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A sixth-grade teacher selects several domain-specific vocabulary words from a textbook before starting a new chapter. In planning an instructional strategy, the teacher chooses the new vocabulary words because they are essential to understanding the new topic. An instructional technique that requir...

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Reading Praxis #5205 Practice Questions with correct answers
A sixth-grade teacher selects several domain-specific vocabulary words from a textbook before starting a new chapter. In planning an instructional strategy, the teacher chooses the new vocabulary words because they are essential to understanding the new topic. An instructional technique that requires students to gain the deepest level of vocabulary knowledge is the most appropriate instructional technique for the teacher to select. Based on the teacher's goal, which of the following research-based techniques is best for the teacher to include in the instructional plan?
a) having students create original sentences using the words and apply word meanings across contexts
b) creating activities in which students categorize words and generate multiple meanings for each word c) presenting new vocabulary in an authentic context by asking students to use the words to complete framed sentences d) telling students to associate an unfamiliar word with a definition and a synonym or an antonym CORRECT ANSWER a) having students create original sentences using the words and apply word meanings across contexts
[b/c when students create their own sentences using domain-specific vocabulary and then apply the word meanings in multiple contexts, they have achieved the deepest level of understanding a word]
A third-grade teacher has completed a running record and a spelling inventory for each member of the class. One student misread the words "big," "chat," and "pen" during the running record. On the spelling inventory, the student was able to successfully complete all beginning and ending consonants in CVC pattern words. Which of the following is the best instructional strategy?
a) digraphs
b) short vowels c) word-attack skills
d) long vowels CORRECT ANSWER b) short vowels [the student misread 3 short-vowel words during the running record and was able to correctly identify beginning and ending consonants in CVC pattern words]
A second-grade teacher is reading the text "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" by Doreen Cronin to the class. The teacher reads the sentence, "The cows were growing impatient with the farmer." The teacher stops reading after this sentence and says to the class, "Hmm... I wonder what the word 'impatient' means? I know that the farmer just got another note from the cows that said they won't give any milk. I bet that makes the farmer really mad! I'm going to keep reading to see whether I can figure out what impatient means." The teacher is using which of the following?
a) a miscue analysis b) a semantic-feature analysis c) a think-aloud strategy d) a running record CORRECT ANSWER c) a think-aloud strategy
[The teacher is using a think-aloud strategy to talk through how to figure out unfamiliar words in connected text.]
Place the reading strategies in the list in order according to when the strategy is used: before, during, or after reading. Summarizing Self-monitoring Setting a purpose 1) before reading ________
2) during reading ________
3) after reading __________ CORRECT ANSWER 3, 2, 1
[Before reading (3) Setting a purpose for reading is a before-reading strategy. During reading (2) Self-monitoring is a strategy that is used while reading After reading (1) Summarizing is a strategy that occurs after reading has taken place]
Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to assess students' phonological awareness? a) saying the word "lamp" and asking students to come up with rhyming words b) asking students to identify the letter at the beginning of the word "desk"
c) distributing the letter cards "b," "a," and "t" and asking students to order the letters to create a word d) displaying the written word "cat" and asking students to sound it out as they tap each letter CORRECT ANSWER a) saying the word "lamp" and asking students to
come up with rhyming words [Phonological awareness refers to the recognition that words are comprised of sound units, or phonemes, and can be broken down into syllables]
There's a table broken into 3 sections labeled questions answered by the notes, notes, and summary of notes
Which of the following best identifies the long-range goal of the instructional technique used to support students' learning?
a) providing direct instruction to help students learn the conventions of formal academic writing b) supporting students' ability to paraphrase a variety of facts that can be later used as a source in other writing assignments
c) fostering students' critical-thinking skills and processing of key concepts and ideas in a content area
d) showing students that writing can be used to initiate oral discussions and generate a diversity of views about an author's purpose CORRECT ANSWER c) fostering students' critical-thinking skills and processing of key concepts and ideas in a content area [The activity described is known as the Cornell-note taking system, which is a system for taking, organizing, and reviewing notes. The activity asks students to take notes on important information in a text, develop questions that may be asked related to the notes, and then write a summary of the content. The teacher's primary
goal in engaging students in the activity that integrates reading and writing is to help students develop critical-thinking skills and engage in the processing of key ideas and concepts.]
Which of the following text-dependent questions best focuses students to think about the craft and structure of a text? a) What did the main character do when he saw the letter? Why?
b) Have you ever read another story like this? How are they similar?
c) How has Ma and Karin's relationship changed over the course of the story? What changed it?
d) How did the author describe Bradley's uncle? Why did the author choose to describe him that way? CORRECT ANSWER d) How did the author describe Bradley's uncle? Why did the author choose to describe him that way?
[Asking about the author's word choices encourages students to think about the author's intentions and about how the author's word choices affect the reading experience.]
A dialogue between a teacher and a student follows.
Teacher: What is a nocturnal animal?
Student: An animal that stays awake at night.
Which of the following probing questions best ensures that the student understands
the vocabulary with no misconceptions? a) Can you give me an example of a nocturnal animal?
b) Does a nocturnal animal have any special characteristics?
c) What is a diurnal animal?

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