ILTS 305 (Elementary Education 1-6)
What is the Suzuki method? - ANSWER: The Suzuki method empathizes memorization
and repeatedly playing the same music. It is based in the theory that kids learn to speak
before they can read.
What tool is most appropriate for a 4th grade music teacher to assess students playing
ability? - ANSWER: Providing students with self assessment scoring rubric.
What factors should a 4th grade teacher take into account when qualitatively measuring
a text's complexity? - ANSWER: The literal and inferential levels of meaning of the text.
In a phonemic awareness lesson, what question would help students practice
segmenting phonemes? - ANSWER: How many sounds do you hear in the word crush?
A blend (e.g., fr) counts as how many sounds? - ANSWER: Two
A digraph (sh) counts as how many sounds? - ANSWER: One
What is a VCV word? - ANSWER: The first syllable ends with a vowel. Se-cond, le-mon,
de-mon.
What is a CVC word? - ANSWER: Closes with consanant. Cat, gel, rim, hop, bud.
What is a diphthong? - ANSWER: A diphthong is one vowel sound formed by the
combination of two vowel sounds. example: oil, boy, out.
Which exercise is best for teaching students automaticity when reading high frequency
regular and irregular words? - ANSWER: Having students engage in repeated oral
reading aloud with a recorded version of a text that includes targeted words.
What are regular words? - ANSWER: Words in which the letters made their most
common sound, such as kin.
What are irregular words? - ANSWER: Words in which the letters make their least
common sound, like in the word kind.
What is word consciousness? - ANSWER: An awareness of and an interest in words,
their meanings and their power; helps students develop vocabulary.
How can a teacher encourage word consciousness? - ANSWER: Encourage students
to discuss well-chosen language they notice in literature.
,What is close reading? - ANSWER: Close reading means reading to uncover layers of
meaning that lead to deep comprehension.
If a 3rd grader is able to read accurately but cannot answer text-specific questions, what
might be causing the problem? - ANSWER: The students lacks the necessary
vocabulary and academic language.
What is the method of counting on? - ANSWER: When a person begins at the value of
one number and counts up the number of units until they get to the second number.
How should you set up a problem where you are changing units? - ANSWER: 94 inches
1 foot 1 mile
---------- x ---------- x -----------
1 revolution 12 inches 5,280 feet
How do you read a box plot? - ANSWER: A box plot shows a 5 number summary in a
data set. The line of a box plot begins at the minimum value and ends at the maximum
value. The beginning of the box is the 1st quartile and the end of the box is the 3rd
quartile. The line inside the box is the median. The stars on the outside of the graph are
outliers.
How do you find the missing value in a congruent triangle? - ANSWER: Set up an
equivalent proportion to find the missing value.
A square can also be classified as a... - ANSWER: Rectangle or rhombus.
What part of a triangle changes if you move the third vertex? - ANSWER: The
perimeter.
When balancing, why does it help to bend the knees? - ANSWER: It lowers the center
of gravity.
What type of movement helps kids practice dressing, putting on shoes, reading and
writing? - ANSWER: Crossing the body's midline (passing a ball, making a figure-8
shape with streamers).
What strategy would be most helpful for teaching 1st graders catching and throwing a
ball? - ANSWER: Offering a variety of balls for students to choose from, including
textured or soft, or slightly deflated balls of different weights and sizes.
Activities in weight-bearing such as jumping, skipping or climbing playground equipment
benefits students' growth in what areas? - ANSWER: By stimulating calcium uptake and
new bone cell information.
, What body system is most effected by vaping? - ANSWER: The circulatory system,
plaque forms on artery walls and clotting tendency increases, as does the risk of
harmful blood clots.
What activity would best promote core strength in 1st and 2nd graders? - ANSWER:
Playground activities, such as sliding down slides, balancing on wobble boards and
crossing monkey bars.
What strategy is most appropriate for elementary students to use to prepare the body
for moderate to vigorous physical activity and minimize the risk of injury? - ANSWER:
Engaging in low intensity, large muscle warm up for about 5 minutes just before the
activity.
What scientific tool would be best used in a 6th grade experiment measuring density? -
ANSWER: Meter stick
How could a teacher enhance a science experiment (using the scientific method) where
students measure the weight of a block using a lever? - ANSWER: Ask students to
modify their levers to make lifting the original weight of the block easier.
How do you correctly read the volume of a graduated cylinder? - ANSWER: The marked
increment associated with the lowest point of the curved liquid must be used. This is
known as the bottom of the meniscus.
What is mechanical energy? - ANSWER: The total energy of motion and position of an
object.
What instrument is used to measure mechanical energy? - ANSWER: A spring scale,
which can be used to measure the force (in newtons) of various objects.
How many variables should students change at a time when modifying their science
experiments? - ANSWER: One.
What is aerobic respiration? - ANSWER: Occurs in the presence of oxygen so that
glucose is broken down completely to produce energy that is stored in the form of ATP.
What is a primary consumer? - ANSWER: The primary consumer eats the producer. For
example, a mouse (primary consumer) eats wheat (producer).
What is incomplete dominance? - ANSWER: When one allele is not completely
dominant over the other. A bleeding of traits. Red + White = Pink
What astronomical unit includes the Milky Way, Earth and Solar System? - ANSWER: A
galactic cluster.
What is the Suzuki method? - ANSWER: The Suzuki method empathizes memorization
and repeatedly playing the same music. It is based in the theory that kids learn to speak
before they can read.
What tool is most appropriate for a 4th grade music teacher to assess students playing
ability? - ANSWER: Providing students with self assessment scoring rubric.
What factors should a 4th grade teacher take into account when qualitatively measuring
a text's complexity? - ANSWER: The literal and inferential levels of meaning of the text.
In a phonemic awareness lesson, what question would help students practice
segmenting phonemes? - ANSWER: How many sounds do you hear in the word crush?
A blend (e.g., fr) counts as how many sounds? - ANSWER: Two
A digraph (sh) counts as how many sounds? - ANSWER: One
What is a VCV word? - ANSWER: The first syllable ends with a vowel. Se-cond, le-mon,
de-mon.
What is a CVC word? - ANSWER: Closes with consanant. Cat, gel, rim, hop, bud.
What is a diphthong? - ANSWER: A diphthong is one vowel sound formed by the
combination of two vowel sounds. example: oil, boy, out.
Which exercise is best for teaching students automaticity when reading high frequency
regular and irregular words? - ANSWER: Having students engage in repeated oral
reading aloud with a recorded version of a text that includes targeted words.
What are regular words? - ANSWER: Words in which the letters made their most
common sound, such as kin.
What are irregular words? - ANSWER: Words in which the letters make their least
common sound, like in the word kind.
What is word consciousness? - ANSWER: An awareness of and an interest in words,
their meanings and their power; helps students develop vocabulary.
How can a teacher encourage word consciousness? - ANSWER: Encourage students
to discuss well-chosen language they notice in literature.
,What is close reading? - ANSWER: Close reading means reading to uncover layers of
meaning that lead to deep comprehension.
If a 3rd grader is able to read accurately but cannot answer text-specific questions, what
might be causing the problem? - ANSWER: The students lacks the necessary
vocabulary and academic language.
What is the method of counting on? - ANSWER: When a person begins at the value of
one number and counts up the number of units until they get to the second number.
How should you set up a problem where you are changing units? - ANSWER: 94 inches
1 foot 1 mile
---------- x ---------- x -----------
1 revolution 12 inches 5,280 feet
How do you read a box plot? - ANSWER: A box plot shows a 5 number summary in a
data set. The line of a box plot begins at the minimum value and ends at the maximum
value. The beginning of the box is the 1st quartile and the end of the box is the 3rd
quartile. The line inside the box is the median. The stars on the outside of the graph are
outliers.
How do you find the missing value in a congruent triangle? - ANSWER: Set up an
equivalent proportion to find the missing value.
A square can also be classified as a... - ANSWER: Rectangle or rhombus.
What part of a triangle changes if you move the third vertex? - ANSWER: The
perimeter.
When balancing, why does it help to bend the knees? - ANSWER: It lowers the center
of gravity.
What type of movement helps kids practice dressing, putting on shoes, reading and
writing? - ANSWER: Crossing the body's midline (passing a ball, making a figure-8
shape with streamers).
What strategy would be most helpful for teaching 1st graders catching and throwing a
ball? - ANSWER: Offering a variety of balls for students to choose from, including
textured or soft, or slightly deflated balls of different weights and sizes.
Activities in weight-bearing such as jumping, skipping or climbing playground equipment
benefits students' growth in what areas? - ANSWER: By stimulating calcium uptake and
new bone cell information.
, What body system is most effected by vaping? - ANSWER: The circulatory system,
plaque forms on artery walls and clotting tendency increases, as does the risk of
harmful blood clots.
What activity would best promote core strength in 1st and 2nd graders? - ANSWER:
Playground activities, such as sliding down slides, balancing on wobble boards and
crossing monkey bars.
What strategy is most appropriate for elementary students to use to prepare the body
for moderate to vigorous physical activity and minimize the risk of injury? - ANSWER:
Engaging in low intensity, large muscle warm up for about 5 minutes just before the
activity.
What scientific tool would be best used in a 6th grade experiment measuring density? -
ANSWER: Meter stick
How could a teacher enhance a science experiment (using the scientific method) where
students measure the weight of a block using a lever? - ANSWER: Ask students to
modify their levers to make lifting the original weight of the block easier.
How do you correctly read the volume of a graduated cylinder? - ANSWER: The marked
increment associated with the lowest point of the curved liquid must be used. This is
known as the bottom of the meniscus.
What is mechanical energy? - ANSWER: The total energy of motion and position of an
object.
What instrument is used to measure mechanical energy? - ANSWER: A spring scale,
which can be used to measure the force (in newtons) of various objects.
How many variables should students change at a time when modifying their science
experiments? - ANSWER: One.
What is aerobic respiration? - ANSWER: Occurs in the presence of oxygen so that
glucose is broken down completely to produce energy that is stored in the form of ATP.
What is a primary consumer? - ANSWER: The primary consumer eats the producer. For
example, a mouse (primary consumer) eats wheat (producer).
What is incomplete dominance? - ANSWER: When one allele is not completely
dominant over the other. A bleeding of traits. Red + White = Pink
What astronomical unit includes the Milky Way, Earth and Solar System? - ANSWER: A
galactic cluster.
