Question 1

What teachers believe about reading and learning to read is closely related to what they know about literacy learning and the teaching of literacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A psycholinguistic view of reading and learning to read combines an understanding of

Accepted Answer

A)  the transition between reader and author. 
B)  the reading process and how language works. 
C)  how children actively grow and learn. 
D)  None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following student behaviors does NOT actively rely upon metacognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sounding out an unknown word 
B)  Asking oneself "what does this mean?" 
C)  Skipping an unknown word and continuing to read 
D)  Rereading a passage to understand it better

Question 4

If money were not an issue, what digital resources would you want available to your students? What are the new literacies your students would have to learn to be able to use these digital resources effectively? Write a letter to your administrator explaining why technology is important and how you intend to prepare your students to use it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If money were not an issue, what...

Question 5

Kallie and Grace love to tell jokes and puns. They are enjoying the use of language known as

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental. 
B)  personal. 
C)  imaginative. 
D)  divertive.

Question 6

Metacognition refers to knowledge about and regulation of some form of cognitive activity. In the case of reading, metacognition is least relevant to

Accepted Answer

A)  text comprehension. 
B)  solving a difficult problem. 
C)  performing a highly practiced skill. 
D)  critical evaluation of an author's claim.

Question 7

Each day the students in Ms. Miller's class orally recite the alphabet and play alphabet bingo. Which model of reading is Ms. Miller relying upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bottom-up 
B)  Top-down 
C)  Interactive 
D)  Syntactic

Question 8

One way Miss Sherman works on regulation with her kindergarten class is by engaging them in sustained play during center time. She is a proponent of whose theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Vygotsky 
C)  Halliday 
D)  Goodman

Question 9

Literacy events

Accepted Answer

A)  must follow certain guidelines in order to be effective. 
B)  are widely recognized by all teachers. 
C)  are defined with a belief system that recognizes them as such. 
D)  require formal tests of reading assessment to determine their meaning.

Question 10

A reading professional continually needs to study the knowledge base from a ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical 
B)  linear 
C)  multidisciplinary 
D)  sequential

Question 11

The connections that exist within and between texts are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  instructional practices. 
B)  intertextuality. 
C)  constructivism. 
D)  reflection.

Question 12

The system that gives cues about the sounds associated with written symbols is

Accepted Answer

A)  graphophonemic. 
B)  syntactic. 
C)  semantic. 
D)  pragmatic.

Question 13

Which of the following instructional practices is NOT part of explicit instruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assign 
B)  Explain 
C)  Model 
D)  Demonstrate

Question 14

________ is knowledge acquired from an ongoing study of the practice of teaching.

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal knowledge 
B)  Practical knowledge 
C)  Professional knowledge 
D)  Psychological knowledge

Question 15

One single discipline cannot provide a teacher with the insights and understandings needed to support literacy learning in the modern world.

Accepted Answer