Praxis 5205 teaching reading Q & A
Using a plot chart to track the events in a story - correct answer -A teacher
reviews the following student scores on a standardized reading test with the
goal of determining the areas in which the student will require additional
instruction.
- 75thseventy fifth percentile in vocabulary knowledge
- 85theighty fifth percentile in decoding
- 40thfortieth percentile in comprehension
- 70thseventieth percentile in fluency
Based on the data, which of the following activities best addresses the
student's needs?
Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it
again without pronouncing "air" - correct answer -A kindergarten teacher
plans a lesson designed to give students guided practice in learning a
phonological awareness skill. Having students participate in which of the
following activities best meets the teacher's goal?
Searching a story to reach a conclusion based on clues an author gives and
prior knowledge to construct meaning that goes beyond what is literally
stated - correct answer -A first-grade teacher selects a picture book that
retells the well-known fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears to read
aloud to the class. Following the first oral reading of the text, the teacher
distributes a graphic organizer with a set of questions for students to
answer as the text is read again. During the second reading, the teacher
pauses at different parts of the story and asks students to independently
answer one of the questions related to that part of the story on the work
sheet. A portion of the graphic organizer the teacher uses is shown below.
, The teacher's instructional method best engages students in which of the
following thinking processes related to successful reading comprehension?
Using mentor texts to encourage imitation of effective writing - correct
answer -A first-grade teacher works with small groups of students to teach
them how to develop their writing skills. Which of the following methods
best fosters the students' ability to use correct mechanics, such as
punctuation and capitalization, in their own writing?
Say "frame." Say it again without the /r/. - correct answer -Which of the
following phonemic manipulations is the most complex and is generally
developed last by most students?
Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce words in
rich contexts - correct answer -A third-grade teacher's reading instruction
includes sources from multiple content areas. During a science lesson,
students are reading a trade book about plants; the book contains many new
and difficult vocabulary words, such as "chlorophyll," "germinate," and
"photosynthesis." Which of the following teaching activities will best help
the students develop an understanding of the new words?
Responding to simple questions with yes or no - correct answer -What oral
language milestone goes first?
Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence
structures. - correct answer -What oral milestone comes second?
Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations. - correct
answer -What oral milestone comes third?
Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience -
correct answer -What oral milestone comes fourth?
Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while
reading the passage - correct answer -Ms. Jones introduces visualizing as a
comprehension skill to her first-grade students using a short passage of
Using a plot chart to track the events in a story - correct answer -A teacher
reviews the following student scores on a standardized reading test with the
goal of determining the areas in which the student will require additional
instruction.
- 75thseventy fifth percentile in vocabulary knowledge
- 85theighty fifth percentile in decoding
- 40thfortieth percentile in comprehension
- 70thseventieth percentile in fluency
Based on the data, which of the following activities best addresses the
student's needs?
Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it
again without pronouncing "air" - correct answer -A kindergarten teacher
plans a lesson designed to give students guided practice in learning a
phonological awareness skill. Having students participate in which of the
following activities best meets the teacher's goal?
Searching a story to reach a conclusion based on clues an author gives and
prior knowledge to construct meaning that goes beyond what is literally
stated - correct answer -A first-grade teacher selects a picture book that
retells the well-known fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears to read
aloud to the class. Following the first oral reading of the text, the teacher
distributes a graphic organizer with a set of questions for students to
answer as the text is read again. During the second reading, the teacher
pauses at different parts of the story and asks students to independently
answer one of the questions related to that part of the story on the work
sheet. A portion of the graphic organizer the teacher uses is shown below.
, The teacher's instructional method best engages students in which of the
following thinking processes related to successful reading comprehension?
Using mentor texts to encourage imitation of effective writing - correct
answer -A first-grade teacher works with small groups of students to teach
them how to develop their writing skills. Which of the following methods
best fosters the students' ability to use correct mechanics, such as
punctuation and capitalization, in their own writing?
Say "frame." Say it again without the /r/. - correct answer -Which of the
following phonemic manipulations is the most complex and is generally
developed last by most students?
Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce words in
rich contexts - correct answer -A third-grade teacher's reading instruction
includes sources from multiple content areas. During a science lesson,
students are reading a trade book about plants; the book contains many new
and difficult vocabulary words, such as "chlorophyll," "germinate," and
"photosynthesis." Which of the following teaching activities will best help
the students develop an understanding of the new words?
Responding to simple questions with yes or no - correct answer -What oral
language milestone goes first?
Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence
structures. - correct answer -What oral milestone comes second?
Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations. - correct
answer -What oral milestone comes third?
Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience -
correct answer -What oral milestone comes fourth?
Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while
reading the passage - correct answer -Ms. Jones introduces visualizing as a
comprehension skill to her first-grade students using a short passage of
