Test Bank Anne C. Ittner Teaching Reading and
Writing: The Developmental
Approach 2 nd Edition Shane Templeton Kristin Gehsmann Answers At The End (Global Edition) 1 / 4
Test Bank 46 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Chapter 1 Essay Questions 1.Explain each component of the literacy essentials as defined by the chapter.Analyze how they connect to make up the larger concept of literacy.
2.Explain differentiated instruction’s role in the gradual release of responsibility model.Short-Answer Questions 1.Compare and contrast print literacy with digital literacy.
2.Explain how reading and writing are reciprocal processes.
3.Define schema and why it is important to comprehension.
4.Describe the difference between whole-to-part and part-to-whole approaches to teaching reading.
5.Name and define the strategies of comprehension.
6.Explain the difference between a strategy and a skill.
7.What is the difference between choosing vocabulary in a narrative text versus choosing vocabulary in an informational text?
8.Explain the spelling–meaning connection.
9.How does students’ sociocultural context influence their literacy development?
- Describe why the proficient literacy stage is hard for most elementary students
- Explain cognition’s role in the intermediate-stage learner.
and many middle school students to reach.
Multiple-Choice Questions 1.Why is print literacy still important in light of the world’s technological advancement?a.There are still libraries filled with books. It would be wasteful not to use them.b.Print literacy offers a framework for all other literacies.c.Print literacy allows children to communicate with the older generations around them.d.School budgets are dwindling, and schools need to use what they already have.
2.Which of the following is considered a best practice to motivate and engage students?a.Make sure they have enough time.b.Listen to and value students’ opinions.c.Clearly state the directions.d.Provide a lot of independent work time. 2 / 4
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3.What are the three layers of vocabulary instruction?a.Wide reading and purposeful writing; talking about word structure; intense study of specific words b.List of content words; study of background of word; study of every unfamiliar word c.Providing picture cues throughout classroom; looking up definitions in a dictionary; weekly vocabulary tests d.None of the above; kids learn the vocabulary they need by reading and talking 4.What are the steps to the gradual release of responsibility model?a.We do, you do, I do b.I do, you do, we do c.I do, we do, you do d.I do, you do 5.What is the age range of a typical emergent learner?a.Fourth to fifth grade b.Second through fourth grade c.Preschool through kindergarten d.First grade 6.Which of the following is a behavior of a beginning learner?a.Print has directionality b.Writing evolves from scribbles to letters c.Units of printed page or screen correspond to speech d.Acquisition of new vocabulary from reading 7.Which of the following is a behavior of a transitional learner in writing?a.Processes of encoding words become more rapid b.Better ability to understand audience while writing c.Revision is a realistic expectation d.All of the above 3 / 4
Test Bank 48 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Chapter 2 Essay Questions
- What are the four types of knowledge in oral language? How is each used in
- What makes the English language logical?
- What is the difference between the denotation and the connotation of a word?
- What is the relationship between encoding and decoding?
- What is metacognition?
- How can fiction help shape a reader’s reality?
- How do purpose and genre influence a reader’s comprehension?
- How does the structure of informational text change?
- What makes a text complex?
- How do teachers evaluate the specific text to use with a reader?
- Describe the importance of nurture to language development.
- How do preschool-age children (and younger) overgeneralize language?
- How does emergent writing support the development of the ways in which print
- A phoneme is a/an .
- letter in a word
- individual sound in a word
- group of letters
- place where we put an accent in speech
- A morpheme is .
- a grammatical error in writing
- figurative language
- the smallest unit of meaning in language
- an alphabet pattern
- What is the “workhorse” of morphology?
- Homophone
- Phoneme
- Sight word
- Derivational suffix
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everyday conversation? Give examples from the levels of development in literacy.
Short-Answer Questions
Why is the difference important for learners?
represents language?Multiple-Choice Questions