What are the three main elements of vocabulary development?
a. wide reading and writing, text with controlled vocabulary, families that promote literacy
b. wide reading and writing, independent strategies for learning vocabulary, text with controlled vocabulary c. awareness of words, independent strategies for learning vocabulary, direct teaching
d. awareness of words, wide reading and writing, independent strategies for learning vocabulary
[Ques. 2] Which of the following statements about words chosen for direct teaching is true?
a. Students should be given multiple exposures to the words.
b. All unfamiliar words should be taught in isolation and then in context. c. A few key words should be taught in meaningful context.
d. Words should be those that are not related to student background or experience.
[Ques. 3] Vocabulary is considered part of prior knowledge because:
a. students need to be taught the vocabulary before they can learn the concepts.
b. students need to know all the vocabulary for a topic before they read about it.
c. if students know the vocabulary, they will not need to be taught any concepts.
d. students who have knowledge about a topic usually have the vocabulary to talk about it.
[Ques. 4] Why do teachers need a variety of techniques to teach vocabulary effectively?
a. Research has not addressed this issue.
b. Research has not shown that there is one best method.
c. Teachers should be able to choose a technique they like best.
d. Direct teaching of vocabulary has been proved to be ineffective.
[Ques. 5] Which statement about students' development of recognition and meaning vocabulary is true?
a. Both develop simultaneously.
b. Recognition vocabulary develops first, then meaning vocabulary. c. They should be taught separately.
d. Development of one is not related to the other.
[Ques. 6] The body of words that students understand and can use effectively is known as:
a. specialized vocabulary.
b. recognition vocabulary.
c. meaning vocabulary.
d. story vocabulary.
[Ques. 7] Once students have mastered the basic skills, the major focus of decoding instruction is helping students:
a. learn less frequent consonant combinations.
b. gain more independence as they meet an increasing number of words that are not in their oral vocabularies. c. read faster.
d. increase their oral vocabularies.
[Ques. 8] List and define the steps in the Explicit Phonics Routine. Explain when and why you would use this routine.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 9] List and describe the cueing systems that readers use.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 10] Teaching students to use strategies like summarizing and predicting is an important part of .
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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