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How should the balance of instructional time spent on foundational reading skills and language
comprehension between first grade and third grade for typical learners? ✔Correct Answer-The
time spent on foundational reading skills should skift from about 40% in first grade to 20% in third
grade.
What criterion would be most relevant for selecting high-quality texts for reading aloud or for
meiated text reading? ✔Correct Answer-The text has layers of meaning that can be explored
through several readings.
According to the National Reading Panel (2000) and several research analyses, whcih of these
strategies is more effective than the others for developing comprehension? ✔Correct Answer-
having students retell or summarize what they have read
During a teacher-mediated reading of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, which of these questions
is most likely to facilitate construction of a mental model of the texts meanings? ✔Correct
Answer-"What do we know about the characters so far?"
If a high quality, worthwhile narrative text has been read once, what is the most appropriate activity
studetns should do next? ✔Correct Answer-Complete a story frame that outlines major events.
What is an effective way to helpo students construct a mental model of informational text?
✔Correct Answer-Pose queries during reading to ensure studetns are making the necessary
inferences.
What is the main advantage of letting students know ahead of time what kind of text (e.g., narrative,
informational) they will be reading? ✔Correct Answer-They can anticipate how the text is
organized and how the information is presented.
What is a helpful approach when working with a student who is a heavy dialect speaker and who is
having trouble comprehending the language in a text? ✔Correct Answer-Explain the relationship
between home langauge and school language in frequent, brief lessons.
Which of the following teaching strategies is least helpful to English learners? ✔Correct Answer-
allowing them to avoid speaking in class if they are embarrassed
Which is the most effected technique for supporting students' expressive oral language development
in school? ✔Correct Answer-encouraging students to talk with a partner before raising their hand
to respond