Night 12 - Balanced Literacy

According to CCSS what is the correct order for "gradual release" as it pertains to reading and writing?

• Assessment - Whole Group - Small Group - Independent Practice

• Whole Group - Assessment - Small Group - Independent Practice

• Whole Group - Small Group - Independent Practice - Assessment

• Assessment - Independent Practice - Small Group - Whole Group

Which option is the best overall definition of Balanced Literacy?

• Balanced literacy is teaching quality content mixed with literacy in order to expand students' chances to learn both.

• Balanced literacy uses researched-based elements of both whole language and phonics with the goal to include the strongest elements of each.

Which options are components of a strong Balanced Literacy Program?

• Shared Reading

• Interactive Writing

• Read Aloud

• Word Study

• Guided Writing

According to the slide show - Choose the best definition of "Comprehension".

• The construction of the meaning of a written text through a reciprocal interchange of ideas between the reader and the message in a particular text.

• Comprehension is the act or action of grasping with the intellect: to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or

  understanding to get the meaning of and judgement: an agreement of opinion or feeling.

Which options are not part of the 3 Interrelated Elements?

• The Text

• Learning Objective

• Reader's Competencies

• Assessment Activities

• The Activity & Related Tasks

True or False: Texts are made up of two categories (informational and fiction)

• True

• False

Reader's Competencies involve which of the following?

• Vocabulary Knowledge

• Motivational Factors

• Reading Fluency

• Knowledge of Specific Comprehension

Which of the following purposes relate to the activity & related tasks?

• Locating the answer to a puzzling question

• Learning information for a test

• Understanding the rules for a game

• Savoring the style of a favorite author

Which option is not an outcome of performing the reading activity?

• Reading engagement

• Increased knowledge

• Creating a text to self correlation

• A solution to a real-world problem

Which option is not a benefit of predicting?

• Motivates students to read on

• Helps focus student's thinking

• Improves students recall of a text

• Allows the student to gain evidence about the central theme of the text