Objective 5

How does syntax contribute to reading development?

Answer explanation

Syntax refers to the formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good reader?

• Good readers are tunes to the ways that information is organized and to the signaling mechanisms that provide the cues to this organization.

• Good readers are able to identify the main or topic sentences.

• Good readers recognize when new topics are introduces.

• Good readers are generally fast readers who fully understand the concepts within the first read or two.

It is important to identify the author's ___________ by discovering the way the message is being sent.

Why is it important to anticipate the order in which information will be presented? Choose all that apply.

• It helps the reader put facts into perspective.

• Helps fill in the gaps.

• Acts as a blueprint.

• Helps the author remember what they already said.

______ _____ can help identify a particular pattern within a paragraph. It is important to keep in mind that paragraphs can have multiple patterns

What can developing syntax involve? Choose all that apply.

• Improve understanding of the given topic.

• Examine how sentences are built.

• Learning how to expand sentences.

• Learning how to combine short incorrect sentences into longer grammatically correct sentences.

What is a signal word for cause and effect?

• Made

• And

• To

• From

_________-_________ awareness is often associated with a reading strategy or a set of strategies.

When items are listen in the order in which they occurred or in a specifically planned order in which they must develop, they are placed in what pattern of organization?

• Definition

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Chronological