Which of the following is an expository type of writing?
Announcement
Advertisement
Journal
Poem
Film
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Announcement
The primary purpose of expository writing is to provide information or directions. Advertisements and film reviews are persuasive style of writing. A journal is a narrative type of writing. A poem is creative or descriptive.
What is a criticism of a direct writing assessment?
Uncertain composition.
Does not show complete knowledge.
Relevance to topic.
Subjectivity of graders.
Breaks down writing skills.
Subjectivity of graders
Direct writing assignments assess the final product that the students write. Most standardized tests are direct writing assignments. A lack of subjectivity from graders is a common criticism of the test.
The words run, runs, ran, and running are all forms of the same
Lexeme
Morpheme
Phoneme
Homophone
Grapheme
Lexeme
A lexeme is the fundamental unit of the lexicon (word stock) of a language. A lexeme may include a number of inflected variations, such as run, runs, ran, and running
Pupils with difficulties in this area may have word-finding problems, difficulty with word classification, difficulty developing more than a literal understanding of a text, and /or a poor short-term auditory memory.
Consonant clusters
Orthography
Semantics
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Semantic knowledge is the ability to understand narrative. This includes the ability to understand the meanings of words in different contexts, as well as a knowledge of the meaning of relationships between words.
Students come across the abbreviation for the term, terrace, while reading. Of the following, which is the abbreviation for the term?
Terr.
Te.
Ter.
Tace.
Terra.
Ter.
The other options are never used as an abbreviation for this term. TER is also appropriate.
Which of the following is NOT a prosodic feature of fluency?
Over articulation.
Pitch.
Loudness.
Speed.
Pause.
Over articulation
There are three main elements of fluency. These are rate, accuracy, and prosody. Also within fluency, there are "prosodic" and "para-linguistic" features to consider. Over articulation is a para-linguistic feature.
Which of the following would benefit most from the modeling approach to instruction?
A student who reads too quickly
A student who has trouble with spelling
A student who finds it difficult to translate ideas into writing
A student who often confuses the letters "b" and "d"
A student who has a limited sight word vocabulary
A student who reads too quickly
The modeling approach to instruction involves showing students how to perform a task so that they can learn through imitation. Of these choices, the most appropriate use of modeling would be to demonstrate an appropriate reading rate to a student who reads too quickly. The reading issues in the other choices could not be addressed effectively through modeling.
Which of the following is not a part of the Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) method being utilized with students in Ms. Hatcher's class?
Students perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
It emphasizes whole-word learning.
It teaches grammar and syntax.
It differentiates between syllable types.
It encourages students to focus on letters and print.
It emphasizes whole-word learning
Some methods focus on the development of sight vocabulary, but MSL focuses on the instruction of the alphabetic code. This method teaches language structure: grapheme-phoneme correspondence, grammar, syntax, morphology, and syllables.
All but which of the following activities can be used to help children develop oral language skills?
Story sequencing
Dramatics
Storytelling
Singing
Story sequencing
Dramatics, storytelling, and singing are all sound methods for the development of oral language development. Story sequencing is a way to help children develop listening skills. In story sequencing, a child is presented with a number of story scenarios. That child must then arrange the scenarios into the sequence that they would appear in a story.
The reading specialist is selecting a book for one of her first grade students with comprehension difficulties. Which of the following would she MOST likely choose?
Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Kids of Polk Street School.
Horrible Harry.
Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Kids of Polk Street School and Horrible Harry are more suitable for second and third graders with comprehension difficulties. Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel is for fourth and fifth graders and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, for sixth graders.
A teacher can most effectively assess a student's comprehension of a story by
A - Giving a vocabulary test with words used in the story.
B - Asking the student to name the main characters in the story.
C - Asking which characters the student liked or disliked.
D - Asking the student to describe the first thing and the last thing that happened in the story.
E - Asking the student why something happened in the story.
E - Asking the student why something happened in the story.
Naming the characters in a story (B) or describing the first and last things that happened (D) would provide evidence of a superficial familiarity with the story, but not real comprehension. Likewise, having a student take a vocabulary test (A) or classify characters as likable or unlikable (C) would provide no real evidence of comprehension. Of these choices, the best way to assess comprehension would be to ask a student why something happened in the story (E).
Which of the following is an example of what you should do when reading aloud to students to teach inference skills?
Explain what the text means.
Reiterate the main idea.
Tell students that the ideas you get from the text are the same as what they should get.
Explain what your thought process is when trying to understand a text.
Reassure students that you never have problems understanding texts.
Explain what your thought process is when trying to understand a text
When reading aloud to a class it is easy to start summarizing and explaining the main idea of the text, but that is not the objective of the lesson. Additionally, you should assure your students that texts can have different meanings to different people, and that you yourself are not perfect and are capable of making mistakes.
When explaining assessments to faculty, parents, or counselors what needs to be explained?
A. Previous assessments and the results of the current one
B. The purpose and parameters of the assessment, the results of the assessment, and steps taken to improve performance
C. The purpose of the assessment, which assessments were used before, and the results of the assessment
D. Which assessments were used before, the purpose of the assessment, and steps taken to improve performance
E. Results and steps taken to improve performance
B. The purpose and parameters of the assessment, the results of the assessment, and steps taken to improve performance
In order to understand an assessment, it is important to grasp the background. People need to realize which assessment is used and why. This allows them to better grasp the results and the steps being taken to improve performance.
What is an example of an conclusion signal word, which helps students comprehend reading material?
If.
Significant factor.
Hence.
Instead of.
Right.
Hence
Conclusion signal words indicate the end of a discussion is near. Some examples are "all in all", "in short", and "last of all". [Show Less]