Final Exam Flashcards
The difference between what a student can do on his or her own and what the student can do with help.
Zone of Proximal Development
Teaching phonics after children have learned to read a number of words.
Top Down Approach to Reading
Asking students if anything in a story reminded them of something that happened to them
Aesthetic response
Learning language is imitative
young student says “We eated out lunch”
do whatever it takes to bring all students up to the fullest literacy possible
Ultimate purpose of Response to Intervention
Delay all formal reading instruction until ELL students have reasonable command of English
Most effective approach to teaching ELL learners to read with no bilingual program available
What causes the 4th grade reading slump
Schooling becomes more academic and more abstract. Content area reading.
What effect does dialect have on reading proficency
It has virtually no effect on reading achievement but may influence teacher attitude.
The major problem with high-stakes tests is that they often do this
narrow the curriculum to what is tested
What is the main purpose of progress monitoring
to see if students are currently making adequate improvement.
The contents of a portfolio should depend primarily upon
The goals and results of instruction
The best approach for assessing the difficulty level of materials is to
Use objective and subjective methods such as formulas leveling scores and observations, and professional judgement.
When do children begin acquiring literacy
long before they start school
What is the most basic concept of print, often taught first
What we say can be written down.
Children’s “pretend reading” should be ____ because it _____
encouraged, helps them construct more advanced understandings about reading
The current emphasis on writing in kindergarten involves
Exploration and expression
Which stage would a student be in who spells the word name as NAM
Alphabetic (letter name stage)
The best way to reinforce high-frequency words in through
Reading them at sight (in context)
What is the main reason why sorting is an excellent reinforcement activity for phonics
It forces students to find critical differences in phonics patterns.
What are the main disadvantages of decodable texts
They may lack natural flow and use words that incorporate phonics but are unusual or difficult
