Grammar Gurus
Identify the verb tense: She has been teaching for ten years.
Present perfect continuous
The most common classroom pet in elementary schools is this small animal.
What is a fish?
What does “metacognition” mean in reading instruction?
Thinking about one’s own thinking or understanding while reading
What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of meaning in a word
What is differentiated instruction?
Tailoring teaching to meet different learners’ needs
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction, like “I went to the park, and I played soccer,” is called this.
What is a compound sentence?
This is the average number of hours per week an elementary school teacher works, including planning and grading.
What is 50–55 hours?
This strategy has students predict what will happen next in a story based on clues from the text and pictures.
What is making predictions?
When students use prefixes or suffixes to figure out the meaning of a word, they are using this strategy.
What is analyzing word parts or morphology?
What’s the purpose of formative assessment?
To monitor learning and adjust instruction in real time
This is the part of speech that modifies a noun by telling “which one,” “what kind,” or “how many.”
What is an adjective?
The most popular classroom decoration according to surveys of elementary teachers is this.
What is a bulletin board or poster?
What is the purpose of teaching text structures (e.g., cause/effect, compare/contrast)?
To help students comprehend and organize information more effectively
This strategy helps students remember the meaning of new words by linking them to images, sentences, or personal experiences.
What is using context clues or making word connections?
Describe one advantage of cooperative learning.
Encourages peer support, communication, and higher engagement
A sentence that asks a question, like “Where are you going?” is called this type of sentence.
What is an interrogative sentence?
This colorful item is often given to teachers on the first day of school in many countries as a small gift.
What is an apple?
How can teachers support inferential comprehension in struggling readers?
Use think-alouds, model inferences, connect background knowledge to text clues
What’s the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation = literal meaning; Connotation = emotional or cultural meaning
How does scaffolding support English language learners?
Provides structured support that is gradually removed as proficiency increases
This type of verb shows that the subject performs the action on itself, such as in the sentence, “She taught herself to play the piano.”
What is a reflexive verb?
According to research, this is the number one reason people choose to become teachers.
What is a desire to help children learn or make a difference?
Explain the difference between summarizing and synthesizing.
Summarizing = retelling key ideas; Synthesizing = combining information to form new understanding
How does morphology instruction support reading comprehension?
Helps students decode unfamiliar words and understand word relationships, improving comprehension
Explain the concept of growth mindset in education.
The belief that intelligence and ability can develop through effort and practice