LIT5233 Final Exam with Answers

As reported in the presentation, Pinker (2004) found two preferences for processing thought that dominate in the language-reading connection. What are the preferences? a) Verbal and imagery b) Critical and creative c) Concrete and abstract d) Informational and expressive - a) Verbal and imagery What is the binding agent that sorts and stores data in memory for relating prior knowledge to new information in the reading process? a) Language b) Literature c) Visual cues d) Interventions - a) Language Natalie, a fourth grader, is struggling with reading. Her teacher, Ms. Bryan, plans to use a number of informal assessments to help diagnose the issues that Natalie is encountering in the reading process. Ms. Bryan wants to determine Natalie's proficiency in using context clues. Which informal assessment tool would fulfill this purpose? a) IRI passages b) IRI word list c) Cloze procedure d) Spelling inventory - c) Cloze procedure To determine Natalie's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD); her listening, oral, and silent reading levels, and her skills in decoding and word recognition, Ms. Bryan would use which informal assessment tool? a) Cloze procedure b) Spelling inventory c) Problem-solving d) IRI passages and word list - d) IRI passages and word list After completing the informal assessments and selecting a reading intervention for Natalie, which factor, according to the presentation, will have the most impact on determining the effectiveness of the intervention? a) Student commitment to reading tasks b) Parental involvement in the reading process c) Teacher understanding of diagnostic results d) Variety of IRIs and other assessment tools used - c) Teacher understanding of diagnostic results