Texas Reading Academy: Module 5 Review

A first grader student is reading with a partner. She pauses and says "You now read me." Which of the following language experiences would best support the student?

• The teacher writes a sentence on a sentence strip and cuts each word into an individual card. The teacher and student practice ordering the words in the sentence.

• The teacher models how to say the sentence.

• The teacher says "Say it right!"

After engaging the students in a nonfiction read aloud in which vocabulary has been explicitly taught, the teacher passes out a graphic organizer and asks the students to retell the main ideas. One of the EL students uses the graphic organizer to orally retell the article. This activity demonstrates that this child is able to:

• Read

• Respond orally to information presented in a wide variety of print, electronic, audio, and visual media to build and reinforce concept and language attainment. Also, they understand the general meaning, main points, and important details of spoken language.

• Speak

• Be the president

A teacher is working on providing students opportunities for informal language experiences. Which of the following would best support informal language experiences in the classroom? Check all that apply

• Be stationary. Take time to talk with and listen to children.

• Define vocabulary words to the class.

• Encourage children to share stories.

• Use pretend play in the classroom.

The more time students spend receiving English instruction, the faster they will learn it is a _____________.

Which of the following does NOT support strong partnerships in the classroom?

• Pair ELs with students of the same language background when possible.

• Include a newcomer, beginning EL, or student needing more support in a trio.

• Ability group pairs so students are with partners of similar skill levels.

• Pair an average student with a high student rather than grouping students with extremely different proficiency levels.

A second-grade teacher is planning a science lesson. Which of the following strategies will most effectively introduce the new academic reading vocabulary?

Group of answer choices

• Providing the students with a list of the new vocabulary words with the definition to orally practice reading with a partner.

• Discussing with the students the definition of each vocabulary word and then having them orally use the definition in their own words.

• Having the students orally share a story using each new vocabulary word.

• Asking the students to write four new vocabulary words on index cards and then copy the dictionary definition on the back of each card.

During a model lesson, a first-grade teacher wants to promote students’ vocabulary development during a read-aloud. To best address the goal, the teacher should ask students to

• record any new words they hear in the story in their journals.

• use the dictionary to look up unfamiliar words that are in the story.

• divide new words from the story into syllables and count the phonemes.

• make connections between words and their background knowledge.

Academic language skills can be categorized into 3 categories:__________language skills, __________language skills, and ___________ ____________ skills.

Which is NOT a "crossover skill"?

• making predictions

• problem-solving

• sharing and retelling

• cause and effect