Rica Subset 3

A fourth grade student asked the teacher to help with a passage that he was reading and not understanding. After the teacher went over the paragraph with him, the student was confident that he could continue on his own. This indicates that the text is:

• instructional level-needed teacher assistance

• frustrated level

Effective instructional delivery of content needs to be

• planned and standardized

• direct and explicit

• approved and relatable

• fun and engaging

What kind of accommodations should you offer a student with an IEP during standardized testing? Whatever accommodations are provided during class instruction?

• refer back to the student's IEP

• ask the parents

• consult the student's team

A sixth grader who is advanced in most areas of reading had difficulty completing assigned reading selections. He appears motivated when he begins reading, but he has difficulty keeping his attention on the task at hand. Which of the following would be his teacher's best initial strategy for addressing this difficulty?

• adapting the student's reading assignments to reduce their complexity and level of cognitive challenge

• telling the student that his grades will be based in part on his ability to improve his concentration when he works on reading assignments

• breaking down the student's reading assignments into small steps and helping him learn to monitor his own attention and progress

• managing the student's reading assignments so that he generally has only one to work on at any given time

EL's family and teacher were in a meeting. EL family doesn't speak any English, what advice should the teacher give to the parents about helping the student become a fluent reader?

• parents read or tell stories to children books in their native language/send home books in their native language *key word-primary language

• hire a bilingual tutor to support

How can a teacher best ensure reading practice gets done at home?

• teach the students how to search for free books on the internet

• encourage children to check out books from their local library

• allow children to take home books from the classroom library

• remind parents about the importance of at-home reading

A student reads a book independently. After, he answers 10 comprehension questions. He gets 5 correct. What is his reading level?

• frustration level

• independent level

• elementary level

When creating lesson plans to promote specific reading skills, a teacher should make sure that...

• each planned activity for students is designed to strengthen two or more specific reading skills

• the targeted reading skills related to an appropriate instructional progression and reflect students' needs

• each planned activity connect student's reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills

• the targeted reading skills are grade-appropriate and taught to all students using the same instructional methods

Reading teachers have a conference. What should they discuss?

• discuss and analyze significant reading events that occurred in the classroom

• not focusing on their own interests

Answer explanation

Zarrillo pg. 12B. Grade level meetings

Teacher adds books in her classroom library with a variety of genres and reading levels. What is her next step?

• organized the books so that students can easily assess books at their independent reading level

• read the books to them