Leveling books is a method of estimating the
a) length of a book.
b) difficulty level of a book.
c) child's interest in a book.
d) use of high frequency words.
Ques. 2Books selected for a child's recreational reading should match the child's
a) independent level.
b) instructional level.
c) frustration level.
d) listening level .
Ques. 3Teachers often engage in direct and informal observation of students. A term which has been used to describe this observation is
a) the informal reading inventory.
b) kid watching.
c) portfolio assessment.
d) parent interview.
Ques. 4A second grade teacher would like to help her student, Tommy, and his parents understand the progress he has made during the school year. Of the following, the best way to accomplish that goal would be to
a) discuss the scores Tommy achieved on a high-stakes test.
b) ask Tommy to read orally for his parents.
c) review Tommy's portfolio with Tommy and his parents.
d) explain the rubrics that are used in Tommy's classroom.
Ques. 5The most authentic way for a teacher to determine a child's progress in spelling is to examine the child's
a) running records.
b) writing samples.
c) results on high-stakes tests.
d) scores on weekly spelling tests.
Ques. 6The alphabetic principle suggests that
a) there should be a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes and graphemes.
b) children must learn all letters of the alphabet sequentially.
c) children must master manuscript writing before cursive writing.
d) handwriting practice improves decoding.
Ques. 7The best way to help a child develop his voice as a writer is to encourage the child to
a) speak often with classmates.
b) read many books and write often.
c) participate in morphemic analysis.
d) focus upon reading basal materials.
Ques. 8All of the students in the class read the text, Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at last). With whole group instruction, they read portions each day and completed several projects. These students participated in a
a) literature circle.
b) literacy play center.
c) literature focus unit.
d) reading recovery.
Ques. 9Research has shown that the most powerful predictor of later reading achievement is
a) fine-motor ability.
b) phonemic awareness.
c) visual acuity.
d) good nutrition.
Ques. 10In order for teachers to fairly and effectively assess their students' progress, teachers should
a) use only commercially prepared standardized tests.
b) rely upon students' self-assessments.
c) meet often with their students' previous teachers.
d) use a combination of formal and informal assessment tools.
Ques. 11Many young children string scribbles, letters, and letterlike forms together but do not associate the marks they make with specific phonemes. Children exhibiting these behaviors are in the stage of spelling development known as
a) emergent spelling.
b) letter name-alphabetic spelling.
c) within-word pattern spelling.
d) derivational relations spelling.