Tutoria # 1

The use of an online gradebook is considered:

• an efficient way to communicate grade information to parents.

• an outdated way to communicate grade information to parents

• an inefficient way to communicate grade information to parents.

• the only acceptable way to communicate grade information to parents.

Which of the following would be a component of effective vocabulary instruction?

• circling words that you do not understand while you read.

• defining words in isolation

• the study of roots, prefixes, and suffixes

• students creating vocabulary lists for each other out of independent reading

A fourth-grade math student pays close attention when the teacher is instructing, but is generally off-task during independent work time. The student struggles when subtracting two-digit numbers from four-digit numbers, especially when there is a zero in the four-digit number. What is the most appropriate intervention for the teacher to implement?

• give the student a failing grade on the assignment

• enrichment activities focused on advanced academic standards

• disciplinary consequences

• re-teach the material with hands-on activities

A teacher has learned about a new website that publishes current event news at various reading levels when the user has a paid subscription. Families are excited to learn about the website and ask for the login information from the teacher. Before sharing the information, the teacher should consider:

• technology available at home.

• copyright law.

• school technology guidelines.

• site license guidelines.

A pretest helps teachers:

• skip a unit of instruction when all students show mastery of material.

• clear any student misconceptions about unit material.

• understand the students' level of understanding of unit material before it is taught.

• understand what the teacher knows about a unit before it is taught.

An anecdotal record is best used in which situation?

• a student with chronic absences

• a student at risk for failing the statewide assessment

• a student at risk for failing a course

• a student with challenging behaviors

A teacher who has been consistently teaching face-to-face for seven years attends a professional development conference and learns about a new way to develop blended learning instruction. After the conference, the teacher wants to try some of the new things they learned but is unsure where to start. What is the best action for the teacher to take now?

• post a question on a message board to find out if any other teachers attended the session

• learn where the presenter will be presenting next and attend the session again

• request assistance from a technology coach

• wait until the conference occurs again the next year and attend more sessions about blended learning

Which accommodation for taking a multiple-choice test would best accommodate a student who has recently been identified as having characteristics of dyslexia?

• extended time to take the test

• read questions and answer choices orally to the student

• basic transcribing of answers from the student

• the student orally responds with their answers to each question

Which of the following best promotes reflective teaching practices?

• team planning

• peer observation

• union membership

• classroom management workshop

The action of monitoring progress specifically in the area of reading comprehension assists students who are identified as:

• gifted and talented.

• belonging to an entire grade level at a school.

• readers who are below benchmark.

• readers who are on-level.