Your text states that storybook reading accomplishes everything except __________.
a. exposing children to more complex grammar and to vocabulary that is not used in everyday conversations
b. Helping children learn to settle down and listen
c. Storybook reading building children's content knowledge
d. Storybook reading builds children's comprehension
Ques. 2Functional print includes __________.
a. labels
b. lists
c. schedules
d. all of the above
Ques. 3Why is it important for children to have reading materials in which they make no more than 24 word errors per 100 words?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Explain how teachers can set up a well-designed library center. What are some important physical features to remember when designing a library center?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5The parents of a three-year-old ask you for advice on promoting their child's early literacy learning. What would you recommend?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6Word difficulty, sentence difficulty, passage difficulty, and overall comprehension difficulty are key considerations when __________.
a. planning a lesson
b. selecting books for teaching beginning readers how to read with understanding
c. managing reading groups
d. assessing student performance
Ques. 73. In order to grasp the alphabetic principle, children must first __________.
a. learn to recognize letters
b. develop phonemic awareness
c. memorize the alphabet song
d. both a and b
Ques. 8A good core reading program __________.
a. is prescriptive
b. is aligned to core reading standards
c. should maintain consistent groups
d. does not allow for differentiation