Domain 1: Planning, Organizing, and Managing Reading Instruction Based on Ongoing Assessment

Question 1

ELA

Answer 1

Components of instructional delivery in the CA reading and language arts framework.

Question 2

Scaffold

Answer 2

Something that guides or assists a student temporarily when learning something new.

Question 3

Basal Reading

Answer 3

A set of language arts books and programs adopted by districts for classrooms.

Question 4

Book Club

Answer 4

When a group of students are all assigned to read the same text or book and meet to discuss what they have read as well as assignments pertaining to the text.

Question 5

Literature Circles

Answer 5

When a group of students are reading the same book or text but read different parts and then come together to discuss. Sometimes literature circles consist of different “jobs” for each student as well.

Question 6

Author Studies

Answer 6

When a group of students focus on the author rather than on a specific book. The group of students can all read the same book and then discuss or different books by the same author.

Question 7

Independent Reading

Answer 7

Reading on one’s own without being assisted or directed by other students or the teacher.

Question 8

SSR (Silent and Sustained Reading)

Answer 8

When students pick their own reading materials and read at the same time every day for a certain amount of time independently with no interruptions. Also known as DropEverythingAndRead (DEAR).

Question 9

Differentiated Instruction

Answer 9

When a teacher uses different strategies and resources for different groups of students in order to teach based on their individual needs.

Question 10

|+| Strategy

Answer 10

The |+| Strategy stands for independent Reading Level and (Personal) interest. When a teacher learns a student’s |+| and suggest books that fit their interests, then a reluctant and/or low student’s chances of becoming better and enjoying reading more increase. A student’s independent Reading Level can be determined with an SD Quick Assessment and a student’s interest level can be determined with an Attitudes and interests inventory about reading.

Question 11

Flexible Grouping

Answer 11

A teacher can group students by their reading needs. This strategy allows a teacher to teach specific lessons that are needed by each group.

Question 12

Student-Maintained Reading Logs

Answer 12

Students keep track of their own independent reading. They usually log the books’ titles, authors, pages, and dates read. Students’ reading logs can reveal information about their independent reading habits.

Question 13

Book Reports

Answer 13

While many teachers have forms for students to fill out about their books, others give options to complete for their book reports such as performing arts, completing the narrative, or even arts and crafts projects related to the book.

Question 14

Oral Presentation

Answer 14

An informal presentation of independent reading is basically an oral review of a book. A formal presentation is similar to the format of a book report in oral form containing characteristics of the book (setting, plot, characters, etc.)

Question 15

Individual Conferences

Answer 15

These meetings are to discuss what the student has been independently reading (via reading log or journal), to see if the student needs any books to read, and to work on any reading skills the student needs work on. Teacher should take notes while having a conference with each student.

Question 16

Entry-Level Assessment

Answer 16

Assessments given before instruction to:
See who has prerequisite skills and knowledge.
See who has mastered the skills already.

Question 17

Progress-Monitoring Assessment

Answer 17

Assessments that take place during units of instruction.

Question 18

Summative Assessment

Answer 18

Assessments usually given at the end of a unit to see who has learned the standards and who has not.

Question 19

Standardized Test

Answer 19

A test that has a non-varying procedure. It usually has these features:
Someone who administers tests.
Strict instructions and time limits
Scripted.

Question 20

Norm-Referenced Scores

Answer 20

Scores that allow national average scores to be compared to the students’ scores.

Question 21

Percentile Scores

Answer 21

Scores according to percent. i.e. if a student is in the 50th percentile then this student performed higher than 50% of the rest of the test takers.

Question 22

Grade Equivalent Scores

Answer 22

Similar to percentile scores but given out as numbers instead of percentages.

Question 23

Stanine Scores

Answer 23

This refers to standard nine scores. This is because it is on a nine-point scale where 1 is the lowest and 9 is the highest.

Question 24

Individual Profiles

Answer 24

A record of how each student is doing in relation to the standards. This would show whether a student is below, at, or above achieving the content of standard. Can help teachers to better teach them individually. They can be seen as:
Charts
Summaries
Graphs.

Question 25

IRI (Informal Reading Inventroy)

Answer 25

This is a collection of assessments given to individual students. An IRI can help teachers to learn the reading strengths and weakness of students so that they can tailor their instruction more appropriately. Assessments that can be included in an IRI are as follows:
Word Recognition Lists
Graded Reading Passages
Reading Interest Survey
Assessment Measuring Concepts About Print
Phonemic Awareness Assessments
Phonics Assessments
Assessments of Reading Fluency
Structural Analysis Assessments
Vocabulary Assessments
Spelling Tests

Question 26

Assessment to Determine Reading Level

Answer 26

1. IRI
2. Word Recognition Lists
3. Graded Reading Passages (miscue analysis, sematic errors, syntactic errors)

Question 27

Assessments to Determine Frustration Level

Answer 27

A book is at a student’s frustration level when they cannot understand what is being read even with a teacher’s help. A way to tell if a book is at a student’s frustration level is if they cannot read at least 90% of the text and cannot answer at least 60% of comprehension questions correctly.

Question 28

Assessments to Determine Independent Reading Level

Answer 28

A book or text is at a student’s instructional reading level when they can read the book and understand it with help from the teacher. A way to tell if a book is at a student’s instructional level is if they can read 90% of the text and answer at least 60% of comprehension questions correctly.

Question 29

Alternative Assessment for Students with an IEP or Section 504 Plan

Answer 29

It is important to remember to make any adjustments for assessments according to any students’ IEP or 504 plans. Some ways to differentiate assessment for students with an IEP or section 504 Plan are to:
Give students more time
Divide the assessment into smaller parts
Charge how the assessment is to be done (i.e. oral instead of written)
Give practice assessments
Give a simpler assessment