Sessions 1-6 Complete
Questions/Answers 2023.
How should the balance of instructional time spent on foundational reading skills and
language comprehension between first grade and third grade for typical learners? -
Correct Answer The time spent on foundational reading skills should skift from about
40% in first grade to 20% in third grade.
What criterion would be most relevant for selecting high-quality texts for reading aloud
or for meiated text reading? - Correct Answer The text has layers of meaning that can
be explored through several readings.
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) and several research analyses, whcih
of these strategies is more effective than the others for developing comprehension? -
Correct Answer having students retell or summarize what they have read
During a teacher-mediated reading of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, which of
these questions is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental model of the texts
meanings? - Correct Answer "What do we know about the characters so far?"
If a high quality, worthwhile narrative text has been read once, what is the most
appropriate activity studetns should do next? - Correct Answer Complete a story frame
that outlines major events.
What is an effective way to helpo students construct a mental model of informational
text? - Correct Answer Pose queries during reading to ensure studetns are making the
necessary inferences.
What is the main advantage of letting students know ahead of time what kind of text
(e.g., narrative, informational) they will be reading? - Correct Answer They can
anticipate how the text is organized and how the information is presented.
What is a helpful approach when working with a student who is a heavy dialect speaker
and who is having trouble comprehending the language in a text? - Correct Answer
Explain the relationship between home langauge and school language in frequent, brief
lessons.
Which of the following teaching strategies is least helpful to English learners? - Correct
Answer allowing them to avoid speaking in class if they are embarrassed