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With first-grade students, how much instructional time should be spent on English language arts? Ans- 2
hours or more
Teachers should depend heavily on the results of screeners such as Acadience Reading K-6 Next to
determine what skills should be taught to students. Ans- false
By second grade, the most effective approach to teaching reading comprehension emphasizes: Ans- all
of the above in roughly equal proportion
Which of the following is not a criterion for high-quality text? Ans- relevant to what's going on that day
One tet of a robust curriculum in grades K-3 is whether, upon walking into a classroom, an observer can
tell what students are learning about. Ans- true
Students are more likely to understand a text when teachers incorporate strategies into their lessons.
Ans- true
Students using comprehension strategies in small groups is an example of which strategy? Ans-
cooperative learning
Which of the following are techniques for summarization? Select all that apply. Ans- a. finding the main
idea of a text
b. reducing the number of words in a passage
c. paraphrasing
d. identifying redundancies in a text
Good readers already tend to automatically use comprehension strategies. Ans- true
, Comprehension strategies are effective because they (select all that apply): Ans- a. enable the reader to
"converse" with the author.
b. support mental processes the reader needs to comprehend the text.
Failure to comprehend a text can happen at what stage? Select all that apply. Ans- a. when trying to
understand individual words
b. when trying to understand sentences
c. when trying to understand a series of sentences
d. when trying to understand the logical flow and meaning of the whole passage
Aside from making students aware of what they're thinking, what are other benefits of comprehension
monitoring? Select all that apply. Ans- a. It helps students be more persistent with a text.
c. It gives students more time to process a text.
d. It lets students know they can do something to address their struggles with comprehension.
After asking students what's confusing about a passage, the teacher should then Ans- ask a question
that might be answered from the text
The teacher asks a student to explain why someone would sneeze. After the student tries to explain his
thinking, the teacher supports his ideas by Ans- thinking aloud and demonstrating a key point.
The teacher read a section about lungs. Anticipating that students will be confused, what does she do to
support comprehension? Ans- She asks students to point to their brain and lungs.
Visualizations can include (select all that apply) Ans- a. students sharing their images with peers.
b. teachers describing what they see with the rest of the class.
d. students creating drawings of what they imagine.
Since visualizing is based on personal interpretation, it's not necessary for students' visualizations to
have a clear connection to the text. Ans- false