NBCT ELA Strategies to teach Reading
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
inferring - CORRECT ANSWER - making a logical guess based on facts (from the text)
and your own knowledge (from your life)
clarify - CORRECT ANSWER - to make clear
predict - CORRECT ANSWER - to think what will come next; to make a good guess
visualize - CORRECT ANSWER - to see pictures in your mind based on what you read
summarize - CORRECT ANSWER - to tell the beginning, middle, and end of the reading
(including the main idea and important details) but with fewer words
connect - CORRECT ANSWER - to join together two ideas or experiences
prior knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - information that you already know; something
you learned or read about in the past
experience - CORRECT ANSWER - memories from your past; things that you remember
that you have done already
COPS - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for editing
C= Capitalization (I, proper nouns, beginnings of each sentence)
O= Organization and overall appearance (letter block format)
P= Punctuation (be aware of run-ons and sentence fragments
, S= Spelling
CAST - CORRECT ANSWER - Paragraph writing strategy
C= Claim (1 topic sentence)
A= Add-on to claim ( 2 sentences to explain your claim)
S= Support Claim (expand your claim with 3 details [2 sentences per each detail])
T= Tie back to claim (1 closing sentence to wrap up the paragraph Timeliness)
ARRR - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for revising
A= Add (What more details does the reader need to know? Are there transitional words to move
from one idea to another?)
R= Rearrange (is the information in the most effective order?)
R= Remove (What information is unnecessary or redundant?)
R= Replace (What words or details can be made clearer or stronger?)
MUSE - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for Prewriting
M= Muse (think thoughtfully) on the purpose and mode of the writing task and the topic.
U= Utilize resources to brainstorm for all ideas about the topic: writing prompts, outline,
interviews, and/or research.
S= Select main ideas that focus on an observable relationship: cause-effect, chronology, intensity
of significance, major attributes, sustainable arguments, or compare-contrast.
E= Expand the selected ideas by generating supporting details with examples, quotes,
statistics, analysis, and/or textual evidence.
RAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Paraphrasing Strategy
R= Read the material: pay attention to the title, first sentences, and word repetitions
A= Ask yourself: What are the main ideas and key details?
P= Put into your own words (When summarizing, follow CAST paragraph writing.)
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
inferring - CORRECT ANSWER - making a logical guess based on facts (from the text)
and your own knowledge (from your life)
clarify - CORRECT ANSWER - to make clear
predict - CORRECT ANSWER - to think what will come next; to make a good guess
visualize - CORRECT ANSWER - to see pictures in your mind based on what you read
summarize - CORRECT ANSWER - to tell the beginning, middle, and end of the reading
(including the main idea and important details) but with fewer words
connect - CORRECT ANSWER - to join together two ideas or experiences
prior knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - information that you already know; something
you learned or read about in the past
experience - CORRECT ANSWER - memories from your past; things that you remember
that you have done already
COPS - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for editing
C= Capitalization (I, proper nouns, beginnings of each sentence)
O= Organization and overall appearance (letter block format)
P= Punctuation (be aware of run-ons and sentence fragments
, S= Spelling
CAST - CORRECT ANSWER - Paragraph writing strategy
C= Claim (1 topic sentence)
A= Add-on to claim ( 2 sentences to explain your claim)
S= Support Claim (expand your claim with 3 details [2 sentences per each detail])
T= Tie back to claim (1 closing sentence to wrap up the paragraph Timeliness)
ARRR - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for revising
A= Add (What more details does the reader need to know? Are there transitional words to move
from one idea to another?)
R= Rearrange (is the information in the most effective order?)
R= Remove (What information is unnecessary or redundant?)
R= Replace (What words or details can be made clearer or stronger?)
MUSE - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategy for Prewriting
M= Muse (think thoughtfully) on the purpose and mode of the writing task and the topic.
U= Utilize resources to brainstorm for all ideas about the topic: writing prompts, outline,
interviews, and/or research.
S= Select main ideas that focus on an observable relationship: cause-effect, chronology, intensity
of significance, major attributes, sustainable arguments, or compare-contrast.
E= Expand the selected ideas by generating supporting details with examples, quotes,
statistics, analysis, and/or textual evidence.
RAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Paraphrasing Strategy
R= Read the material: pay attention to the title, first sentences, and word repetitions
A= Ask yourself: What are the main ideas and key details?
P= Put into your own words (When summarizing, follow CAST paragraph writing.)
