EDU 336 Week 4

Which is NOT a component of fluency?

• accuracy
• rate
• prosody
• graphemes

The component of reading that deals with "understanding the text that is read" is...

• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Word Recognition

The component of reading that deals with "how quickly, accurately, and expressively one reads" is...

• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Word Recognition

The component of reading that deals with "decoding" aka. sounding out words is....

• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Word Recognition

This is a belief system that promotes teaching isolated skills first before any meaningful interaction with text.

• Bottom- Up (Part to Whole)
• Top-Down (Whole to Part)

This is a belief system that promotes meaningful interaction with text first and does not have a focus on individual skills.

• Bottom- Up (Part to Whole)
• Top-Down (Whole to Part)

After the "First Grade Studies", it was determined this approach is the most effective way to teach reading.

• Bottom- Up (Part to Whole)
• Top-Down (Whole to Part)
• Balanced Literacy

Middle school aged students are no different than elementary or adult learners.

• True
• False

Which of the following are a purposes of an icebreaker. (multi-answer)

• make personal connections

• show students active engagement is expected

• lower anxiety for student and teacher

• to have a grade for the beginning of the school year

Why is reading instruction necessary in secondary classrooms? Pick all that apply.

• transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn.

• Using more non-fiction and less fiction

• expected to navigate textbooks

• Using more fiction and less non-fiction