What are some strategies that can be taught to support student in spelling unknown words?
Root words
Visual
Vowel patterns
Word Analogy
Syntax
300
What is a text-dependent question?
A question that can be answered by using evidence from the text. Beyond basic facts.
300
How and when should fluency be taught?
Fluency should be taught during shared reading and practiced throughout the day
400
What am I responsible for when a student is on a READ plan?
Starting a plan, informing parents, intervention, and progress monitoring (including documentation )
400
What is the difference between phonemic awareness and phonics?
Phonemic awareness is the awareness of sounds or phonemes and is auditory. Phonics includes the idea that a symbol represents a sound.
400
How should high frequency words be taught?
In context
Explicitly taught
Reviewed frequently
Hung on the word wall, make it an expectation
400
How would you define close reading?
Close reading is:
-an interaction between the reader and the text
-making careful observations of a text and interpreting those observations to make new meaning
-Rereading a text to gain understanding
400
How can we increase fluency?
Opportunities to re-read
Readers theatre
Repetition
Re-read high frequency words that are known
500
Where and when do I enter progress monitoring data on a student?
On the EWS system, entering all intervention data throughout the year.(every 6 weeks)