Trying to find out what a student knows and doesn't know is called .
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
[Ques. 2] What is the relationship between oral language and learning to read?
a. There is no relationship.
b. Oral language is the foundation for learning to read. c. Oral language only influenced decoding ability.
d. Oral language is only important to English language learners.
[Ques. 3] Why is it important to include both teacher-directed instruction and student-centered instruction in a comprehensive balanced literacy classroom?
a. It keeps students from becoming bored.
b. It gives the teacher different alternatives when planning instruction.
c. It ensures that all students receive instruction that is appropriate to their needs. d. It is not important to use both types of instruction.
[Ques. 4] Given what you learned in this chapter about research indicating the elements of effective literacy instruction, which of the following statements is true?
a. The most important thing for an effective literacy teacher to consider is the Common Core State Standards.
b. An effective literacy teacher must consider multiple elements in planning instruction and keep abreast of new research.
c. The least important element for an effective literacy teacher to consider is data on each student.
d. An effective literacy teacher must find one instructional strategy which works well for him or her and master it before adding other strategies.
[Ques. 5] Which of the following best describes what is meant by core instruction?
a. the part of the literacy program that all students need
b. the part of the literacy program that is not needed by struggling readers c. the part of the literacy program that uses a published reading program d. the part of the literacy program that is optional
[Ques. 6] Which of the following applies to the intervention block of the Comprehensive Balanced Reading Program?
a. It is provided in addition to the other six blocks for those who need extra instruction. b. It is provided instead of the other six blocks for those who need extra instruction.
c. It is designed to replace classroom instruction.
d. It requires varied amounts of time depending on the grade level.
[Ques. 7] What type of instruction involves systematically and explicitly modeling how to use a skill, strategy, or process?
a. teacher-directed instruction
b. student-centered instruction
c. application-based instruction
d. developmentally appropriate instruction
[Ques. 8] Writing is the reverse of:
a. spelling.
b. decoding. c. encoding.
d. comprehension.
[Ques. 9] The stage of literacy learning when children use more standard oral language patterns and are able to form and name letters of the alphabet is called:
a. early emergent literacy.
b. emergent literacy.
c. beginning reading and writing.
d. fluent reading and writing.
[Ques. 10] The two basic processes involved in reading are:
a. fluency and decoding.
b. comprehension and fluency.
c. decoding and comprehension. d. oral language and decoding.
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