To effectively promote family involvement in literacy activities, teachers can encourage parents
to
A) buy comics and story books
B) get their child a
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C) discuss stories and experiences at home
D) volunteer in the school's media center ✔✔C) discuss stories and experiences at home
This practice is recommended based upon research by Jim Trelease and the National Institute of
Education's Commission on Reading. Discussing stories and experiences at home promotes family
involvement and the increase of oral language and vocabulary development, both critical to
achieving literacy success.
Which of the following should be the primary focus when using a holistic rubric to score a writing
assignment?
A) The overall structure and quality
B) The appropriate use of vocabulary
C) The student's performance on a specific criterion
D) The levels of performance for each criteria ✔✔A) The overall structure and quality
Holistic rubrics assess the student's work as a whole, not just portions of the assessment. The
overall structure and quality of the rubric is the primary focus and will help the teacher assess
properly and with more accuracy.Which of the following strategies will be most beneficial for students during the revising stage of
the writing process?
A) Using a graphic organizer
B) Brainstorming ideas as a class
C) Holding peer conferences
D) Typing their work on the computer ✔✔C) Holding peer conferences
Holding peer conferences is a strategy you use during the revising stage of writing.
Students in a sixth-grade class are preparing to give an oral report on a famous writer they have
researched. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in helping the student
prepare for speaking before an audience?
A) Providing a copy of the report to all the students in the classroom
B) Writing key words on note cards and referring to the cards during the presentation
C) Memorizing the entire report before the presentation
D) Creating a media based presentation to read the report directly from ✔✔B) Writing key words
on note cards and referring to the cards during the presentation
Writing key words on not cards and referring to them during the presentation can provide students
with the necessary outline of ideas in case they forget any details.
During a writing class, the teacher asks the students to identify the purpose of their wring, select
an audience, and outline the main ideas of the topic. The students are most likely at which stage
of writing?
A) Publishing
B) Editing
C) Drafting
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