Techniques in Reading: Chapter 7 & Chapter 8

Which of the following is a key component of fluency?

• vocabulary

• prosody

• automaticity

• comprehension

Joke books, fluency cubes or spinners, and technology are useful tools for targeting accuracy in reading.

• True

• False

Which type of text most emphasizes rhythm, language patterns, and the need to read at an appropriate rate and with proper phrasing?

• informational text

• short stories

• poetry

• chapter books

How does readers theater differ from putting on a play? Select all that apply.

• Students use prosody to convey the meaning of the story.

• The goal is to act out a plot.

• Students use their scripts when they perform.

• The goal is to practice fluent reading.

• It provides practice in memorizing one's lines.

Which of the following are elements of prosody? Select all that apply.

• tone

• spelling

• pitch

• miscue analysis

• phrasing

Students are more likely to retain and apply content-area vocabulary when teachers provide direct instruction, activate students' schemata, and help them make connections between prior knowledge and new concepts.

• True

• False

Which of the following are considered among the "best practices" for teaching vocabulary? Select all that apply.

• Actively involve students in learning new words.

• Provide lists of affixes for students to continually review.

• Providing word lists for students to memorize.

• Help students acquire strategies for independent vocabulary development.

• Provide repetition of words in multiple contexts to develop meaning vocabularies.

Which of the following describes what is meant by wide reading?

• reading a range of resources on the same subject

• discussing a reading with a diverse group of students

• accessing reading materials from print, electronic, and other media sources

• reading a variety of genres

Choose the terms that refer to types of figurative language. Select all that apply.

• personification

• synonyms

• metaphors

• homophones

• allusions

Students are often confused by words that have the same graphemes but not the same meanings. These words are called ___________________.