EDFN 2043: Final Exam

Question 1

A period of time many new learners of a second language go through before they feel comfortable speaking in the new language.

Answer 1

silent period

Question 2

The period of time after a question has been posed during which students can think and formulate answers in their head before being required to answer aloud. Particularly important for ELLs who may need extra time to process input and formulate output in their second language.

Answer 2

wait time

Question 3

Refers to various forms of feedback to language learners designed to help them recognize and correct errors in their language production.

Answer 3

corrective feedback

Question 4

Refers to a variety of ways a speaker can indirectly provide corrective feedback by repeating the utterance in a positive and reinforcing manner that models correct usage

Answer 4

recast

Question 5

A language teaching approach in which students physically respond to language input (e.g., commands) to internalize the meaning and demonstrate their comprehension of the language

Answer 5

Total Physical Response

Question 6

Literacy instruction that recognizes the need for some direct instruction in reading skills, but emphasizes the importance of providing such instruction in meaningful contexts to ensure that students are able to comprehend and use what they read for authentic purposes

Answer 6

balanced approach

Question 7

A literacy instruction strategy used to maximize students’ comprehension

Answer 7

before, during, after

Question 8

A form of literacy instruction in which small groups of students (who read at about the same level) are matched to texts at their appropriate instructional level. The teacher provides support as the students attempt to read the texts on their own.

Answer 8

guided reading

Question 9

A component of reading instruction in which students learn the sounds of individual letters and combinations of letters.

Answer 9

phonics

Question 10

When a teacher, parent, or other proficient reader reads aloud from a book or other text to one or more students

Answer 10

read aloud

Question 11

When a teacher reads a big book or other source of enlarged text with the students, modeling a variety of reading strategies

Answer 11

shared reading

Question 12

Standards developed by national science and science education associations in cooperation with more than half of the states

Answer 12

Next Generation Science Standards

Question 13

Specifies what students should know and able to do by the end of lessons related to language learning, and the use of language needed to complete the accompanying content objectives. These are written for ELL students.

Answer 13

language objectives

Question 14

Starts with a mini lesson on some aspect of writing; students practice the writing principle or strategy they were just taught, under the teacher’s supervision, and then share their final written projects

Answer 14

guided writing

Question 15

Tailored to the unique language and academic needs of each student

Answer 15

differentiated instruction

Question 16

Writing that students are able to do on their own with little or no support

Answer 16

independent writing

Question 17

Specifies what students should know and be able to do by the end of a lesson related to the targeted academic content. These objectives are written for native speakers.

Answer 17

content objectives

Question 18

Writing instruction for ELLs who are at the beginning stage of writing, in which the teacher and the students “share the pen” and compose a short sentence or paragraph by. The teacher helps the students construct the sentence or sentences by guiding individual students as they come up to add individual letters or words and helping them make relevant sound-symbol correspondences

Answer 18

interactive writing

Question 19

An enlarged list of words organized alphabetically and displayed in the classroom to support students’ vocabulary and literacy development

Answer 19

word wall

Question 20

Notebooks in which students write regularly to practice and develop their writing skills

Answer 20

journals

Question 21

A list of key vocabulary related to a theme currently under study

Answer 21

thematic word wall

Question 22

Writing instruction in which the teacher constructs a text in enlarged print demonstrating a variety of writing strategies and techniques students are expected to learn and use in their own writing

Answer 22

modeled writing

Question 23

Writing instruction in which the teacher, in collaboration with the students, constructs an enlarged text. Students suggest sentences and revisions and the teacher models the use of a variety of writing strategies students are expected to use in their own writing

Answer 23

shared writing