During reading workshop, about how much time should students spend reading independently and ...

During reading workshop, about how much time should students spend reading independently and conferencing with the teacher?
 
  a. 15-20 minutes
  b. 20-30 minutes
  c. 30-60 minutes
  d. at least a full hour

Ques. 2

Which of the following in NOT an example of visually representing?
 
  a. playing an interactive computer game
  b. taking photos with a digital camera
  c. drawing pictures
  d. completing graphic organizers

Ques. 3

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior used to develop self-regulated learners?
 
  a. modeling
  b. coaching
  c. scaffolding
  d. drilling

Ques. 4

Research by Loban (1976) supports all but which of the following statements?
 
  a. Listening ability positively correlates with the ability to speak, read, and write.
  b. Poor oral language ability is related to poor written language ability.
  c. Oral language ability is strongly related to overall academic achievement.
  d. Instruction in listening and talking is more important than instruction in reading and writing.

Ques. 5

During a thematic unit, teachers incorporate which of the following language arts activities?
 
  a. Reading, responding, teaching minilessons, sharing projects
  b. Reading, keeping learning logs, making visual representations, creating projects
  c. Reading, keeping learning logs, teaching minilessons, creating and sharing projects
  d. Reading, responding, creating projects, formal assessment

Ques. 6

Literature circles include the following components:
 
  a. Listening, responding, creating projects, sharing
  b. Reading, responding, creating projects, sharing
  c. Reading, responding, evaluating, sharing projects
  d. Reading, responding, teaching minilessons, sharing projects

Ques. 7

Literature focus units are organized around
 
  a. a content-related theme from science or social studies.
  b. several self-selected books on the same general topic, read and discussed in small groups.
  c. interesting, high-quality trade books which children typically wouldn't be able to read independently.
  d. high-interest books that the class reads independently, then discusses as a group.

Ques. 8

When students individually assume responsibility for selecting their own books and writing topics, and for monitoring their own progress, the teacher is using
 
  a. reading and writing workshop.
  b. thematic units.
  c. literature focus units.
  d. literature circles.

Ques. 9

All of these are associated with the emergence of intentional communication EXCEPT
 
  a) the maturation of the central nervous system
  b) the nonlinguistic cognitive development of the child
  c) the types of experience the child has had with his caregivers
  d) the use of intelligence boosting toys and mobiles

Ques. 10

What is the obvious connection between oral and written language?
 
  A. Text
  B. Symbol
  C. Context cue
  D. Vocabulary