Morphology/Word Structure/Sentence Structure/Words
Assessment/Questions
Handwriting
Writing
Independent Reading/ Basal Reading Programs
100
to, two, too addition, edition capitol, capital flower, flour
What are homophones- words that sound alike, but are spelled differently because they mean different things?
100
In the story grammar framework of episodic structure, this part of a retelling would represent literal comprehension.
What is retelling a sequence of events (attempts) in sequence?
100
Have children write frequently.
What is the most effective method for facilitating handwriting fluency?
100
Narrative, Informational/Explanatory, Opinion
What are the three types of writing defined in the CCSS?
100
They are known today as core reading programs. They contain narrative and expository text that encompasses a wide variety of genres.
What is a Basal Reading Program?
200
desert- dry arid place bow- a ribbon desert- to leave bow- to bend over close-nearby close-to shut
What are homographs? Words that have the same spelling but typically different pronunciations and different meanings.
200
The word reading errors that a student makes when doing a cold read of a new passage are recorded along with what the actual word said. Then the teacher analyzes the types of errors made and looks for a pattern to inform future instruction.
What is miscue analysis?
200
This group is at greater risk for handwriting legibility difficulty in the elementary grades?
Who are boys?
200
Outside of school this is the most prevalent genre of text read worldwide.
What is expository/informational text?
200
Basal readers could be considered a one-size fits all approach. Basal readers may not allow for enough instruction at students' reading levels. Considered teacher-centered, not student-centered. May not differentiate enough for the whole spectrum of students e.g., struggling readers and gifted and talented students.
What are the cons of a Basal Reading Program? According to our text book.
300
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Scuba: self-contained underwater breathing apparatus Laser: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Amphetamine: Sonar- Sound Navigation and Ranging Gestapo: Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police) Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization Nabisco: National Biscuit Company
What are acronyms? The term acronym is the name for a word from the first letters of each word in a series of words.
300
"There was a little red hen and she want the cat and dog and mouse to help her make bread. But they didn't want to help because they were lazy so she did all the work her own self.Then another day the bread smelled so good, so the other animals want to eat it, but she said you didn't help me so you can't have none." The teacher analyzed this story for both literal and inferential comprehension. She chose one sentence in the retell as evidence of inferential comprehension.
What is "but they didn't want to help because they were lazy."
300
q,j,z,u,n, and k
What are the most difficult letters for children to write in grades 1-3?
300
A famous sociolinguist, Louise Rosenblatt, was one of the earliest proponents of this socioculture theory of understanding text. This theory proclaims that the reader is crucial to the construction of the literary experience, bringing their own experiences and culture. Her work led to book discussions and even blogging today.
What is Reader-Response Theory?
300
A good core reading program will be based on the assumption that students learn to read by reading, writing, speaking and listening about meaningful topics. Phonics skills will be applied as students read meaningful texts. Comprehension strategies are taught integrated with text. This describes a _____________type of reading approach.
What is A Balanced Reading Approach?
400
Teaching these morphemes from this language will help students to spell and learn the meaning of scientific and mathematical vocabulary.
What are Greek morphemes?
400
Asking a question that requires the student to use evidence from the text to determine how the character felt after an event occurred considering that the author did not explicitly state how the character felt.
What is an example of an inferential question? Also determining cause and effect relationships in stories often requires an inference to be made.
400
legibility, quantity, quality
What are 3 aspects of writing that are improved by early handwriting instruction?
400
This type of writing includes the elements of story grammar also know as story structure or episodic structure?
What is narrative writing, creative writing, expressive writing?
400
A core reading program is the primary instructional tool that teachers use to teach children to learn to read and ensure they reach reading levels that meet or exceed grade-level standards. A core program should address the instructional needs of the majority of students in a respective school or district.
What are factors for evaluating a basal reading program?
500
Mr. Douglas, a 4th grade teacher reads his students this Runny Babbit Poem by Shel Silverstein. RUNNY METS GUDDY Runny Babbit mot all guddy Makin' puddy mies. His wamma mashed him with the clothes And hung him out to dry. The Jurtle said, "What are you doin' So high agrove the bound?" Runny Babbit sinned and graid, "Oh, I'm just rangin"hound." pg. 10
What part of speech is sinned? What is Runny Babbit doing at the end? What part of speech is the word bound? What does this illustrate about language structure and texts?
500
A student does a great job during structured read aloud, but performs very poorly when left to read on his own. How would you dig deeper to find the problem?
What is multiple assessments e.g., Fluency (wcpm), Informal Reading Assesment, Word level reading assessment etc., DRA-2 Progress Monitoring Assessment
500
This is the age that cursive writing is typically taught in elementary school in the U.S.
What is by the beginning of third grade?
500
Providing collaborative opportunities for ELL students to read, discuss and write about social studies and science topics reinforces this.
What is academic language and concept development around content-area topics? Discussion helps all students and emphasized in the CCSS.
500
During this portion of the reading block students should apply the RC strategies they have learned on their own, read text that interests them or allows them to read more about topics that have been introduced, read a variety of genres, and have access to text at their independent level.
What is independent reading time?
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