of second graders (ages 7-8), and you want to design a literacy curriculum and instruction that will support their early literacy development throughout the school year. Describe how you will set up your classroom for literacy learning, how you will communicate with parents or guardians about their roles in their child's literary learning, and how you will incorporate the holistic model of literacy into your regular instruction.​

Question 20

Describe​ the typical literacy development trajectory for a child from birth to age 9. Give specific indicators you would expect to see at each stage of development. Describe the range of literacy skills and practices you would expect to see among a class of students in a first grade classroom.

Question 21

Consider​ the three interrelated concepts represented in the holistic model of literacy. Describe each and then describe their relationships to one another. Finally, describe an original literacy activity you can use in your classroom that would support students' holistic literacy development. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.