Jeff's Flashcard

Front

A sixth-grade teacher creates a written assessment where students choose a nonsense word to complete a sentence. Example: George___________ a prize at the fair yesterday. Options: Twibly, Norfing, Lubbed, Vishes. What skill does this test?

Back

Intuitively make use of grammar when reading

Front

What is the teacher trying to achieve by providing an easier science article about asteroids before reading from the actual science textbook?

Back

Pre-teaching/pre-reading to familiarize students with content and vocabulary (build on background/prior knowledge).

Front

Understanding how punctuation is used to set off nonrestrictive elements would enable students to gain which piece of information from this passage? Options: Reptiles need outside sources of heat to keep them warm, Snakes are often found basking on warm rocks, Reptiles are known as exotherms, All mammals are endotherms.

Back

All mammals are endotherms

Front

What opportunity does the passage provide for the teacher to help the student understand the term 'endotherm'? Options: Learn to use standard textural guides such as table of contents, Apply knowledge of suffixes to gain meaning from unfamiliar word, Apply skimming and scanning strategies to organize information from a text, Recognize that an unfamiliar word's context information to define it.

Back

Apply knowledge of suffixes to gain meaning from unfamiliar word

Front

The worksheet is most likely to...

Back

Use knowledge of morphology to determine the meaning of words independently.

Front

What were the strategies that the teacher used to develop students’ responses to literature?

Back

Use specific techniques that reinforce literal comprehension

Front

Activity: Teacher writes a sentence with blanks for students to fill in descriptive words. What does this help English Learners learn? Options: Words can have different meanings, Sentence structure in the English language, Figurative language, Structure of English Language.

Back

Sentence structure in the English language

Front

What is the purpose of having students mark statements about plants as true or false before reading a science text?

Back

establishing a definite purpose reading the chapter

Front

What strategy for effective discussion does the teacher demonstrate as the students talk about Gerard’s New Home? Options: Introducing new vocabulary in a context that clarifies the meaning of the words, Promoting the students to relate stories to their personal experiences, Using the repetition to reinforce the students understanding of key concepts, Encouraging the students to respond to another's idea and details from text.

Back

Encouraging the students to respond to another's idea and details from text

Front

A fourth grader participates in a reading activity: 1. The student silently reads a story. 2. The teacher asks the student to retell the story aloud and record his retelling. 3. After recording his retelling, the student silently rereads the story. 4. The student then listens to the recording of his retelling. 5. The student discusses with the teacher any differences he noticed between the original story and his retelling of it. What is this activity likely to promote?

Back

Motivating the student to monitor his own comprehension and clarify the meaning of the text as he reads