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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

• He was on the instructional level

• read 80 wcpm

• understood the language being used

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?

• check his 504 plan

• give him less questions

• stick to the always refer to the student’s IEP

• assign him a different test

A sixth grader who is advanced in most areas of reading has 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?

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

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

• 1. 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?

• Read to him in his primary language

• Take him to the library to check out books

• Have the reading coach observe him

• Have him read audiobooks

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

• 1. Teach the students how to search for free books on the internet.

• 1. Encourage children to check out books from their local library.

• 1. 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 (answered less than 60% correct)

• 89% reading level

• Need to administer more tests

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

• 1. The targeted reading skills relate to an appropriate instructional progression and reflect students' needs.  

• Each planned activity connects students' 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?

• discussing whole and small group strategies not individual students

• Not focusing on their own interests or something like that

• discuss and analyze significant reading events that occurred in the classroom.(worded differently)

Teacher adds books in her classroom in a cozy space in the corner of the room, a library with a variety of genres and reading levels. What is her next step?

• place them on the back shelf for students

• organize the books so that students can easily assess books (that they can read successfully)  at their independent reading level.

• assign students which section they can get books from