Unit 1: Chp. 1, 2

Question 1

Literacy:

Answer 1

An ability to read, write, or decipher visual or symbolic representations.

Question 2

Illiteracy:

Answer 2

An inability to read, write, or decipher visual or symbolic representations.

Question 3

Aliteracy:

Answer 3

An ability to read, write, or decipher visual or symbolic representations but showing no interest in doing so.

Question 4

Differentiation:

Answer 4

A way of thinking about teaching and learning that enables teachers to recognize, understand, and address student differences in classrooms.

Question 5

Science of Reading:

Answer 5

Reading is a learned skill, it doesn’t come naturally. And there is a systematic way to teach it.

Question 6

Response to Intervention(RTI):

Answer 6

Evidence based practices aimed at preventing student reading failure through systematic implementation of a series of tired instructional interventions in which identified students receive timely, targeted, high quality, and intensive core and supplementary reading instruction.

Question 7

Culturally-Responsive Instruction:

Answer 7

Keeping diverse cultures in mind when designing instruction

Question 8

Common Core State Standards:

Answer 8

Political, social, educational, and economic actions that are aimed at preparing students to be more competitive in the world or work and in university studies.

Question 9

Reading:

Answer 9

Now includes a broader category of literacies that include, oral language, traditional print, digital, visual, social and cultural aspects of human communication.

Question 10

The Seven Pillars of Effective Reading Instruction:

Answer 10

1. Teacher knowledge 2. Classroom assessment 3. Evidence based teaching practices 4. Response to intervention 5. Motivation and engagement 6. Technology and new literacies 7. Family and community connections.