An elementary classroom contains several ELL with different native language
backgrounds. The teacher gives these students a series of word sort activities featuring
various word endings (such as -ed, -ing, -er, and -est). This type of activity shows
students how to: - Answers -recognize and use inflectional word endings they are use
when speaking and writing.
A third-grade teacher is introducing a new unit on the different forms of energy and
notices one of the English Language Learners in the class is struggling to complete a
science lab worksheet. The teacher reviews the student's data and notices he scored in
the 70th percentile for words correct per minute on a recent fluency assessment. He
also scored an 80 on a recent reading comprehension assessment. Given this data,
which of the following statements best explains why this student is experiencing
difficulties? - Answers -The student does not have enough prior knowledge about the
topic to be successful on the lab worksheet.
Students in a kindergarten class participate in the following activities during daily circle
time:
singing nursery rhymes
stomping out the number of syllables in animal names
playing a game of I Spy to identify objects that rhyme with a given sound
These activities will help students to: - Answers -build phonological awareness skills by
playing with language in an engaging way.
A group of second-grade students has moved from the full alphabetic phase to the
consolidated alphabetic phase. To help students read words accurately in this new
phase, the teacher should focus on which of the following? - Answers -helping students
take their knowledge of grapheme-phoneme blends and use them to read larger units of
language
A second-grade class recently welcomed a new student whose native language is
Spanish. The teacher conducts a series of assessments to determine the best
sequence of reading instruction for this student. After collecting data from several
sources, the teacher determines the English Language Learner is in the partial
alphabetic stage of reading development. Which of the following text types should the
teacher use to help the new student develop basic reading skills? - Answers -easily
decodable texts featuring letter sounds the teacher has introduced
A kindergarten teacher has implemented reading instruction to help students master the
basics of phonological awareness, phonics, and print awareness. Instruction is
systematic and explicit, and the teacher presents skills in an order consistent with the
, developmental reading continuum. To best meet the instructional needs of each student
throughout the year, the teacher should: - Answers -frequently assess each student's
reading development and adjust instruction accordingly.
A first-grade teacher teaches three sight words per week during the course of the fall
semester. This includes reading books and playing games containing the words. At the
end of six weeks of instruction, she has students take turns individually reading all the
sight words taught over the six week period from the word wall. The teacher then
records the percentage of words each student reads correctly as a grade in the grade
book. Which of the following assessment types is this teacher utilizing? - Answers -
summative assessment
A second-grade teacher seats students in partners according to ability levels. Each pair
receives one of three differentiated fictional texts. After they have had an opportunity to
read the story, each pair completes the sentence stems below. Then, the teacher holds
a whole group discussion in which the students share their findings.
This story reminds me of a time when ___________.
I felt like that character when ____________.
If I were that character I would _____________.
I am like_________(character name) because we both _________.
If ___________ happened to me I would __________.
These sentence stems prompt students to: - Answers -make textual connections
A third-grade teacher administers a fluency benchmark halfway through the year and
notices several students in the class are reading in the 80th percentile or above when it
comes to Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM). However, when reading out loud, this
same group of students reads without proper inflection or phrasing. Which of the
following strategies should the teacher implement in order to help these students?have
students participate in reader's theatre several times per week - Answers -have
students participate in reader's theatre several times per week
A second-grade teacher recently read her class a story called "The Garden" from the
book Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel. The teacher is implementing a
reading protocol where she has the students focus on a different aspect of the story
each time she reads it aloud. During the first reading, the teacher has students focus on
the sequence of events in the story.
After reading the text for a third time, the teacher has students participate in a class
discussion on what Toad means by "hard work" and how he overcomes the obstacles
he faces in getting his garden to grow. The students work with their table group to come
up with answers to questions provided by the teacher. The questions are not
straightforward and require students to discuss the events of the text and form an
opinion. As part of their answers, they must provide sentences from the text as proof.
This activity helps students understand complex text - Answers -teaching them to use
textual evidence to support their claims.
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