NBPTS Middle Childhood Generalist -
ELA Test 1
Research has found which outcome occurs for students via revision and rewriting? -
ANS-Students often
... [Show More] incorporate new ideas when they rewrite.
With a teacher's guidance, a class brainstorms main ideas, topics, or concepts from a
text. Students choose a select number of these ideas and copy them onto separate
index cards. The students then individually review the text, recording any supporting
evidence on the notecard with the applicable main idea. This activity would be an
excellent pre-lesson for teaching which skill set? - ANS-Organizing ideas for writing a
cohesive and persuasive essay or research paper that asserts supported arguments
with valid supporting evidence.
A teacher is working with a group of third graders at the same reading level. Her goal is
to improve reading fluency. She asks each child in turn to read a page from a book
about mammal young. She asks the children to read with expression. She also reminds
them they don't need to stop between each word; they should read as quickly as they
comfortably can. She cautions them, however, not to read so quickly that hey leave out
or misread a word. The teacher know the components of reading fluency are: - ANSrate, accuracy, and prosody
Caret, carrot, to, two and too share something in common. They: - ANS-are
homophones
Which staement adheres to Information Literacy standards? - ANS-Students accessing
information must critically evaluate it and its sources before using it
Third-grade students typically recieve their spelling word lists each Monday so that they
can practice them at home before the test on Friday. While their teacher is pleased that
the students usually receive high grades on spelling tests, she observes that they
misspell those same words when writing in journals or doing classwork. How should this
teacher modify her instruction? - ANS-Integrate spelling words into writing, reading,
grammar, phonics, and other activities to help students learn the words in a variety of
contexts.
Of the three tiers of words, the most important words for direct instruction are: - ANStwo-tier words
Which student is most likely to need referral to a reading specialist for assessment,
special instruction, or intervention? - ANS-Barrett: a 3rd grader who often confuses the
sounds of certain letters, such as /b/ and /d/ or /v/ and /u/
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