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Assessment
Instruction
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Text Dependent Questions
100
The adoption of the Common Core standards in English Language Arts has focused teachers on the practice of _______ _________.
Close reading
100
Examples of this type of assessment are an exit ticket and a quiz.
What is a formative assessment
100
Type of instruction that should be done with texts that are worthy and complex enough to warrant repeated readings and detailed investigation.
What is close reading? OR What is analytical reading?
100
This type of text must be read multiple times to fully comprehend.
What is a complex text
100
From the book, Frog and Toad Together: "How did the author help us to understand what 'willpower' means?" (key detail, vocab/text structure, author's purpose, inference, or opinion/argument/intertextual connection)
What is vocabulary text dependent question
200
One of 5 features of close reading that differs from most reading instruction in elementary classrooms has to do with length of reading selection.
What is use short and worthy passages
200
The teacher determines the knowledge or skill to assess from this curriculum source.
What are the [Common Core] standards OR What are learning objectives
200
Accessing complex text requires structured time for students to work through new strategies and practice skills. Students must also know what they are expected to learn.
What is a purpose statement? OR What is stating learning objective?
200
Background knowledge is a significant predictor of comprehension, so teachers have to make sure that students have the background necessary before reading. Yet close reading suggest that teachers ban this process when students can figure it out using contextual and structural analysis while reading.
What is frontloading or pre-teaching
200
From the book, Frog and Toad Together: "Who tells the story?" (key detail, vocab/text structure, author's purpose, inference, or opinion/argument/intertextual connection)
What is an example of author's purpose
300
Examining text complexity for levels of meaning and purpose, structure, language convention and clarity, and knowledge are a part of this evaluation process.
What is qualitative evaluation
300
Assessing close reading requires this type of assessment.
What is a formative assessment
300
A teaching strategy to teach students how to think about complex texts.
What is a think aloud
300
At the end of a close reading session students are required to solidify their understanding by engaging in an activity that helps them consolidate the meaning of texts and deepen their comprehension.
What is post reading or after reading tasks.
300
From the book, Frog and Toad Together: "In your opinion, is Frog a good friend to toad? Support your answer? "
What is an opinion text dependent question
400
Another feature of close reading that differs from most elementary reading instruction, this aspect has to do with the number of times a selection is read.
What is repeated readings
400
After gathering and recording data about what students are doing/ learning teachers take the process to another level.
What is analysis and looking for patterns and misconceptions
400
Teachers provide access to complex texts to students through a gradual _______ ___ ____________ approach.
What is gradual release of responsibility
400
The third facet in determining text complexity is where the teaching lies. Acknowledging readers' motivation and knowledge along with the purpose and level of complexity for each student.
What is matching readers with texts and tasks
400
There are many ways to structure questions that force students to return to the text to find evidence for their responses. These questions should not just be recall. The goal is to get students to use explicit and implicit information from text to support reasoning. The text dependent questions, when needed, should move up the pyramid from word to sentence to paragraph to segments to entire text to…
What is across texts
500
A tool for teaching annotation in grades 3-5.
What is marking up the text
500
After examining data, teacher says, "I was surprised that I still had a few who aren't using bold words effectively. We've had lots of experiences with these, and I thought everyone had it. I'll need to pull those students into a small group, because the majority of the class is doing fine otherwise.
What is scaffolded instruction
500
When teaching complex text teachers must share their own cognitive and metacognitive processes as they read, understand, and interact with text.
What is modeling and thinking aloud
500
Close reading must be accompanied by other essential instructional practices that are vital to a balanced literacy approach. (there are four answers)
What are interactive read alouds, shared readings, independent and guided reading
500
As part of every close reading, students should respond to text dependent questions that require them to fully support their answers.
What is evidence from text