Reading Rockets - KPEERI
All Students should be assessed using:
A. A Screener Tool
B. A Diagnostic Assessment
C. Progress-Monitoring Assessments
D. Diagnostic and Progress-Monitoring Assessments
E. Screener and Progress-Monitoring Assessments - Answer-E. Screener and Progress-Monitoring
Assessments
True or False: "It is beneficial for teachers to explicitly teach changing slang to standard English." -
Answer-True
True or False: "Reading is easier than writing." - Answer-False. Writing and reading development parallel
each other.
Text Structure - Answer-refers to how the information within a written text is organized
Informational Text - Answer-a nonfiction text, written to share factual information
Vocabulary - Answer-Knowledge of the meaning and pronunciation of words (lexicon)
Automaticity refers to ______________________. - Answer-accurate and speedy word recognition
, Which activity is best for fluency?
A. Silent Sustained Reading
B. Round Robin
C. Repeated Readings
D. All of the Above - Answer-C. Repeated Readings
A book is considered to be at the instructional level if it can be read with ________% accuracy. - Answer-
90% accuracy
What technique is likely to help students with difficult words? - Answer-Using vocabulary throughout
the week in different subject areas
Academic vocabulary refers to ____________________. - Answer-Words that cross academic disciplines
Ex. determine, illustrate, average
Example of teaching semantic gradients - Answer-Words that describe the speed of movement from
fastest to slowest
Strategies for teaching vocabulary - Answer-* Teaching students about word parts
* Teaching 'multiple meanings' for words
* Teach students to use context clues
When determining which words to teach, you should choose: - Answer-- what will help students
understand a concept
- words that'll likely reappear
- words that have multiple meanings
All Students should be assessed using:
A. A Screener Tool
B. A Diagnostic Assessment
C. Progress-Monitoring Assessments
D. Diagnostic and Progress-Monitoring Assessments
E. Screener and Progress-Monitoring Assessments - Answer-E. Screener and Progress-Monitoring
Assessments
True or False: "It is beneficial for teachers to explicitly teach changing slang to standard English." -
Answer-True
True or False: "Reading is easier than writing." - Answer-False. Writing and reading development parallel
each other.
Text Structure - Answer-refers to how the information within a written text is organized
Informational Text - Answer-a nonfiction text, written to share factual information
Vocabulary - Answer-Knowledge of the meaning and pronunciation of words (lexicon)
Automaticity refers to ______________________. - Answer-accurate and speedy word recognition
, Which activity is best for fluency?
A. Silent Sustained Reading
B. Round Robin
C. Repeated Readings
D. All of the Above - Answer-C. Repeated Readings
A book is considered to be at the instructional level if it can be read with ________% accuracy. - Answer-
90% accuracy
What technique is likely to help students with difficult words? - Answer-Using vocabulary throughout
the week in different subject areas
Academic vocabulary refers to ____________________. - Answer-Words that cross academic disciplines
Ex. determine, illustrate, average
Example of teaching semantic gradients - Answer-Words that describe the speed of movement from
fastest to slowest
Strategies for teaching vocabulary - Answer-* Teaching students about word parts
* Teaching 'multiple meanings' for words
* Teach students to use context clues
When determining which words to teach, you should choose: - Answer-- what will help students
understand a concept
- words that'll likely reappear
- words that have multiple meanings
