Solution Manual for Exploring Strategy Text And Cases
12th Edition Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington
Which of the following would not be beneficial in improving a student's note-taking
skills? - ANSWER:Create the expectation from the beginning of school that there will
be a grade taken on students' notes at least once a week
Mrs. Spears wants to incorporate regular silent reading into her weekly schedule.
Which of the following ways should Mrs. Spears incorporate this practice into her
weekly schedule to provide the best conditions for the students to improve their
individual reading skills? - ANSWER:Students have scaffolded silent reading for 20
minutes every day while Mrs. Spears consults with individual students about their
reading progress
A fourth-grade teacher could best instruct students on informational resources, such
as the dictionary, thesaurus, and Atlas by which of the following methods? -
ANSWER:Designing a scavenger hunt in the library with students to locate and use
the informational resources correctly
A fifth-grade teacher is going to read a story about two children visiting the
aquarium. Which of the following activities is the best way to introduce the text to
promote comprehension? - ANSWER:Complete a KWL chart
A second-grade teacher wants to develop students' skills in understanding new texts.
Which of the following activities would best help students develop an understanding
of a new text? - ANSWER:Have students record mental images that are generated
from reading the story
A fifth-grade teacher reviewed the students' work on her classroom walls and
mobiles in March. Which of the following would this best promote? -
ANSWER:Students' reflection on past activities and concepts
A third-grade teacher reads a fictional story to the class and bases activities on one
character of the story. The teacher assigns the same story to be read that night with
parents/guardians and provides questions based on another character. Which of the
following would this lesson best promote? - ANSWER:Reading for a purpose and
fluency
A fifth-grade science lesson is preparing students for the required competency in
comparing/contrasting information in any content. Which of the following strategies
would best deliver this information? - ANSWER:Deliver a lesson on various plants
and have the students complete a Venn diagram
A sixth-grade teacher is presenting a unit about propaganda to her students. The
teacher shows various propaganda advertisements and asks the students to detect
, faulty reasoning among the advertisements. Which of the following levels of reading
comprehension is primarily being targeted in the lesson? - ANSWER:Evaluative
Mr. Mather is approached by a parent about how to encourage reading and improve
reading skills for their children at home. Which of the following is the most effective
recommendation for Mr. Mather to make? - ANSWER:Reading aloud books with the
children at home
A fifth-grade teacher who allows independent reading on three paragraphs and then
has the students choose only three important words from each paragraph is
primarily addressing which of the following skills? - ANSWER:Summarization
Expository reading in the fourth-grade classroom often requires students to use
which of the following strategies to promote their success as they are reading
content information? - ANSWER:Mapping
Inferential comprehension is that which comes from reading and understanding of: -
ANSWER:information that is not stated explicitly.
To teach metacognitive skills, a fourth-grade teacher will provide which
strategy/activity during reading time? (Select all that apply) - ANSWER:-Looking back
(called "Look Backs") to verify facts
-Reflective journal writing
The development of reading comprehension skills is important in elementary
students. Which of the following is the least important strategy in promoting reading
comprehension among elementary students? - ANSWER:Relate oral language to
semantics
Mrs. Jones is a fourth-grade reading specialist and has been asked by a number of
teachers how to enhance the comprehension skills of their students, especially with
expository text. Mrs. Jones checks for the teachers' understanding of various
comprehension strategies. Which one of the following responses is NOT a
comprehension strategy? - ANSWER:Using phonological awareness skills
A third-grade teacher reads the following passage from a story: "As Jimmy was
brushing his teeth before going to bed, he heard a terrible roar come from the
garage. Jimmy didn't know what could be making that terrible noise, but he left a
light on in the closet while he slept that night." The teacher then asks students
questions about their thoughts on the events of the passage and what might be
happening. Which of the following would this activity best promote? -
ANSWER:Predicting
Before reading a literary piece, an elementary teacher will ask the class, "What do
you know about...?" Which of the following best describes the purpose of this? -
ANSWER:Connect to the student's schema
12th Edition Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington
Which of the following would not be beneficial in improving a student's note-taking
skills? - ANSWER:Create the expectation from the beginning of school that there will
be a grade taken on students' notes at least once a week
Mrs. Spears wants to incorporate regular silent reading into her weekly schedule.
Which of the following ways should Mrs. Spears incorporate this practice into her
weekly schedule to provide the best conditions for the students to improve their
individual reading skills? - ANSWER:Students have scaffolded silent reading for 20
minutes every day while Mrs. Spears consults with individual students about their
reading progress
A fourth-grade teacher could best instruct students on informational resources, such
as the dictionary, thesaurus, and Atlas by which of the following methods? -
ANSWER:Designing a scavenger hunt in the library with students to locate and use
the informational resources correctly
A fifth-grade teacher is going to read a story about two children visiting the
aquarium. Which of the following activities is the best way to introduce the text to
promote comprehension? - ANSWER:Complete a KWL chart
A second-grade teacher wants to develop students' skills in understanding new texts.
Which of the following activities would best help students develop an understanding
of a new text? - ANSWER:Have students record mental images that are generated
from reading the story
A fifth-grade teacher reviewed the students' work on her classroom walls and
mobiles in March. Which of the following would this best promote? -
ANSWER:Students' reflection on past activities and concepts
A third-grade teacher reads a fictional story to the class and bases activities on one
character of the story. The teacher assigns the same story to be read that night with
parents/guardians and provides questions based on another character. Which of the
following would this lesson best promote? - ANSWER:Reading for a purpose and
fluency
A fifth-grade science lesson is preparing students for the required competency in
comparing/contrasting information in any content. Which of the following strategies
would best deliver this information? - ANSWER:Deliver a lesson on various plants
and have the students complete a Venn diagram
A sixth-grade teacher is presenting a unit about propaganda to her students. The
teacher shows various propaganda advertisements and asks the students to detect
, faulty reasoning among the advertisements. Which of the following levels of reading
comprehension is primarily being targeted in the lesson? - ANSWER:Evaluative
Mr. Mather is approached by a parent about how to encourage reading and improve
reading skills for their children at home. Which of the following is the most effective
recommendation for Mr. Mather to make? - ANSWER:Reading aloud books with the
children at home
A fifth-grade teacher who allows independent reading on three paragraphs and then
has the students choose only three important words from each paragraph is
primarily addressing which of the following skills? - ANSWER:Summarization
Expository reading in the fourth-grade classroom often requires students to use
which of the following strategies to promote their success as they are reading
content information? - ANSWER:Mapping
Inferential comprehension is that which comes from reading and understanding of: -
ANSWER:information that is not stated explicitly.
To teach metacognitive skills, a fourth-grade teacher will provide which
strategy/activity during reading time? (Select all that apply) - ANSWER:-Looking back
(called "Look Backs") to verify facts
-Reflective journal writing
The development of reading comprehension skills is important in elementary
students. Which of the following is the least important strategy in promoting reading
comprehension among elementary students? - ANSWER:Relate oral language to
semantics
Mrs. Jones is a fourth-grade reading specialist and has been asked by a number of
teachers how to enhance the comprehension skills of their students, especially with
expository text. Mrs. Jones checks for the teachers' understanding of various
comprehension strategies. Which one of the following responses is NOT a
comprehension strategy? - ANSWER:Using phonological awareness skills
A third-grade teacher reads the following passage from a story: "As Jimmy was
brushing his teeth before going to bed, he heard a terrible roar come from the
garage. Jimmy didn't know what could be making that terrible noise, but he left a
light on in the closet while he slept that night." The teacher then asks students
questions about their thoughts on the events of the passage and what might be
happening. Which of the following would this activity best promote? -
ANSWER:Predicting
Before reading a literary piece, an elementary teacher will ask the class, "What do
you know about...?" Which of the following best describes the purpose of this? -
ANSWER:Connect to the student's schema
