Question 1

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Texts used for guided reading instruction should be written at the students': Answer Selected Answer: instructional level Correct Answer: instructional level

Question 2
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A balanced literacy program integrating components such as reading, writing, oral language, and content-area study is recommended for: Answer Selected Answer: all students Correct Answer: all students

Question 3
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Commercially produced reading programs which typically include a student's textbook, accompanying workbook, supplemental instructional materials, and teacher's guide are known as: Answer Selected Answer: basal reading programs Correct Answer: basal reading programs

Question 4
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Students usually have more opportunities to work independently, select their reading material, set personal schedules, and collaborate with classmates when they participate in: Answer Selected Answer:

reading workshop Correct Answer: reading workshop

Question 5
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Effective teachers use formal and informal assessment measures primarily to: Answer Selected Answer: modify their instruction and reteach when necessary Correct Answer: modify their instruction and reteach when necessary

Question 6
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John McFadden has just graduated from college and will begin his first year as a teacher in September. Experienced educators have correctly told him that teachers experience the most success when they: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: take the first 2 weeks of the school year to establish the classroom community take the first 2 weeks of the school year to establish the classroom community

Question 7
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The zone of proximal development is: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: the level between children's actual development and their potential development the level between children's actual development and their potential development

Question 8

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Wendy's mother taught her to knit and crochet and she knew many stitches. Because she had a great deal of experience, Wendy could now learn new stitches easily in a process of: Answer Selected Answer: accommodation Correct Answer: accommodation

Question 9
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Third grade teacher Gene Brady noticed that his students had difficulty using comprehension strategies. Of the following, the most effective way for this teacher to help his students would be to: Answer Selected Answer: provide minilessons and model comprehension strategies Correct Answer: provide minilessons and model comprehension strategies

Question 10
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As a new sixth grade teacher was selecting books for his classroom library, an experienced teacher correctly advised him that students within a typical classroom: Answer Selected Answer: read at a wide range of levels Correct Answer: read at a wide range of levels

Question 11
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Teachers can serve as a model of fluent reading by: Answer Selected Answer: reading aloud to students Correct Answer:

reading aloud to students

Question 12
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In the English language, there are approximately: Answer Selected Answer: 44 speech sounds Correct Answer: 44 speech sounds

Question 13
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The common core standards are organized into how many strands? Answer Selected Answer: five Correct Answer: five

Question 14
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Theorist such as Louise Rosenblatt have explained that students don't try to figure out the author's meaning as they read; instead, they negotiate a meaning that makes sense to them based on the words they are reading and their existing knowledge. The work of these theorists reflects: Answer Selected Answer: reader response theory Correct Answer: reader response theory

Question 15
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Educators who believe that learning is the result of stimulus and response actions subscribe to a theory known as: Answer

Selected Answer: behaviorism Correct Answer: behaviorism

Question 16
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Six year old Carmen is learning to speak English and often makes statements such as "I have a pen blue" instead of "I have a blue pen". That type of error shows that Carmen is having difficulty with the: Answer Selected Answer: syntactic system Correct Answer: syntactic system

Question 17
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During guided reading instruction, students usually work in: Answer Selected Answer: homogeneous ability groups Correct Answer: homogeneous ability groups

Question 18
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The word bookcases contains: Answer Selected Answer: three morphemes Correct Answer: three morphemes

Question 19
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Theorists such as Piaget explained that students' knowledge is organized into cognitive

structures or files in mental filing cabinets known as: Answer Selected Answer: schemata Correct Answer: schemata

Question 20
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Jason could not read the Harry Potter books independently but his reading tutor found that he could easily discuss and enjoy these books if she helped him with the more difficult vocabulary and guided his comprehension. For Jason, the task of reading the Harry Potter books were: Answer Selected Answer: beyond the zone of proximal development Correct Answer: beyond the zone of proximal development

Question 21
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When a class is engaged in a literature focus unit: Answer Selected Answer: every student reads the same book Correct Answer: every student reads the same book

Question 22
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When he rides the school bus, Tommy engages in casual conversation with his friends. He uses more formal language when he gives oral reports in the classroom. Tommy's ability to use appropriate language in each situation shows his understanding of the: Answer Selected Answer: pragmatic system Correct Answer: pragmatic system

Question 23
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All of the following are characteristics of a classroom community except Answer Selected Answer: low expectations Correct Answer: low expectations

Question 24
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Students usually feel comfortable, safe, and more willing to take risks when: Answer Selected Answer: the classroom environment is predictable with familiar routines Correct Answer: the classroom environment is predictable with familiar routines