PECT PreK-4 ALL Modules EXAM COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The true test of reading is whether a student can - CORRECT
ANSWER construct meaning from text and answer questions
about what was read.
According to Pressley, Allington, Wharton-McDonald, Block,
& Morrow, what is the most outstanding characteristic of
highly effective teachers? - CORRECT ANSWER They believe
their students can learn and act accordingly.
Why do we teach phonics? - CORRECT ANSWER So that
children will be able to use letter-sound relationships in
combination with other decoding strategies to
independently figure out unknown words.
Look at these words: "freight" and "bait." What can be said
of these words? - CORRECT ANSWER They rhyme.
A kindergarten teacher has placed many signs around the
classroom, including simple written directions (e.g. Please
hang up coats!) and labels for objects (e.g., clock, Teacher's
chair). During the daily activities, the teacher regularly
points to and reads aloud relevant signs. The teacher has
also created a classroom library filled with age-appropriate
books and has incorporated relevant signs and books into all
the learning centers. These strategies are most effective in
addressing which of the following goals related to effective
,instruction in emergent literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER
Creating a print rich environment.
- CORRECT ANSWER phonological awareness
- CORRECT ANSWER segment words into phonemes
- CORRECT ANSWER Print to text connection
During a small group lesson in a first grade classroom, Mr.
Smith pronounces individual sounds such as /b/, /u/, /n/ and
then models how to blend these sounds together to say the
word "bun." He practices this task with the group several
times using different CVC words that contain short vowels.
This activity reinforces which of the following skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER phonemic awareness
Which of the following types of activities would be
recommended for a kindergarten teacher to use to help her
students understand the concept of syllables - that words
are made of small sound units referred to as syllables? -
CORRECT ANSWER Asking students to orally segment words
by telling them to say a word in this way: "Say 'wagon' ...
now say 'wag' then 'on.'
A prekindergarten teacher helps students memorize a poem
and recite it chorally. The teacher could best use this
activity to build a foundation for which of the following
literacy skills? - CORRECT ANSWER prosodic reading
Once a week, a second-grade teacher conducts a fluency
check with each student. The teacher has the student read
,aloud an unfamiliar, appropriate-level passage for one
minute as the teacher notes errors on a separate copy of the
passage. The teacher calculates the number of words the
student read correctly during that minute, and both the
teacher and the student maintain charts of the student's
weekly progress. This type of activity primarily focuses on
which of the following aspects of reading fluency? -
CORRECT ANSWER rate
- CORRECT ANSWER providing the student with explicit
review and practice reading and spelling CVCe words that
contain inflectional endings
- CORRECT ANSWER providing the student with instruction
and practice decoding consonant clusters as chunks
Which of the following words contain a diphthong? -
CORRECT ANSWER boiled
A prekindergarten teacher regularly writes students'
comments on chart paper during whole-class discussions
and rereads the comments to the class. This practice
supports young children's' emergent literacy development
primarily by promoting their: - CORRECT ANSWER awareness
of the relationship between print and spoken language
. A kindergarten teacher is using direct instruction to teach
new vocabulary to students. Which of the following
strategies would best help students integrate the new words
into their existing vocabulary? - CORRECT ANSWER using
the new words with students several times in different
spoken contexts
, A second-grade teacher is beginning an integrated content-
area unit on farming. As an introduction to the unit, the
teacher helps students brainstorm words related to the
concept of farming and guides students in creating a
semantic map with the words. This activity best illustrates a
strategy targeting which of the following essential
components of effective vocabulary instruction? - CORRECT
ANSWER deepening and clarifying students' knowledge of
known words
Which of the following activities would be best for
increasing children's vocabulary development? - CORRECT
ANSWER allowing children to play and interact with other
children on a frequent basis (encouraging social interaction,
storytelling, and play)
A student is able to spell vocabulary words, understands
how to use the vocabulary words when speaking, and can
integrate the vocabulary words into writing activities, but
does not do well on a vocabulary quiz in which he/she must
match words and definitions. What is the problem keeping
the child from being successful on a vocabulary quiz? -
CORRECT ANSWER The child understands the word in
context but does not understand the precise wording of a
definition.
- CORRECT ANSWER checking for understanding
A third-grade teacher has students create a KWL chart prior
to reading an informational text about fossils. This strategy
is likely to promote students' motivation and comprehension
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The true test of reading is whether a student can - CORRECT
ANSWER construct meaning from text and answer questions
about what was read.
According to Pressley, Allington, Wharton-McDonald, Block,
& Morrow, what is the most outstanding characteristic of
highly effective teachers? - CORRECT ANSWER They believe
their students can learn and act accordingly.
Why do we teach phonics? - CORRECT ANSWER So that
children will be able to use letter-sound relationships in
combination with other decoding strategies to
independently figure out unknown words.
Look at these words: "freight" and "bait." What can be said
of these words? - CORRECT ANSWER They rhyme.
A kindergarten teacher has placed many signs around the
classroom, including simple written directions (e.g. Please
hang up coats!) and labels for objects (e.g., clock, Teacher's
chair). During the daily activities, the teacher regularly
points to and reads aloud relevant signs. The teacher has
also created a classroom library filled with age-appropriate
books and has incorporated relevant signs and books into all
the learning centers. These strategies are most effective in
addressing which of the following goals related to effective
,instruction in emergent literacy? - CORRECT ANSWER
Creating a print rich environment.
- CORRECT ANSWER phonological awareness
- CORRECT ANSWER segment words into phonemes
- CORRECT ANSWER Print to text connection
During a small group lesson in a first grade classroom, Mr.
Smith pronounces individual sounds such as /b/, /u/, /n/ and
then models how to blend these sounds together to say the
word "bun." He practices this task with the group several
times using different CVC words that contain short vowels.
This activity reinforces which of the following skills? -
CORRECT ANSWER phonemic awareness
Which of the following types of activities would be
recommended for a kindergarten teacher to use to help her
students understand the concept of syllables - that words
are made of small sound units referred to as syllables? -
CORRECT ANSWER Asking students to orally segment words
by telling them to say a word in this way: "Say 'wagon' ...
now say 'wag' then 'on.'
A prekindergarten teacher helps students memorize a poem
and recite it chorally. The teacher could best use this
activity to build a foundation for which of the following
literacy skills? - CORRECT ANSWER prosodic reading
Once a week, a second-grade teacher conducts a fluency
check with each student. The teacher has the student read
,aloud an unfamiliar, appropriate-level passage for one
minute as the teacher notes errors on a separate copy of the
passage. The teacher calculates the number of words the
student read correctly during that minute, and both the
teacher and the student maintain charts of the student's
weekly progress. This type of activity primarily focuses on
which of the following aspects of reading fluency? -
CORRECT ANSWER rate
- CORRECT ANSWER providing the student with explicit
review and practice reading and spelling CVCe words that
contain inflectional endings
- CORRECT ANSWER providing the student with instruction
and practice decoding consonant clusters as chunks
Which of the following words contain a diphthong? -
CORRECT ANSWER boiled
A prekindergarten teacher regularly writes students'
comments on chart paper during whole-class discussions
and rereads the comments to the class. This practice
supports young children's' emergent literacy development
primarily by promoting their: - CORRECT ANSWER awareness
of the relationship between print and spoken language
. A kindergarten teacher is using direct instruction to teach
new vocabulary to students. Which of the following
strategies would best help students integrate the new words
into their existing vocabulary? - CORRECT ANSWER using
the new words with students several times in different
spoken contexts
, A second-grade teacher is beginning an integrated content-
area unit on farming. As an introduction to the unit, the
teacher helps students brainstorm words related to the
concept of farming and guides students in creating a
semantic map with the words. This activity best illustrates a
strategy targeting which of the following essential
components of effective vocabulary instruction? - CORRECT
ANSWER deepening and clarifying students' knowledge of
known words
Which of the following activities would be best for
increasing children's vocabulary development? - CORRECT
ANSWER allowing children to play and interact with other
children on a frequent basis (encouraging social interaction,
storytelling, and play)
A student is able to spell vocabulary words, understands
how to use the vocabulary words when speaking, and can
integrate the vocabulary words into writing activities, but
does not do well on a vocabulary quiz in which he/she must
match words and definitions. What is the problem keeping
the child from being successful on a vocabulary quiz? -
CORRECT ANSWER The child understands the word in
context but does not understand the precise wording of a
definition.
- CORRECT ANSWER checking for understanding
A third-grade teacher has students create a KWL chart prior
to reading an informational text about fossils. This strategy
is likely to promote students' motivation and comprehension
