Balanced Literacy: Chapters 3&4

The act of writing is the product of a constellation of habits and skills that place high_______ and ________ demands on students.

• Profile and Reading

• Cognitive and Metacognitive

• Reading and Writing

• Comprehension & Spelling

List the seven components of direct writing instruction.

Answer explanation

1. Setting the stage for learning

2. Clear explanation of what to do

3. Modeling the process

4. Guiding practice

5. Independent practice

6. Assessment

7. Closure

Without consistent exposure to handwriting instruction, what are two things students will struggle with?

• Spelling accurately

• Active listening

• Comprehension of texts

• Writing paragraphs

True or False. Students can type at the speed of thought when they have built on their keyboarding skills.

• True

• False

What is daily power writing?

Answer explanation

Answer: An instructional tool designed to eliminate the common pitfall of "writers block" during initial stages of the writing process.

What are the three systems that need to be understood in order to spell correctly?

• Alphabet, pattern, meaning.

• Reading, writing, listening.

• Comprehension, speech pattern, tone.

Explain the process of the use of "peer critiques."

Answer explanation

Answer: A reciprocal writing process designed so that students learn as much from giving feedback as they do from getting feedback.

True or False. Retelling is a practice useful for students to memorize a class text.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Answer: False - Retelling is a practice useful for students to consolidate their understanding of a text.

What do literature circles provide students?

• Practice their speaking skills

• Practice their listening skills

• Practice their reading skills

• Practice their argumentation skills

In reciprocal teaching, what strategies are used to obtain student comprehension?

• Writing, repetition, read alouds, group discussion

• Questioning, clarifying, summarizing, predicting