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Submitted Nov 15, 2020 at 5:01pm This attempt took 19 minutes.
the end of kindergarten
the end of first grade
the end of third grade
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Six-year-old Nicole wrote a thank-you letter to her grandmother that had all the traditional parts of a letter and showed conventional spelling. This work indicates that as a writer, the child is in the:
readiness stage
emergent stage
beginning stage
fluent stage
should begin in kindergarten to establish good habits
should begin in third grade when fine-motor skills have been developed
should include only cursive writing
is no longer necessary due to technology
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
The principal wisely suggested that by adding books, pencils, pens, and paper to kindergarten play centers, teachers could enhance their instructional value and transform them into:
repetends
assessment centers
literacy play centers
Elkonin boxes
before introducing whole words
using drills and writing activities
using children’s own names and providing many experiences with meaningful written language
join in reading predictable refrains and rhyming words
remain silent as the teacher reads
draw a picture as the teacher reads
examine pictures in an alternative text
include worksheets in a homework packet
provide evening phonics classes for parents
send home traveling bags of books
Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Maria Montessori
Marie Clay
Comprehension Strategies
Running Records
Graphic Organizers
complete required lesson plans and newsletters
teach keyboarding skills
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
A kindergarten teacher suspects that her new student has not had the same rich exposure to books that most of his classmates have had. Of the following, which assessment tool could most likely help a teacher measure a young child’s understanding of books?
an informal reading inventory
concepts-about-print test
running record
portfolio assessment
emergent reading and writing stage
beginning reading and writing stage
fluent reading and writing stage
decodable books
predictable books
shared books
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
Sebastian, an English learner, moved to the United States two years ago and converses easily with his third grade classmates. When asked to complete literacy tasks in the classroom, however, he seems to have difficulty understanding the teacher’s directions. Sebastian is most likely having difficulty because:
the teacher has not provided texts which motivate him
he has not reached a satisfactory level of cognitive academic language proficiency
he has not reached a satisfactory level of basic interpersonal communicative skills
cultural differences prevent him from understanding the teacher
decodable print
concept print
environmental print
provide isolated skill and drill activities to teach letters
use the children’s names and environmental print to teach letters
develop portfolio assessments
teach letters in alphabetical order
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
Being able to name the letters of the alphabet is a good predictor of beginning reading achievement. The most likely explanation for this is that:
drill and practice activities lead to reading success
a child must be able to name every letter in order to read words
children who have been involved in early & rich literacy activities generally know the letters
children who can name the letters have strong phonemic awareness
when they enter kindergarten
when they enter first grade
when they meet classmates
reading response journals
repetends
consonant digraphs
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
A first grade teacher conducted a lesson on word families and asked the children to write words on the chalkboard. This could best be described as a lesson in:
phonics
phonemic analysis
miscue analysis
literacy strategies
graphemes
morphemes
phonics
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
The belief that there should be a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes and graphemes so that each sound is consistently represented by one letter is known as:
morphemic analysis
the Matthew Effect
the Peter Effect
the Alphabetic Principle
Question 23
1 / 1 pts
A group of second grade students need help spelling high frequency words. The best way for their teacher to help them gain independence in their spelling and writing would be to:
monitor the completion of spelling worksheets
post high frequency words on a classroom word wall
administer weekly spelling tests
encourage the students to sound out words
think it out
use an alternative word
use a thesaurus
Question 25
1 / 1 pts
Seven-year-old Anna was born in Mexico and learned to read before transferring to a second grade classroom in the United States. Research suggests that if children can read in their native language, they most likely:
have developed phonemic awareness
will struggle when learning to read in an additional language
will find graphemes confusing
will translate all texts into their native language
Question 26
1 / 1 pts
Of the following, the best way to help children become better spellers is to:
engage them in daily reading and writing activities
encourage them to use drill and practice programs
administer weekly spelling tests
take running records
etymology
morphology
phonology
invented spelling
traditional spelling
orthographic spelling
consonant digraph
morpheme
diphthong
a rime
a morpheme
an inflection
handwriting practice
grand conversation
viewing
put words in alphabetical order
engage in word sorts
practice using onsets and rimes
only a few phonics rules have a high degree of utility
English learners easily learn to use phonics rules
the English language has a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes and graphemes
the CVC rule applies to 85% of the words found on high frequency lists
part of a balanced approach that includes authentic reading and writing
essential for students in kindergarten to grade six
the best way to help students understand morphemes
Question 35
1 / 1 pts
As students become older, they realize that words with similar meanings often are spelled in similar ways. When they focus upon the meaning of words, they attend to:
phonemes
morphemes
graphemes
digraphs
Quiz Score: 35 out of 35
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