Question 1

According to the text?s taxonomy of types of questions, which of the following levels requires making connections between the text and prior knowledge?

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A)   organizing
B)   elaborating
C)   monitoring
D)   comprehending B

Question 2

Which questions are best for helping students activate schema and read with a purpose in mind?

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A)   questions asked before a selection is read
B)   questions asked at key stopping points during the reading of a selection
C)   questions asked after each page has been read
D)   questions asked after a selection has been read

Question 3

What is critical reading, and how should it be stressed when reading Internet material?

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Critical reading demands cognitive and a...

Question 4

The major differences between a guided reading lesson and a directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA)  is in

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A)   the time spent in reading.
B)   the type and length of selection read.
C)   the person deciding on the reading purpose.
D)   the balance of oral and silent reading.

Question 5

Which of the following signal words or phrases would most likely indicate a comparison-contrast text structure?

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A)   for example; for instance
B)   but; however
C)   since; because
D)   next; finally B

Question 6

Which of the following questions would be best at developing a deeper conceptual understanding of the topic of rivers?

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A)   ?Where does the Nile River start and end??
B)   ?What is the largest river in the United States??
C)   ?How is a river similar to but different from a lake??
D)   ?How are rivers formed?? C

Question 7

Responsive elaboration mainly attempts to

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A)   expand on students? vocabularies.
B)   improve students? recall skills.
C)   redirect students? reasoning.
D)   expand on students? organization skills.

Question 8

What are the six types of expository text structure and which is/are more likely to facilitate comprehension and retention? What are some ways to teach students about these structures?

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The six types of expository text structu...

Question 9

What is cloze and what might be its role in building comprehension? What are some variations of this method?

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The cloze procedure involves a selection...

Question 10

How is the directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA) both alike and different from the guided reading lesson?

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In the guided reading lesson, the teache...

Question 11

Which of the following techniques is best at getting students to use context and read for meaning on a sentence-by-sentence basis?

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A)   directed reading-thinking activity (DR-T
A)  
B)   KWL
C)   guided reading
D)   cloze

Question 12

Which technique is especially helpful for students who have little background to bring to a selection?

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A)   responsive elaboration
B)   KWL
C)   DR-TA
D)   guided reading lesson

Question 13

What is text structure and what role does it play in comprehension?

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Text structure is the way the author has...

Question 14

What are some effective questioning techniques?

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Some techniques for asking questions inc...

Question 15

What is guided reading? What are the steps in a guided reading lesson?

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In guided reading, the teacher typically...

Question 16

Which questioning procedure involves moving carefully from level to level to prompt for higher-level thinking processes?

Accepted Answer

A)   accountable talk
B)   retelling
C)   responsive elaboration
D)   FELS

Question 17

What is retelling? What are the levels of developmental retelling and what is the significance of each level?

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Retelling, a simple technique often negl...

Question 18

Most children first learn how to develop a schema for stories through

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A)   listening to stories.
B)   discussing the major elements of stories.
C)   reading stories.
D)   writing stories.

Question 19

What are the main skills involved in critical reading?

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These critical reading skills are used f...

Question 20

Consider the steps needed to conduct a guided reading lesson. Choose one step and discuss how you would adapt it for teaching English Language Learners (ELLs).

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Guided reading is well-suited to working...

Exam 8: Comprehension: Text Structures and Teaching Procedures

According to the text?s taxonomy of types of questions, which of the following levels requires making connections between the text and prior knowledge?

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Which questions are best for helping students activate schema and read with a purpose in mind?

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What is critical reading, and how should it be stressed when reading Internet material?

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The major differences between a guided reading lesson and a directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA) is in

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Which of the following signal words or phrases would most likely indicate a comparison-contrast text structure?

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Which of the following questions would be best at developing a deeper conceptual understanding of the topic of rivers?

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Responsive elaboration mainly attempts to

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What are the six types of expository text structure and which is/are more likely to facilitate comprehension and retention? What are some ways to teach students about these structures?

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What is cloze and what might be its role in building comprehension? What are some variations of this method?

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How is the directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA) both alike and different from the guided reading lesson?

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Which of the following techniques is best at getting students to use context and read for meaning on a sentence-by-sentence basis?

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Which technique is especially helpful for students who have little background to bring to a selection?

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What is text structure and what role does it play in comprehension?

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What are some effective questioning techniques?

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What is guided reading? What are the steps in a guided reading lesson?

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Which questioning procedure involves moving carefully from level to level to prompt for higher-level thinking processes?

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What is retelling? What are the levels of developmental retelling and what is the significance of each level?

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Most children first learn how to develop a schema for stories through

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What are the main skills involved in critical reading?

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Consider the steps needed to conduct a guided reading lesson. Choose one step and discuss how you would adapt it for teaching English Language Learners (ELLs).

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