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Bloom's Taxonomy Answer-remembering (knowledge), understanding (comprehension),
application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, creating
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Answer-Observation and recall of information; knowledge
of dates, events, places; knowledge of major ideas; mastery of subject matter. Question Cues:
list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who,
when, where, etc.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Answer-Understanding information; grasping
meaning; translating knowledge into new context; interpreting facts, comparing, contrasting;
ordering, grouping, inferring causes; predicting consequences. Question Cues: summarize,
describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss,
extend.
Stages of English Literacy Development Answer-Beginning, early intermediate,
intermediate, early advanced
Stages of English literacy development: beginning Answer-Receptive language
development.
Stages of English literacy development: early intermediate Answer-when a child begins to
communicate to express a need or attempt to ask or respond to a question.
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Stages of English literacy development: intermediate Answer-Demonstration of more
complex vocabulary and abstract ideas. Using newly acquired literacy skills to read, write, listen
and speak.
Stages of English literacy development: early advanced Answer-Able to apply literacy
skills to learn new information across many subject.
Stages of Orthographic Development Answer-Emergent Stage, Letter Name/Alphabetic
Stage, Within Word Pattern Stage, Syllables and Affixes Stage, Derivational Relations Stage
Emergent Stage Answer-Children in the emergent stage are just entering the world of
reading and writing. Children at this stage are beginning to learn basic print concepts and simple
reading strategies. They often engage in "pretend" reading. Children at this stage need books
with text that possess repetition and predictability. The illustrations in these books should
support the text, so that the child can follow the storyline.
Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage Answer-Students' use "names of the letters" as their
dominant approach to spelling and learn to segment sounds. Mostly consonants.
Within Word Pattern Stage Answer-Students can read and spell many words correctly and
can think about words in more than one dimension; they study words by sound and pattern
simultaneously. Incorporate vowels, consonant blends and digraphs.
