Of the following, which response best describes comprehension?
a. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader constructs meaning based on his or her prior knowledge.
b. Comprehension is an active process in which a reader carefully decodes all the words on the page.
c. Comprehension should not be taught in early childhood classrooms as the focus should be more on decoding.
d. Comprehension should be taught in early childhood classrooms by having students answer a series of comprehension question after everything they read.
Question 2...In the anecdote about two boys playing at a sand tray, one boy initiates a topic about saving freezing bunnies by hiding several miniature bunnies in a safe sand mountain. When his play partner follows by sprinkling dry sand over the mount and exclaiming It's raining, it's raining, his partner maintained interactive cohesion by using all but one of the following strategies in his talk. Identify the exception:
a. stayed on topic of the initial theme
b. showed he was concerned about small animals
c. expanded the initial theme with a new sequence
d. collaborated appropriately in constructing a theme
Question 3...Miss Barron is talking to you about her second-grade struggling readers. She tells you they are not fluent but she is not worried as long as they can eventually sound out all the words. Given what you know about the relationship between fluency and comprehension, how would you respond?
a. Students need to recognize words automatically and become fluent readers so they can read relatively fast.
b. Students need to recognize words automatically and become fluent so the teacher can properly assess reading ability.
c. Students need to recognize words automatically and become fluent readers so they can focus their attention on meaning.
d. All of the above
Question 4...Sophie spread rumors about Marcie. What has Sophie engaged in?
A. physical bullying
B. psychological or emotional bullying
C. verbal bullying
D. cyberbullying
E. A and D
Question 5...According to the text, which graphic organizer is used mostly with expository text in which students use prior knowledge to determine what they want to know after reading?
a. K-W-L
b. webbing
c. venn diagram
d. mapping
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