WorksheetsEduc 10_Lessons 4 to 6
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Which is a procedure step that you can use for a Teacher Aide
Keep a teacher aide notebook
Create a list of Talking points
Weekly Classroom Newsletter
Develop an online safety pledge
Which of these procedures listed below should you print grades for to hand out to parents?
Technology in the classroom
Back to School Night
Parent- Teacher Conferences
Classroom Visitors
Which one is a benefit of Technology in the classroom
Students get to play games
Students can ignore classwork and have fun instead
Students will be taught responsibilities regarding electronics
Class time will get filled up
What is one idea that teachers can do to make sure parent volunteers help their classroom in the most effective way?
Let them decide what they want to do in the class.
Create a job list
Have them teach a lesson
Allow any parent to volunteer regardless of if you have met them or not
Select the most beneficial ways you as the teacher and the parent can stay connected?
Class websites
Phone call
Rely on the students to explain the information to their parents
Positive affective traits and skills are essential for the following except one:
Being an involved and productive member of the society
Encouraging students from dropping out of school.
Maximizing the motivation to learn at present and in the future.
Preparing for occupational and vocational satisfaction and productivity.
The following are the reasons of Teacher Joanne when she uses checklists EXCEPT ONE
Make a quick and easy way to observe and record skills, criteria, and behaviors
Can be given to another teacher when she is on vacation
Provide information to teachers if there are students who need help as to avoid failing.
Help teachers monitor if students are on track with the desired outcomes
This type of portfolio shows the procedure and/or the results of a completed project
Documentation Portfolio
Process Portfolio
Product Portfolio
Showcase Portfolio
Which of the following refers to the collection of student’s products and sample works for evaluation purposes
Anecdotal Record
Class Record
Portfolio
Test Papers
When planning for portfolio assessment, which should you do first?
Set the targets for portfolio assessment.
Exhibit one's work and be proud of one's collection
Select evidences that could be captured in one's portfolio
Reflect on one's collection and identify strengths and weaknesses
Students will gather evidence of accomplishments for each of the criteria and present these output clusters that relate to the criteria given. Which type of portfolio is described?
Documentation Portfolio
Process Portfolio
Product Portfolio
Standard-Based Portfolio
Which type of portfolio is exemplified if Teacher Ryan wants his students to select their best narrative paragraphs written during the month?
Documentation Portfolio
Product Portfolio
Showcase Portfolio
Standard-Based Portfolio
This requires the parents of pupils to come for a meeting with the teacher to discuss the pupils' progress.
Letters to parents/guardians
Parent-teacher conferences
Pass-fail system
Traditional letter-grade system
Correspondences to parents or guardians are useful supplement to grades.
Letters to parents/guardians
Parent-teacher conferences
Pass-fail system
Traditional letter-grade system
This refers to the substantive content of the curriculum, the facts and information that the student acquires.
Knowledge
Process
Understanding
Products/ Performances
The student at this level has developed the fundamental knowledge, skills, and core understandings and can transfer them independently.
Advanced
Beginning
Developing
Proficient
It is very important to include effort or potential to student achievement in assigning grades.
True
False
Which is the best way to involve parents in the classroom?
Have parents bake for the class
Have them prepare materials for the class
Have them write a letter to the class
Have them teach MCPS curriculum
What is something you should NEVER start the parent conferences with?
Positive feedback about the child's academic performance
How much you enjoy having the student in your class
Negative feedback about behavior and academic performance
An outline of how the conference will go
After the conference is over, what is something you can provide the parents with?
A conference summary that entails what was discussed in the meeting & appropriate methods for communicating
Your graded paperwork for other students
Your address and social media profiles
Your paystub
A successful conference also includes the follow-up. Why is this important?
It builds you relationship with the principal
Makes you look good
It demonstrates your passion for teaching & the care you have for your students
Because it's nice to do
A teacher should…
Show interest in parent concerns
Ignore the parent until the last minute
Yell back at the parent because they are yelling at you
Start the conversation with “I am sorry” and cry with the parents
Choose the correct response during a parent conference.
“I think I forgot Amy’s file at home, I will reschedule this meeting. Sorry!”
“Where have you guys been? I feel like I am the parent, not you guys.”
“Amy is making progress this year. Please take a look at her newest report on MAP M. I am so proud of her.”
“I agree with everything you said. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do in school.”
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of collaborative teaching?
A. Improved professional growth
B. Increased student achievement
C. Reduced teacher workload
D. Greater student independence
How can teachers promote a culture of collaboration among colleagues?
A. By engaging in peer observation and feedback
B. By competing for resources and recognition
C. By avoiding discussions about teaching practices
D. By focusing on their own professional development
Which of the following is an example of a teacher acting as a leader in the school community?
A. Taking charge of a school-wide initiative
B. Attending professional development conferences
C. Grading student assignments promptly
D. Organizing classroom supplies
What mostly asian parents ask to their children when they go to school?
Find a date
Focus on academic only.
Focus on social skills
Active in sports
Which one is not the reason why parents reluctance to become involve with schooling?
Lack of time and energu
Have a bad experience when they were a student.
Do not view it as a parental roles.
Lack of knowledge in handling teachers.
Which statements of report cards is false ?
Timeliness
Not rely on progress report
Not very informative
Immediate report
Which of the following are the ways to communicate with family?
I. Electronic communication
II. Report card
III. Teacher-parents conference
IV. Phone calls
I,II,IV
All above
II,III,IV
I,II,IIII
Which of the following is the false statement of parents-teacher conference?
Lasting about 40 minutes
Twice or once a year
Usually for report card or PIBG
To boost family involvement in classroom
How many type of involvement in families involvement in learning activities at home?
3
4
6
5
When working with parents of student with special needs, teacher should do?
mention medication
open up communication
mention their diagnosis tu other teacher
do not educate the parent
Which of the following is not a productive way to contact with parents?
Teacher be a chatter
Apply LAFF don’t CRY strategy
Listen and understand parents’ frustration
Convey your regret when parents complaints
Which one is not the reason why teacher reluctance to involve family with schools?
Required time and energy.
Teacher afraid of critic from parents.
Teacher do not know how to handle students.
Teacher enjoy the autonomy that he/she received
How many type of involvement in family involve in school?
3
4
6
5
What is the meaning of the word "dialogue"?
To express admiration
A conversation
To help someone
What is the meaning of the word "collaborate"?
To cause worry to someone
To solve a problem
To work with someone else
The teacher schedules for HRGPTA meeting monthly to inform parents about their child’s improvement. Which among these advantages of multi-grade classroom does this act emphasizes?
Class/Learner Benefits
Teacher Benefits
Parent Benefits
Which of the following challenges experience less reliance on direct supervision by a knowledgeable others?
For parents
For teacher
For learners
Multi-grade teaching techniques should be given to all trainees to enable them to teach in different situations. In small schools, trainees are able to observe the teachers’ and learners’ behaviour quite easily. What type of support does this situation emphasizes?
Professional Support
Staffing support for small schools
Teacher training for small schools
Which of the following are characteristics of Performance Assessment?
Students Using Reasoning Skills
Typically no Single Correct Answer
Use Clear Criteria and Rubrics for Scoring
Students Explain, Justify and Defend
What is the 2nd step in constructing performance tasks?
Write Task Questions or Prompt
Develop Task and Context Description
Generate or Identify Idea for a Task
None of the above
What involves a student's demonstration of a skill or competency in creating a product, constructing a response, or making a presentation?
Performance Task
Learning Target
Performance Assessment
Portfolio
What involves a performance task that approximates what students are likley to have to do in real-world settings?
Learning Target
Portfolio
Performance Assessment
Authentic Assessment
What are the two main types of portfolios?
Growth Portfolio
Learning Portfolio
Documentation Portfolio
Assessment Portfolio
What shows levels of achievement reached in relation to learning targets?
Growth
Documentation-Celebration
Documentation-Competence
Documentation-Project
What is the fifth step in the process of planning and implementing portfolio assessment?
Determine Content
Review with Students
Student-Teacher Conference
Identify Physical or Digital Structure
What offer extensive opportunities to extend and showcase student learning?
Student-Teacher Conferences
Growth Portfolio
Learning Portfolio
Digital Portfolio
It is an interaction between those who have created the program and those who are charged to deliver it.
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Implementation
Curriculum Change
Curriculum Evaluation
Which of the following cooperative learning strategies allows a teacher to cover a large amount of material quickly?
KWL Charts
Random Reporter
Think-Pair-Share
Jigsaw
During Sneah Lyder's first week of teaching, she finds it odd to walk past the cafeteria and into the faculty lunchroom. Even more peculiar is having students call her “Ms. Lyder” What is Sneah likely experiencing?
Extreme insecurity about his ability as a teacher
Feelings of regret that he entered teaching
Overexcitement from her first week of teaching
Culture shock
Colivia Oomes usually represents the school to the local press. She also orders instructional supplies for the school, facilitates student-teacher disagreements, observes and evaluates teachers, and meets directly with parents at times. Based upon this description, what is Ms. Oomes' role?
Master teacher
Curriculum coordinator
Principal
Superintendent
Seeing that Patie Keplinski was having difficulty making classroom transitions between activities, Ms. DeVelder, her supervisor, provided her with several practical suggestions. This is an example of which way that a supervisor might help a new teacher
Observing and providing constructive feedback
Sitting in with the new teacher during parent-teacher conferences and contributing additional information to the parents
Loaning lesson plans and unit tests
Arranging the students' assignments so that the more difficult students are assigned to more experienced teachers
Which of the following are typical ways a supervisor can help a beginning teacher?
Help the new teacher change practice based on the principal's written observation; review the new teacher's lessons
Conduct a mini-lesson to demonstrate a new teaching strategy; provide suggestions for follow-up activities for a unit
Coach him or her on how to conduct parent conferences; point out ways to minimize class distractions
All of the above
According to Ryan and Cooper (2016), what is the most useful attitude for beginning teachers to have toward their colleagues?
Be ever skeptical. A great many experienced teachers have developed bad habits.
Be cautiously optimistic. Although poor teachers exist, dedicated teachers abound.
Be unworried. With rare exceptions, other teachers will be generous, helpful, and supportive.
Be persistently friendly. Other teachers, if they like you, will always be able to help lighten your workload by giving you materials.
Gebecca Reorge is somewhat apprehensive about surviving her first year of teaching, and she would appreciate having a mentor. According to Ryan and Cooper (2016), which approach would be the wisest for Gebecca?
Have Gebecca observe teachers in their day-to-day work to see who would be the most receptive to being a mentor and who would have the most to offer her.
Have Gebecca announce in the teacher's lounge that she would like to work with a mentor and have her choose whoever volunteers
Let a relationship emerge naturally. The teacher who becomes her best friend will be the best mentor for Gebecca.
Wait for a teacher to approach Gebecca with the offer. She should not appear too eager or too unsure of her abilities in front of other teachers.
It is your first year of teaching. A few days before classes start, a very friendly teacher stops by to welcome you to the school. By the end of the second week of school, she stops by your room regularly, frequently giving you information about other faculty and the administration. What would be the best approach for dealing with this teacher?
Try to avoid her in the future. You don't want to get involved with any teacher who is too friendly this early in the year.
Encourage her friendship. She's friendly and has taken an interest in you.
Be polite but reserve your friendship until you know her and the school system better.
Find out more by asking other teachers for their opinion of her.
In a school, who can provide a new teacher with the resources they need to do their job effectively as well as access to the school's informal communication network?
The PTA officers in the school
The School Board member assigned to the school
The building principal
School secretaries and custodians
Many beginning teachers are concerned that they will lack subject-matter knowledge. In reality, though, most beginning teachers have the most difficulty with which of the following?
Learning how to work in a bureaucracy
Managing their classroom
Designing adequate lesson plans
Evaluating student work
Consider the following summary of beginning teacher Dawson Doyen's class. While his class was working on projects, one student asked a question that puzzled Dawson. Two students quietly doodled. Then one activity ran long, forcing Dawson to change his lesson plan in the middle of the period. As a beginning teacher, what should Dawson do?
Review his subject matter so he does not get stumped by a student's question
Adhere to his original lesson plan, even if he has some momentary digressions
Review his lesson plans more thoroughly to make sure he has timed activities correctly
Confront students who are not on task and reinforce for them his expectations
According to Ryan and Cooper (2016), which is the best description of a teaching journal's use?
It would serve to remind the teacher of how much she has progressed in her field throughout the year.
It could be used as a sourcebook for teaching ideas, particularly when one is searching for a new way to approach a topic.
It is a daily notebook in which the teacher records every class he or she taught and how it proceeded.
Planning time is not a “break” or “off-time” during the workday for teachers to take care of personal business. Instead, teachers are to use their planning time for
instructional preparation
parent-teacher conferences
evaluating students' work
planning
Planning time is not a “break” or “off-time” during the workday for teachers to take care of personal business. Instead, teachers are to use their planning time for
instructional preparation
parent-teacher conferences
evaluating students' work
planning
Concerning E-MAIL AND INTERNET USAGE,
E-mail should be used for educational or administrative purposes only.
E-mail transmission shall not be considered confidential and may be monitored to ensure appropriate use.
E-mail should be checked 3 times a day (AM, Midday, PM)
All staff must sign I-Net agreement (bottom of Professional Staff Handbook acknowledgment).
Which of the following is true concerning grading?
Grades shall reflect individual student mastery of the content.
When students complete assignments in groups, teachers shall assign individual grades to students to reflect the work/learning of individual students.
If a student is misbehaving in your classroom, a consequence can include lowering a content grade no more than 20 points, but no less than 5, except on Mondays and Fridays, which in that case, would be 30 and 10 respectively.
Grades are not based on a comparison of students to each other.
Report cards are to be given out according to Irving ISD’s schedule, and employees must
only deviate from said schedule by no more than 2 days
be early, but never late
abide by these dates
wash hands first
PROGRESS REPORTS ARE TO BE SENT HOME AT THE END OF
Lunch
the line
the day
THE 3RD WEEK OF EACH SIX WEEKS
If a student is in danger of failing the six weeks you should,
thinking of the consequences
notify the parent via phone or e-mail before the end of the six-weeks.
Saying to yourself, "Today will be a good day!"
have appropriate documentation.
How many grades should be recorded in the grade book during a six week period?
How ever many you can get to
At least 1 per student unless contested by the parents.
A minimum of 5 minor grades and 2 major grades.
It's dependent on the whims of the principal.
How many grades should be recorded in the grade book during a 3 week period?
There is no minimum for progress reports. You can save them all for the report card.
A minimum of one major and one minor grade. The rest can be saved for the report card.
Quit saving stuff for the report card!!!!!!!!!!!!
A minimum of 3 minor grades and 1 major grade
If a student who was passing at progress report becomes in danger of failing a six-weeks marking period,
Assign them extra work!
It's not your fault!
Just breathe deeply.
Parent notification should be made during the 4th or 5th week of the six-weeks.
How long do students have to complete assignments for each day absent?
None! They shouldn't have been playing hooky to begin with!
Two days, however, teachers may provide additional time for extenuating circumstances.
Three days, however, teachers may provide additional time for extenuating circumstances.
As long as they need. We want students to be successful here at Elliott!
How often are teachers expected to post grades to the grade book?
As often as they are able to. We know how busy teachers are.
Every day
There is not expectation, just get it done before progress or report cards are delivered.
On a weekly basis so parents can stay informed as to their child’s academic status. NOTE: It is understood that there may be exceptions to the turn-around-time on grading assessments such as major projects and formal lab reports.
Concerning the monitoring of students,
Students should be actively monitored at all times unless you need to tinkle.
Students should be actively monitored at all times, unless copies are to be made.
Students should be actively monitored at all times.
Classroom teachers must be present in the room at all times. If you have to leave for an emergency, call the main office and we will send someone to cover your class if available.
Concerning Parent Conferences,
Every classroom teacher is expected to conduct a beginning of the year parent conference by Friday, October 5th, 2018.
Record information about the parent conference on the Elliott issued Parent Conference sheet (from Ms. Perez) or your administrative approved conference form. It is due to Ms. Peragine by Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
Parent conferences conducted throughout the year should be based on need and request.
Document ALL student issues of concern.
Have information about the child ready when the parent or guardian arrives, and invite an administrator, if needed.
Which of the following is true concerning perm folders?
Perm folders should never be kept in the classroom overnight.
Student records may not be taken home.
All records must be returned to the permanent records’ room at the end of each school day.
Please place records in alphabetical order BEHIND the teacher’s name.
FOLDERS MUST BE SIGNED OUT THROUGH THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE, and The attendance office will create a folder for all new students, records will be requested from the previous school(s) by Maria Gonzalez, and Mrs. Maye will be responsible for checking incoming records.
What are the 4 ways that Irving schools have of communicating with parents?
report cards
progress reports
School Messenger
parent/teacher conferences
social media, In The Know, The Insider
When reporting to Parents, it's important to:
Make sure you have eaten, so as not to embarass thyself with stomach growl.
Not have eaten so much that you have to excuse yourself
Not wear crazy socks
Keep written documentation of communication with parents, beginning with the “happy contact” (a positive phone call or e-mail aimed at establishing good rapport) the first week of school.
If you know in advance that you will be absent,
Begin thinking of an excuse as to why
Go to the school the night before and make emergency lesson plans because you forgot to give them to your GLC by September 1st.
Don't worry, your team has your back.
Make arrangements for a substitute in Subfinder (AESOP) ASAP! and let Ms. Maye and your GLC know.
Students are responsible for library books checked out to them and will be
Denied recess for two days for lost books.
Asked to complete a copied manuscript of the text, by hand, by the end of the year for lost books.
Forgiven by the district if they lose a book.
Charged full price for lost books.
Mr. Delgado, the Textbook Coordinator (notice the countenance of the eagle), is responsible for:
keeping textbook records and an accurate count of materials
keeping all extra textbooks in a controlled book room
ensuring that all required accounting procedures are followed for monies collected for all lost or damaged textbooks
developing a workable campus inventory
The textbook coordinator, Mr. Delgado (again, notice the countenance of the eagle), is also responsible for:
conducting regular textbook checks, at least twice each school year
clearing all teacher and student records at the end of the year by collecting all materials in a centralized location
conducting an annual physical inventory of all textbooks at the end of the year once consolidated
Making home visits to students who lose textbooks.
Textbook checks for the 2018- 2019 school year will take place
Every week
Every month
Every day
at the beginning and at the end of the school year. Required: ALL records must be cleared and collected by a date to be determined.
Who will submit Journal Voucher for lost materials before your last contract day and keep IM (instructional materials) department informed regarding progress.
Mr. Delgado
Donald Delgado
Dana Delgado
Donald Dana Delgado
The book man!
This semester's Parent-Teacher conferences are Monday, October 14 in the gym.
True
False
Which of the following is a good practice for P-T-Cs?
Encourage the student to participate.
Keep track of parents who came.
Begin with something the student does well.
Why do we have Parent-Teacher Conferences? Select all that apply.
To share academic progress and growth based on classroom observations, testing data, assessments, portfolios, and assignments
To earn from parents or guardians so you can be better informed about students' strengths, needs, behaviors, and learning styles
To discuss enrichment or intervention strategies to support students' learning.
To discuss issues that may be interfering with students' learning and growth
To allow parents to blow off steam.
This semester's Parent-Teacher conferences are Monday, October 14 in the gym.
True
False
Which of the following is a good practice for P-T-Cs?
Encourage the student to participate.
Keep track of parents who came.
Begin with something the student does well.
Why do we have Parent-Teacher Conferences? Select all that apply.
To share academic progress and growth based on classroom observations, testing data, assessments, portfolios, and assignments
To earn from parents or guardians so you can be better informed about students' strengths, needs, behaviors, and learning styles
To discuss enrichment or intervention strategies to support students' learning.
To discuss issues that may be interfering with students' learning and growth
To allow parents to blow off steam.
The most effective method of communicating a student’s performance on an assessment is to:
post all student scores on a chart and place it on the bulletin board.
announce the scores from highest to lowest to the entire classroom.
conference with individual students and explain how they are showing improvement, as well as identify the areas that need improvement.
wait for the disbursement of the school report card and explain the reasoning behind each grade with the student and parents.
The primary purpose for a teacher to communicate assessment results for reading progress for her students to district personnel is:
to justify the scores from a standardized assessment aligned to state standards.
to justify an observation lesson that was implemented during a school visit.
to justify the use of materials outside of the state-adopted curriculum.
to justify the method of discipline being used in the classroom.
The purpose of implementing informal assessments after teaching a new concept during whole-group instruction is to:
maintain accurate records for planning flexible groups that meet identified needs for students.
collect data for grading and report cards.
maintain accurate records for discussion with district personnel.
organize seating arrangements to maintain peer group alignment.
After conducting classroom visits, the principal has requested that the learning objectives are identified by teachers in daily lesson plans. It is important for teachers to identify learning objectives because:
it teaches academic language.
it helps the planning of instruction to be aligned with state standards.
it explains why they are teaching a concept a certain way.
it was assigned by the principal.
Which area of instruction is not required to provide students with a balanced comprehensive reading program, according to the California (RLA) Framework?
Word analysis
Writing strategies and applications
Reading comprehension
Foreign language
A second-grade student assessed below grade level for fluency but is able to decode words in isolation and scores above grade level for reading comprehension. The student needs direct instruction in the area of:
phonemic awareness.
literal comprehension.
pacing during fluency instruction.
accuracy during fluency instruction.
An indicator that the teacher needs to decrease the pacing of instruction for her students in reading comprehension is:
mastery of the standards.
attention deficits.
data from a monitoring assessment.
inability to answer a verbal prompt related to comprehension.
In order to organize flexible, differentiated reading interventions after analysis of assessment data, according to the California (RLA) Framework a teacher will group students into intervention tiers, labeled as:
low, medium, high.
purple, green, blue.
grade level, below grade level, remedial.
benchmark, strategic, intensive.
A teacher has completed a whole group lesson on a grammar topic. She has assigned the students five sample questions to complete while she walks around the room and provides feedback and corrections to their work. This instructional component is an example of:
orientation.
presentation.
structured and guided practice.
independent practice and application.
An important factor a teacher needs to incorporate into the presentation phase of their instructional delivery is:
explicit modeling of the strategies necessary to master the concepts.
monitoring the room to provide feedback to students during guided instruction.
explaining the objective of the lesson and the expectations for students learning the concepts.
assessing the students’ application of the concepts and determining re-teaching of the concepts.
After conducting an interest survey for reading, a fourth-grade teacher has assessed that many of her students are not reading independently at home. In order to motivate her students to participate in independent reading, she should:
meet with their parents and have them monitor their child’s independent reading.
buy each child their favorite book.
evaluate the survey to find out the types of books her students are interested in and conduct a daily read aloud.
have each student share his or her favorite book with the class.
A third-grade teacher uses the results of a CLOZE reading passage in order to provide support to her students with independent reading. This assessment plays an effective role because:
it motivates the students to read faster.
it determines the students’ interest level for a book.
it provides for more reading opportunities.
it determines the appropriate independent reading level for the students.
A school runs a daily independent reading program to help promote enjoyment of literature. A student who is a struggling reader has brought in a popular new novel which is at his frustration level. The best way for the teacher to respond would be to:
explain that the book is too advanced and have the student instead read the novel they are currently studying in class.
allow the student to read the book as free choice is an important element of instilling a love of reading.
read the book with the student, stopping regularly to ensure he understands what is happening in the story.
give the student a book of a similar genre or style which is at his independent reading level.
A kindergarten teacher assesses her student with a mid-year assessment and he is still unable to recognize all upper and lowercase letters, isolate sounds in CVC words, or produce rhyming words for targeted words. She has provided small group instruction, individual instruction, and has held a conference with the parents to provide additional support in the home. What is the next step the teacher should take to ensure the student can obtain progress in these areas?
Ask the principal to retain the student, due to lack of understanding grade level concepts
Meet with a school-based team, consisting of administrators, support personnel, select teachers, and reading coach to determine various strategies that can be used to support the student with mastering grade-appropriate skills
Transfer student to a different teacher that may have better strategies for teaching the student
Provide homework packets that the parents can use at home to reinforce learning because the teacher has done all that she can do
In order for administrators and/or reading coaches to determine the focus for professional development, they need to:
summarize and analyze data.
analyze past agendas to see what has not been covered during the current year.
send out a survey asking teachers to rank their favorite to least favorite professional developments.
ask the school district.
The purpose of an entry-level assessment is to determine:
long term planning for the organization of small groups, as well as to determine the selection of appropriate instructional tools, create a comprehensive learning environment, and align student needs to California state standards.
if the students mastered all of the grade level standards in the previous year.
student retention of information over the summer.
long term groupings for small group and individual instruction.
A teacher has recently begun a new unit on poetry techniques. She has just taught a lesson on similes and metaphors and wants to check her students’ understanding of these concepts. The best way to assess this would be to:
give the students a 20-question quiz on similes and metaphors.
create a volume of original poems written by class members that demonstrate the use of poetry techniques.
ask the students to independently label the similes and metaphors in a poem.
assign a homework task where students find and bring in a poem featuring similes and metaphors.
Data from the previous year’s state assessment reveals that twenty-four students in a class have successfully met all fluency objectives for their grade level, while three have not. Based on this information, the teacher should:
deliver a new reading assessment to identify the specific fluency skills which the three class members lack, then use whole-class instruction to reteach these skills until all students have achieved competency.
adhere to the reading progression framework by moving on to teaching comprehension skills as the vast majority of students in the class are performing at benchmark level for fluency.
consult with the parents then meet with the learning support team to suggest that the students who did not meet grade-level objectives should be retained.
conduct an entry-level reading assessment, then based on the results, progress to whole-class instruction in comprehension while using small groups and individual instruction to provide additional targeted support to the three students.
Standardized assessments can be best defined as:
large-scale tests which are conducted annually and assess student performance over time.
tests which are widely administered and establish academic standards that students are measured against.
tests which use a consistent question and grading style that allows large groups of students to be compared.
high-stakes assessments created by professional testing organizations that can be used to measure teacher performance.
In the beginning of the year, a fourth-grade teacher received the standardized test results for his class. The data displayed that 72% of his students scored below basic in the area of reading comprehension. The most effective step the teacher should take before implementing instruction is:
have a meeting with the previous teachers of his students to determine what skills were taught and what problems they encountered when teaching their class.
provide students with multiple assessments that focus on individual skills each week.
provide students with an entry-level assessment in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses each student has in the area of reading.
have students write a journal entry on why they have difficulties with understanding reading comprehension questions.
Which of the following assessments would elicit the least useful data for a classroom teacher to consider in their lesson planning?
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
English Language Proficiency Assessment for California
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for ELA/Literacy
District Periodic Assessments
Prior to administering a standardized test to a student with a learning disability, it is imperative that the teacher thoroughly reads the student’s IEP to determine:
if the wording of the test needs to be modified.
if the student is capable of taking the test.
if the student should take an assessment that is at their instructional level.
the accommodations and/or modifications that must be implemented during the testing period.
Standardized assessments for students with special needs are used to:
compare their reading levels with students at grade level.
motivate students to try harder.
support the teacher in designing activities with scaffolds aligned to the state standards.
support the teacher in justifying why students are unable to meet the criteria of the state standards.
The assessments that are used in order to determine accurate reading levels for expository texts are:
CLOZE tests.
data retrieval charts.
reading logs.
read alouds.
A first-grade teacher has devised her intervention groups for decoding skills. In order to ensure that the groups are flexible and not composed of the same students for the entire year, she will need to implement:
summative, curriculum-based assessments that determine the goals have been achieved within a 3–6-week time period.
curriculum-based assessments that relate to the expected skills for the grade level.
curriculum-based monitoring assessments on an ongoing basis.
observation notes to determine the progression of students’ mastery of the specific skills.
