All of the following create optimal content learning for English learners EXCEPT
a. the topic is meaningful to students
b. learning is built on prior knowledge
c. students learn text structure before reading
d. students collaborate to build knowledge
Question 2...In leading discussions, the teacher needs to do all the things below except
a. allow time for children to think through their answers
b. be sensitive to and acknowledge non-verbal responses
c. use vocabulary words that are linked to the concept
d. make sure every child understands everything by the end of the discussion.
Question 3...In recent years there has been significant lengthening of the school year for public schools in the U.S.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4...One best way to evaluate students' ability to learn from their social science text in your classroom is to
a. conduct a Directed Reading-Thinking Activity
b. get a readability formula on the text
c. give the class a Group Reading Inventory
d. give the class a standardized test
Question 5...Cohesive ties serve the purpose of
a. indicating how arguments and ideas relate to one another within a paragraph or larger
section of a text
b. helping students use their background knowledge to ask questions and predict text, and
monitor comprehension
c. making a paragraph or text harder to read because they are usually not a part of a
person's oral vocabulary
d. making difficult vocabulary easy to understand
Question 6...In preparing to teach science to young children, the new teacher is advised to
a. try out the activity first
b. read children's literature on the topic
c. consult the internet
d. admit she/he doesn't know enough and do all of the above.