Module 2 Quiz

Of the following, the most useful tool for engaging students in self-reflection and goal setting is the:

• criterion-referenced test

• norm-referenced test

• anecdotal note

• portfolio

A 3-tier process which many elementary schools use to identify students’ needs and provide intervention is known as:

• Headstart

• Reading Recovery

• Common Core Standards

• Response to Intervention

Mrs. Marsico’s third-grade class is reading a novel, The Trumpet of the Swan, and completing many related activities. Because the entire class is reading the same novel, they are participating in a:

• Literature Circle

• Literature Focus Unit

• Reading Workshop

• Repetend

To prepare for student and parent conferences, sixth-grade teacher Eileen Baker and her students compile folders with each student’s writing samples and videos of presentations. This action shows that the teacher is monitoring her students’ progress by using:

• portfolios

• anecdotal notes

• miscue analyses

• reading logs

There are four fifth-grade classrooms in the Brady School. To make the language arts assessment process more consistent, the principal and teachers worked together to develop:

• portfolios

• rubrics

• miscue analyses

• Literature Focus Units

Teachers in the Schiffer School District are working together to integrate language arts instruction with science instruction. Of the following, the most appropriate and effective instructional pattern to accomplish this goal would be:

• literature circles

• literature focus units

• reading and writing workshop

• thematic units

During writing workshop, students usually:

• complete teacher-directed activities

• select their own writing topics

• complete all activities online

• write informational texts

Students often assume roles such as word wizard, illustrator, or passage master when they participate in:

• literature circles

• literature focus units

• reading and writing workshop

• thematic units

First-grade teacher Jessica Toby strives to use authentic assessment. Of the following, the most authentic way to determine her students’ progress in spelling would be to:

• conduct a spelling bee

• test students on a list of words

• collect writing samples and examine the students’ spelling in their compositions

• observe students as they sit at the computer and use online spell-check tools

In Becky Strong’s fifth-grade classroom, some students enjoy reading books by Lois Lowry, others like the work of Jerry Spinelli; and a third group prefers books written by Donna Jo Napoli. The best way for this teacher to provide choice and opportunities for discussion would be to implement:

• literature circles

• literature focus units

• shared reading

• interactive reading